GRANT SHIMMIN, Pretoria | Friday 9.00pm. DOUBLE Olympic champion Michael Johnson smashed the world best time in the rarely-contested 300 metres at a Grand Prix II meeting on Friday. The American clocked 30.85 seconds to beat the previous mark of 31.48, set by compatriot Danny Everett and Cuban Roberto Hernandez in Spain a decade ago, […]
THE head of Burundi’s second guerrilla army agreed on Friday to join peace talks in Tanzania alongside the leader of the biggest rebel group, who agreed on Monday to take part, though setting terms. Kabura Cossana, who described himself as the commanding officer of the National Liberation Forces, told journalists he had agreed to join […]
CAPE Town professional James Loughnane, who plays under the Irish flag, ground out a superb six under-par 67 to go with his first round 69 and take a one shot lead at the halfway stage of the R500000 Stanbic Zambia Open here at the Lusaka Golf Club. Loughnane, the winner here in 1997, is ten […]
BOTSWANA’S Castle Cup first-round squad for the match against Zambia. Botswana Goalkeepers: Anthony Matengu (Police), Kagiso Tshelametsi (Mogoditshane Life Fighters) Defenders: Mogogi Gabonamong (Mogoditshane), Lovemore Mokgwetsi (Mochudi Centre Chiefs), Agisanyang Mosimanengape (Notwane), Shepherd Motshega (Defence Force), Busang Rasefako (Comets) Midfielders: Itumeleng Duiker, Phineas Maimela (LCS Gunners), Barney Marman, Masego Ntshingane (Mogoditshane), Kabelo Kgosiang (Prisons), Keitumetsi […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Palmerston North | Saturday 11.00am. FORMER England prop Kevin Yates was sent off 10 minutes from the end but the Wellington Hurricanes clung on to beat the Cats 29-23 in Saturday’s Super 12 clash. Yates was ordered off in the 70th minute by Australian referee Wayne Erickson after he punched Cats hooker Leon […]
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On Sunday the film world will turn towards Hollywood and this year’s Oscars. But you will search in vain for an award for overacting, and there’ll be no mention of the Best Performance By An Arse. Righting that wrong, Andrew Collins presents the Alternative Oscars.