Black Leopards are through to the quarterfinals of the lucrative Coca-Cola Cup after they claimed the scalp of a stubborn Silver Stars side in an exciting match played at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Wednesday night. Both teams displayed a good brand of football from the first whistle.

Supersport United played to a 2-2 draw against Moroka Swallows in a thrilling Castle Premiership match played on Wednesday night at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria.
Supersport United had a golden opportunity to break the Swallows’ jinx, as they were playing against 10 men after Bheki Ndlovhu was red-carded.

Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is expected to be given a drug ban of several months when he appears before a Football Association hearing on Thursday.
The 25-year-old Romanian tested positive at Chelsea’s training ground in September. He admitted taking a recreational drug on October 18.

South African vice-captain Nicky Boje has withdrawn from the national cricket squad’s tour to India next week after failing to get assurance by Delhi police that he would not be arrested for allegations of match-fixing. He will be replaced by Highveld Lions fast-bowler Charl Langeveldt. Boeta Dippenaar takes over the vice-captaincy.

An Australian animal rights activist who dressed himself as a sheep held a rare protest in Singapore on Thursday to denounce allegedly cruel practices in Australia’s wool industry. Noah Mark (28) had sent media organisations a press release saying he expected to be arrested and deported by authorities in Singapore, which usually cracks down hard on any form of public protest.

South African President Thabo Mbeki and the African National Congress on Wednesday congratulated United States President George Bush on his election for a second term. British Prime Minister Tony Blair was also due to bestow warm congratulations on Bush, his closest ally in the Iraq war.