A FIVE-man African Football Confederation delegation will visit Mali from April 25-28 to check preparations for the 2002 African Nations Cup. A CAF statement said the group led by executive committee member Slim Aloulou from Tunisia will meet the local organising committee and inspect proposed venues in Bamako, Kayes, Mopti, Segou and Sikasso.
AFRICAN nations reached a compromise deal on the ivory trade on Monday by agreeing to delay any ivory sales until an effective system is in place to prevent the widespread poaching of elephants. The agreement was reached shortly before a UN conference of 150 nations was to debate controversial proposals to reopen the trade in […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Tuesday 11.45am. ALLEGATIONS of match-fixing in the MTN first division will be adressed by the Premier Soccer League on Tuesday after league-leaders Dynamos were accused of bribery by City Sharks. PSL spokesman Andrw Dipela said that a letter of complaint was received from City Sharks after they were allegedly offered […]
SOUTH African opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs admitted on Tuesday that he partied in a nightclub until 3am on Friday morning before going out for five runs to the Australian pace attack in the second one-day international at Newlands. According to the Cape Argus, Gibbs partied the night away at the West End jazz club in […]
SOUTH Africa’s Ernie Els was handed a beating on Sunday when American Stewart Cink came from four strokes behind to win the $3-million PGA Heritage Classic in Hilton Head. Els, the two-time US Open champion, was hoping to win his eighth US PGA title and first since last year at Los Angeles, but instead became […]
ROB DAVIES, Cape Town | Monday 3.00pm WHAT a difference a week makes. This time last week South Africa’s cricket supporters, administrators and players were bristling with indignation at the charges levelled against Hansie Cronje by Indian authorities and the South African government was ready to start a political slugging-match over the Proteas’ skipper. This […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 5.00pm. THE $4-billion diamond stockpile held by industry giant De Beers has become a burden on the company and it is to review the way it tries to steer the world market, chairman Nicky Oppenheimer said. Writing in the company’s annual report which was released in Johannesburg on Monday, he […]
TONU MUNROE, Boston | Tuesday 12.25am. KENYANS made a clean-sweep of the 104th Boston Marathon as Elijah Lagat won in the closest three-way finish ever with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 47 seconds on Monday, extending the country’s mastery of the race with the 10th consecutive victory for a runner from the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 4.20pm. RESERVE Bank deputy governor Gill Marcus called for greater clarity on the country’s new competition laws to prevent costly delays on mergers and acquisitions. Toothless two-decade-old competition legislation was overhauled last September but parts of the new Act have been criticised for leaving gaps and creating confusion. Most recently […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Tuesday 11.45am. SOUTH African soccer league officials will meet in Johannesburg on Tuesday to discuss match-fixing allegations that threaten the country’s bid to host the World Cup finals in 2006. First division club City Sharks are alleged to have been paid R7000 rand to throw a game against Dynamos, a […]