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/ 3 February 2005
Silver Stars moved up to seventh spot of the Castle Premier Soccer League log on Wednesday afternoon courtesy of a late strike from Dingane Masanabo. His goal in the 82nd minute gave the home team a 1-0 victory over Ajax Cape Town at the Seshego Stadium. A number of opportunities were missed by both teams.
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/ 3 February 2005
When six-month-old Jack Russell puppy Toby, startled by a gunshot, leapt off a 21m cliff and into a busy shipping lane, his owners presumed it was the last they would see of their beloved pet. But Toby was made of stronger stuff. The white-and-tan terrier puppy survived the sheer drop and plunged into Plymouth Sound.
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/ 3 February 2005
Hollywood stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Tim Robbins will be this year’s recipients of the annual Hasty Pudding awards, given by a student drama group at Harvard University. The awards, announced on Wednesday, are given to performers who have made a ”lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment”.
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/ 3 February 2005
Trusting in God may make people with strong religious beliefs take more risks when crossing the road, according to a team of scientists in Israel. They found that devout Orthodox Jews were three times more likely to put themselves in danger from traffic than their secular neighbours.
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/ 3 February 2005
Formula-one chiefs are stepping up their campaign to slash escalating costs with cutbacks in testing as well as reducing the mini army of people on team duty at grand-prix weekends being proposed. The governing body of the sport, the FIA, believes significant savings can be found by restrictions on testing and by reverting to just one tyre supplier.
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/ 3 February 2005
Defending champions Kaizer Chiefs moved into second place in the Castle Premiership when they defeated Black Leopards 3-0 in their Premier Soccer League fixture played at the FNB Stadium on Wednesday night. Collins Mbesuma, who celebrated his 21st birthday in style after the game in which he scored the opening two goals for Amakhosi.
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/ 3 February 2005
Jomo Cosmos eased their relegation woes when they beat a struggling Santos 2-0 in a Castle Premier Soccer League match played at Athlone Stadium on Wednesday night. Santos, on the other hand, now face a real danger of being relegated. Both goals were scored in the first half.
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/ 3 February 2005
Jose Mourinho has set Chelsea a target of nine more wins to clinch their first title in 50 years after a bruising 1-0 Premiership victory at Blackburn Rovers. An ill-tempered encounter saw the Chelsea manager refute claims from opposite number Mark Hughes that he is an ungracious victor.
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/ 3 February 2005
World number one Lindsay Davenport and Russia’s Elena Dementieva advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament with victories over Japanese opponents in Tokyo on Thursday. American top seed Davenport faced a tougher-than-expected challenge before beating Saori Obata 6-4, 6-3 in 64 minutes.
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/ 3 February 2005
South African house prices increased by 29,6% year-on-year (y/y) in January 2005 from 32,3% y/y in December 2004 and a recent peak of 35,5% y/y in October 2004, according to South African commercial bank Absa’s monthly house price index released on Thursday.