SOUTH Africa’s cricketers face life bans from the game for consorting with bookmakers under the terms of new player contracts. “The South African players’ new contracts contain three pages devoted entirely to all forms of dealing with bookmakers,” the Sunday Times reported. “These include a ban on betting, inducing other players to become involved, contriving […]
ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Johannesburg | Monday 12.00pm THE ninth round of the Super 12 revealed the gulf between winners and losers. In Christchurch the Bulls let in 11 tries against the Crusaders and appeared simply to throw in the towel. In Bloemfontein the Cats fought all the way and kept their line intact through the final […]
ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Pretoria | Monday 3.20pm AMAZULU conceded a soft, first-half goal at Free State Stars on Sunday that settled a crucial Castle Premiership match and could condemn the Durban club to First Division football next season. When Stars were awarded a free kick outside the penalty area there appeared to be no immediate threat, […]
ALLAN SECCOMBE, Johannesburg | Friday 3.40pm. WORLD number one gold producer AngloGold said on Friday it will close or sell three ageing gold mines after reporting weaker profits for the March quarter. A weak gold price and production problems in South Africa, Australia and North America overshadowed good performances from mines in South America, Mali […]
FORMER South African cricketer and Bangladesh coach Eddie Barlow remains under close observation after collapsing on Saturday with a brain haemorrhage. “Barlow has been kept under close observation, but he may take two to three months to recover,” doctor Brigadier M.A. Salam of the Combined Military Hospital said on Monday. He added: “The government is […]
DEON POTGIETER, Johannesburg | Monday 4.00pm It’s official. South Africa’s Frans Botha will climb through the ropes to face Lennox Lewis on July 15. Lewis’s promoter, Panos Eliades confirmed that Botha will face Lewis for the undisputed heavyweight world title in London. “He’s alright as a fighter, he should give me an interesting fight,” said […]
THE Department of Civil Aviation is investigating two large metal balls that mysteriously fell out of the sky and onto farmland in the Western Cape in the past few days. The Star reports that astronomers said the balls could be part of a decaying satellite and that Nasa has predicted that parts of a Pegasus […]
CAPE TOWN police arrested a Springbok and Stormers rugby player on Sunday in connection with the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Claremont. The rape allegedly happened after the Stormers win over the Otago Highlanders on Saturday. He has been released on R2000 bail and is expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court this […]
MARIAM ISA, Johannesburg | Monday 11.00am. MARKETS will look to the turmoil in Zimbabwe this week, as analysts warn that the battered rand could test fresh lows against the dollar. Few held out much hope of a recovery for the currency near-term, which sank to R6,86 to the dollar on Thursday under the weight of […]
PHILLIP Ndou kept his dream alive of perhaps being matched with Naseem Hamed by stopping Edgar Barcenas on the Lennox Lewis-Michael Grant under-card on Saturday night. Branco Milenkovic, Ndou’s trainer said after the fight at Madison Square Garden that Barecenas proved to be a very difficult opponent. The tough Mexican fighter managed to endure Ndou’s […]