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/ 21 May 2006

New dawn for Iraq marked by bloodshed

For Iraqis, it was a grim fact of daily life. As a crowd of men, most of them impoverished Shia construction workers gathered after dawn on Saturday at a food stand in Sadr City in the hope of picking up a day’s labouring from the city’s gangmasters, a powerful bomb ripped through the crowd. Half an hour later the bodies — a dozen of the 19 killed — were laid out in a garden of the Imam Ali hospital nearby, their faces covered with cardboard.

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/ 21 May 2006

Botswana qualify for Bafana clash

Two goals midway through the second half in the space of two minutes propelled Botswana to a 2-0 Cosafa Cup win over Madagascar at Botswana’s National Stadium on Saturday afternooon and a place in Sunday’s quarterfinal against Bafana Bafana. Botswana was urged on by an enthusiastic crowd of 28 000 and was generally the more penetrative combination.

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/ 20 May 2006

Jonty to coach Proteas ahead of World Cup

Cricket South Africa chief executive officer Gerald Majola on Saturday announced a
wide-ranging strategic plan to prepare the Proteas for the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies beginning in March. ”This strategic plan is aimed at leaving no stone unturned in order the give the Proteas the very best preparation available,” said Majola.

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/ 20 May 2006

Crusaders book finals berth

All Blacks winger Rico Gear scored two tries as the Canterbury Crusaders beat South Africa’s Bulls 35-15 on Saturday to join the Wellington Hurricanes in the final of rugby union’s Super 14 tournament. Gear touched down twice in the first half as the Crusaders established a 16-8 halftime lead and Chris Jack, Corey Flynn and Aaron Mauger added second-half tries.

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/ 20 May 2006

Shosholoza in third place

Consistency and a superb solid performance brought South Africa’s Team Shosholoza two impressive fifth places and third spot overall after the opening two races on Saturday of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 11 fleet racing event being held in the Mediterranean off Spain.

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/ 20 May 2006

Warnings of racist attacks at World Cup

Germany’s federal prosecutor on Friday weighed in on the debate about the risk of racist attacks during the World Cup, agreeing such a danger existed in some parts of the former East Germany. ”The situation is such that exceptionally brutal attacks may happen, which could lead certain parts of the population to avoid living in those areas,” Kay Nehm said in an interview.