STEVEN MANN, Cape Town | Friday 5.45pm. THE American maxi yachts Sagamore and Zephyrus IV reached the half-way mark in the Cape to Rio yacht race on Friday and are set to shatter the race record of 14 days and 15 hours if the ideal weather conditions hold. “Sagamore has sailed the furthest, but Zephryus […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, London | Friday 2.45pm. BOBBY Charlton, a representative of England’s 2006 World Cup bid, said choosing South Africa to host the event would be the wrong decision. The Manchester United legend was quoted in Friday’s Daily Express newspaper as saying: “It’s been our policy not to criticise others because once the inspection teams […]

ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Houghton | Friday 8.00pm. NAMIBIA’S Trevor Dodds leads the Alfred Dunhill Challenge half way through the second round at waterlogged Houghton. Dodds played 32 holes on the second day after only completing four before the light closed in on Thursday night. He shot a three under par 69 in his opening round and […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Durban | Saturday 6.30pm. ZULU king Goodwill Zwelithini is seeking a meeting with President Thabo Mbeki over controversial plans by the South African government to incorporate tribal land into municipal areas. Zwelithini on Saturday added his voice to protests by the Amakhosi (Zulu chiefs) in KwaZulu-Natal on proposals by the national demarcation board […]

SOUTH Africa’s Wayne Ferreira, fresh from a Hopman Cup triumph, was brought down to earth in stunning fashion when he was blasted in straight sets by Andre Agassi in the Kooyong Classic. Last year’s No.1 blasted the South African 6-2, 6-4 in just 57 minutes, thriving on the super-fast hardcourt conditions juiced up by sticky […]

MARK GLEESON, Johannesburg | Friday 11.00am. STRIKER Benni McCarthy will not be going to the African Nations Cup after a last-ditch effort to get him into the squad was rejected by coach Trott Moloto. Moloto said on Friday he would make no late changes to his 22-man squad for the finals, which start on January […]