A British clown has had the smile wiped off his face after being told he couldn’t use balloons in his act because children might be allergic to latex. Barney Baloney said he was told by bosses at a supermarket where he was booked to appear that he should leave his balloons at home because of the potential for allergic reactions.
On what was deemed a ”champagne occasion”, Bidvest Wits University on Monday launched a new team emblem as well as the arrival of five new players for the coming Premier Soccer League season. ”All five have been training with the squad for some time,” said coach Roger de Sa.
Most New Zealanders believe winning the Rugby World Cup is their destiny, but one glaring hole in their packed trophy cabinet and the taunts of George Gregan say otherwise. Instead, the All Blacks are saddled with the twin tags of being the world’s top-ranked side and top-ranked chokers.
Manchester United are looking to Carlos Tevez to kick-start their English Premier League title defence as Chelsea seek to keep their winning ways in Wednesday’s second round of matches. United were to throw Argentina striker Tevez into action at Portsmouth in place of injury victim Wayne Rooney.
Springbok coach Jake White will get his first opportunity to see his World Cup side in action when South Africa face lowly Namibia in a warm-up match in Cape Town on Wednesday. It will also be the first match the Springboks play after former Australia coach Eddie Jones joined the squad a few weeks ago.
Rahul Dravid didn’t score a hundred during India’s 1-0 series win against England, and nor did his fellow star batsmen Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman. But far from being disappointed, India captain Dravid was elated after leading his country to only their third series win in 15 tours of England following a draw in the final Test at the Oval on Monday.
After being down almost 1% earlier, the JSE managed to claw its way back into positive territory by midday on Tuesday as the weaker rand lent some support to resources stocks and Dow futures were up. A trader said that the Dow futures were looking positive — up 30 points — which is an indication of a firmer start on Wall Street later this afternoon.
Wallabies Lote Tuqiri and Matt Dunning have been slapped with a midnight curfew for Australia’s Rugby World Cup campaign after a controversial late-night drinking session, officials said on Tuesday. Australian Rugby Union boss John O’Neill said both players, who had a prior history of drink-related incidents, had also received a formal warning about their conduct.
Six people were injured and 30 were arrested during a protest over housing delivery in Sebokeng on Tuesday morning, Vaal Rand police said. Captain William Mcera said about 800 protesters burned tyres and stoned vehicles from about 4am, opposite the Sebokeng Hospital in Zone 14.
Karl Rove’s departure from the White House to spend more time with his family and to write his memoirs marks the end of the dominant political partnership of the past decade in United States politics. Rove took George Bush under his wing when he was no more than the figurehead of a Texan baseball team.