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Chelsea’s charge towards the Premiership title stuttered on Sunday when Manchester City goalkeeper David James kept out Jose Mourinho’s men in a 0-0 stalemate at Stamford Bridge. City are the only side to have beaten Chelsea this season. They won 1-0 at the City of Manchester Stadium in October.
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/ 7 February 2005
Masters champion Phil Mickelson posted a three-under-par 68 on Sunday to win the Phoenix Open by five shots over fellow Americans Scott McCarron and Kevin Na. Mickelson started the final round with a four-shot edge and finished with a 17-under total of 267. McCarron and Na shared second on 272.
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/ 7 February 2005
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova can’t wait to be back in Tokyo, where she won her first professional title, first WTA titles and this weekend triumphed at the Pan Pacific Open. But success has caught up with her and it will be at least one year before the skyrocketing Russian starlet is eligible to play again in her favourite city.
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/ 7 February 2005
Australian cricket coach John Buchanan on Monday followed up his team’s weekend sweep of their tri-series final against Pakistan by saying one-day international cricket is ”tired” and in need of an overhaul. Buchanan told reporters he feels rule changes are needed for the one-day competitions.
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/ 7 February 2005
Michael Stich was fully extended on Sunday evening by Mats Wilander, who at the of age 40 years was the ”elder statesman” at the Grand Champions 2005 tournament at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Meanwhile, Goran Ivanisevic wrapped up the tournament on Sunday night with a victory over Pat Cash.
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/ 7 February 2005
A suburban Sydney fireman has been suspended after his station was unable to answer an emergency call because he had allegedly driven the fire engine on a pizza run, fire officials said on Monday. The New South Wales state Fire Brigade has launched an inquiry into the incident.
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/ 7 February 2005
”Despite the drowning out of the ANC message, people on the ground refuse to be fed with distortions. They see the ANC as [the] primary protector of their aspirations and interests. They refuse to be told the ”elite” can protect their interests.” The Mail & Guardian asked the ANC’s Smuts Ngonyama about the party’s series of articles, The Sociology of Public Discourses.
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/ 7 February 2005
The captain of the South African cricket team, Graeme Smith, said South Africa planned to build on their excellent performance in the last two Standard Bank matches for the remainder of the seven-match series against England. Speaking after South Africa’s 108 run victory at Newlands on Sunday, Smith said they were hungry for success.
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/ 7 February 2005
As 2005 moves well into its first quarter, the residential property market in Cape Town remains buoyant with a particularly strong demand from local buyers, according to Mick Joyce, managing director of Pam Golding Properties’ Western Cape metro region.
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/ 7 February 2005
Togo’s army sealed its borders on Sunday and put Faure Gnassingbe in power following the death of his father, President Gnassingbe Eyadema. The African Union condemned the move as ”a military coup d’état”. Eyadema (69) Africa’s longest-serving ruler after 38 years in power, died on Saturday, apparently of a heart attack.