President Thabo Mbeki announced the introduction of community development workers to accelerate government service delivery when he gave his State of the Nation speech on February 14. Cabinet bodies are now considering a conceptual framework document that determines how and from where community workers will be recruited and what their role within the government will be.

Barcelona’s interim president and its board of directors resigned on Tuesday, smoothing the way for the troubled club to elect a new president.

Marvan Atapattu defied medical advice and went into bat on Tuesday to help skipper Hashan Tillakaratne as Sri Lanka rallied to 267 for seven at tea on the fourth day after New Zealanders Jacob Oram and offspinner Paul Wiseman rocked the middle order.

Yorkshire batsman Michael Vaughan was made England’s one-day captain on Tuesday to replace Test skipper Nasser Hussain who retired from limited-overs cricket after the World Cup in South Africa where England were knocked out in the first round.

Brazilian World Cup star Ronaldinho has agreed on personal terms with Manchester United, many British national newspapers reported on Thursday, fuelling speculation David Beckham is set to leave Old Trafford.

South Africa’s Darren Fichardt moved up 25 places to 140th on the Official World Golf Rankings after he finished 2nd in the European Tour’s Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open on Sunday.

It’s tough at the top in cricket, says Australia’s limited-overs skipper Ricky Ponting, who wants national administrators to cut back on the international match schedule to avoid player burnout.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Riddick Bowe was cleared of assault charges on Wednesday after Bowe’s wife and three other witnesses failed to appear in court.

When it comes to countering any argument that women should get equal prize money at Wimbledon, the All England Club now have their responses down to a fine art, and could doubtless make a case that black was predominantly white for good measure.