OPENER Herschelle Gibbs, named in the match-fixing scandal surrounding Hansie Cronje, says he’s relieved to have been cleared of any wrongdoing by his former captain. Gibbs was one of four players, including Cronje, named by Indian police in their investigations into match-fixing during a recent tour of the subcontinent earlier this year. But Cronje, who […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Durban | Saturday 5.00pm. DEFENDING champions the Canterbury Crusaders shot to the top of the Super 12 log with a 32-24 win over the Sharks at Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday. Durban-borne Andrew Merhtens slotted 12 points as his New Zealand side, who led 15-10 at half-time, gave the Sharks their second […]
THE Chiefs clinically disposed of the Super 12’s bottom team, the Northern Bulls, 40-7 on Saturday. The Bulls’ lack of discipline soon led to penalties and inside 22 minutes Loki Crichton had kicked the third-bottom Chiefs into a 9-0 lead. Roger Randle rounded off the first half with the Chiefs’ first try after a nice […]
FANS who have not abandoned disgraced former cricket captain Hansie Cronje can bowl him out of a New Delhi jail in a website game. ”We felt that we needed something to lift South African spirits after the shock admissions by Hansie on Tuesday and thought a game in which the public can help Hansie would […]
INDIAN businessman Rajesh Kalra, arrested in connection with cricket match- fixing allegations, was remanded in custody by the revenue department for two days on Thursday. Metropolitan Magistrate Praveen Kumar remanded Kalra under the Enforcement Directorate’s custody for questioning on foreign exchange transactions, the assistant legal adviser of the quasi-judicial body said. Former South African captain […]
The South African Screenwriters’ Association is struggling to recruit black film-makers, reports Johnny Masilela.
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Caroline Sullivan BODY LANGUAGE ‘Just what did you buy at the sex shop, Liz?” asked a headline in last week’s The Mirror. The paper managed to concoct a full-page story out of a picture of Elizabeth Hurley walking out of a Hollywood adult emporium called Hustler, with a carrier bag full of … well, no […]
Deon Potgieter BOXING Jon Robinson, president of the World Boxing Union (WBU), came out in favour of bringing back 15-round world title fights at a boxing convention held in Cape Town recently. Although the matter has been placed under review, if the WBU does revert to the 15- round fight as opposed to the 12-round […]