A second Cuban gymnast who competed in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim defected on Monday, joining a teammate whose uncle had already brought him to his Los Angeles home.
England captain David Beckham will play his first match on home soil since joining Spanish champions Real Madrid when England take on Croatia in an international friendly at Portman Road on Wednesday.
Australian cricketer Shane Warne, buried under sexual harassment allegations, made a surprise return to training in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday. He has kept out of the public eye since allegations began surfacing a week ago regarding his alleged sexual misconduct.
While a showdown between WBO heavyweight kingpin Corrie Sanders and WBA champion Roy Jones Jnr is the stuff legends are made of, this proposed superfight is more likely to find itself listed under boxing’s fairy-tale category in the future.
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The death toll from an earthquake that shook a swath of northern China over the weekend has risen to three and the number of injured has climbed to 1 100, the government said on Monday as authorities worked to shelter people displaced by the tremor.
Production returned to normal on Monday at Johnson Matthey SA in Germiston after workers accepted a 12% wage increase and a promise contract workers would be absorbed into the company.
The Democratic Alliance called on President Thabo Mbeki on Monday to investigate and discipline those who instigated prominent ANC member Cyril Ramaphosa’s ”intervention” in the Scorpions’ probe into Deputy President Jacob Zuma.
Students at the beleaguered Technikon Witwatersrand believe they have been let down by their students’ representative council, which last week led protests that caused the institution to be shut down.
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