The Hansa Powerade Dusi 2005 organising committee resolved last week to reconsider the event’s age restrictions. ”Frankly, after last year’s incidents we feel that we need to look at the entry restrictions for children,” said Cameron Mackenzie, chairperson of the committee.

Australia’s Brooke Hanson set a record with her fourth individual title and American Ian Crocker set a world 50m butterfly record in Indiana on Sunday at the World Short-Course Swim Championships. Hanson won the 100m breaststroke and the 200m individual medley to give her an unprecedented four individual crowns in one meet.

Australian Keith Miller, rated one of cricket’s greatest all-rounders, died in Melbourne on Monday aged 84, a family spokesperson said. Miller passed away peacefully at a nursing home on the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne. He was a magnificent attacking batsman, averaging almost 37 in 55 Tests and claimed 170 wickets at 22,97.

Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter is able to take a six-month breather from his team’s 2006 World Cup Group 2 qualifying campaign in the secure knowledge that his side top the standings at the halfway mark. Bafana head Group 2 after scoring a heart-stopping 1-0 win over Uganda in Kampala on Sunday.

Anyone looking for an apartment in New York City could have a look, beginning on Tuesday, at the one with biggest asking price seen to date in a metropolis known for its high real-estate prices. Martin Zweig, the well-known stock-market guru and author, is putting his Fifth Avenue penthouse on the market for an asking price of -million.