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Oil prices could still rise sharply in the coming months, two large investment banks have warned. Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) said oil could spike at to a barrel in the next year, while Deutsche Bank said this year is set to be the sixth successive one in which analysts have underestimated the strength of crude oil prices.
Ululations, hugs from friends and strangers, and a gutsy rendition of Shosholoza greeted South Africa’s Olympic team on their arrival in Johannesburg on Tuesday from the Athens Olympic Games. ”The experience was beyond words,” said Ramon di Clemente who, with Donovan Cech, clinched bronze in the rowing.
Cloete’s coach ‘angry’ with the media
Mzukisi Sikali is living on borrowed time as the IBO flyweight title holder, warns challenger Mhikiza Myekeni. The two gladiators, who are from Port Elizabeth and East London respectively, will fight at Carnival City, east of Johannesburg, on Saturday night. ”Sikali’s time is up. This is my time,” said Myekeni.
An aggressive 125-run partnership between Sanath Jayasuriya and Saman Jayantha on Tuesday helped Sri Lanka set a massive 309-run target for South Africa in the fifth and final one-day international. Sri Lanka went into the match with four consecutive wins and hope to sweep the series 5-0.
The family of Mark Thatcher have quit his Cape Town home, bound for the United States. Thatcher was arrested in South Africa last week on suspicion of financing a coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. Thatcher’s Texan wife Diane and two children left their house on Monday evening, speeding past waiting journalists and through rush hour traffic escorted by guards in a second vehicle.
League champions Kaizer Chiefs have completed the registration of their players for the season by finalising a deal with another hot, Zambian striker, Songwe ”Tshawe” Chalwe — thereby beating the player registration deadline on Tuesday.
Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 79 runs and captured three wickets on Tuesday as Sri Lanka trounced South Africa by 49 runs in the final one-day international despite a fighting century from Jacques Kallis. Sri Lanka swept the series 5-0. Batting first, Sri Lanka amassed 308 runs, losing eight wickets in 50 overs.
England coach Clive Woodward has stunned the rugby and football establishment after it was reported he is looking to walk away from rugby to become a football coach. According to the Daily Mail, Woodward is hoping to gain a foothold in the English football scene so that he can one day lead the national team.
Former world number one Serena Williams’s march towards reclaiming her US Open title began in stunning fashion on Monday when she overpowered Sandra Kleinova 6-1, 6-3 in a first-round match. Men’s top seed Roger Federer hammered out a 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 win over Spain’s Albert Costa.