When I was a schoolboy, one of my first sporting heroes was Tony Greig. Blond, 2m tall, a dashing batsman and a whirlwind bowler, he was a figure to inspire awe in a 13-year-old. Then, because he was a prefect and I was a snivelling wretch in standard six, he cut my hair. It was, by some distance, the worst of my bad haircuts I have endured in my life.
George Gregan, the most scrutinised player in Australian rugby, says his form has been inconsistent this year but it’s heading in the right direction.
Nasser Hussain said South Africa were there for the taking. Graeme Smith responded by noting that the England captain was under pressure. We all know now who came off best out of that little exchange – but if Smith needed a reminder of how quickly fortunes can change in cricket, it came in the fourth over at Lord’s on Thursday when the South African captain dropped Marcus Trescothick at slip.
Former US basketball star Dennis Rodman said on Thursday he could not recall ever meeting a woman who has sued him for allegedly spiking her drink with a drug before raping her.
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The long-awaited report on a probe into the motives for incidents in which the occupants of farms were murdered, assaulted and robbed was handed to National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi on Thursday.
As the deadline looms for Deputy President Jacob Zuma to respond to a series of question from the Scorpions, there was no indication by late on Thursday on whether the elite investigating unit had actually received a reply.
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Thursday offered to suspend its challenge to President Robert Mugabe’s 2001 election victory if the ruling party commits itself to resolving the political crisis in the southern African country.
The Israeli Parliament voted on Thursday for a bill which prevents Palestinians married to Arab-Israelis from obtaining Israeli citizenship despite accusations that the measure was racist and discriminatory.