Sport

World title fight for EL
By Mesuli Zifo EAST LONDON -- The city is set to host a world title next month when International Boxing Organisation middleweight champion Mpush Makambi defends his title here at home at a venue yet to be finalised. Makambi was due to defend ...

All eyes on Skinstad
By Mark Els CAPE TOWN -- While he is only expected to play a minor part, Bobby Skinstad will command centre stage during his run of 20 or 30 minutes for South Africa in their warm-up showdown against South Western Districts at Outeniqua Park in G...

Bafana 'foreigners' arrive
CAPE TOWN -- Three more members of Bafana Bafana's "foreign legion" arrived here yesterday for duty against Asian champions Saudi Arabia in tomorrow's Afro-Asian championship first leg match at Newlands Rugby Stadium. Pierre Issa, Quinton Fortune...

Sepeng struggles for bronze medal
JOHANNESBURG -- Hezekiel Sepeng, struggling with a muscle strain to his left hamstring, raced with grit to claim bronze behind Kenya's Japhet Kimutai and Algeria's Dzabir Aissa Guerni in an exciting All Africa Games 800m final at the Johannesburg ...

Cricketers have chance to impress
By Brian McLean EAST LONDON -- Border's leading cricketers -- in particular the young pretenders -- get a further chance to stake their claim prior to the start of the season when a Strydom's XI and Kreusch XI meet in a 45-over friendly at Buffal...

Teichmann fancies NZ in W Cup
LONDON -- Gary Teichmann is backing New Zealand to win their critical World Cup group game against England at Twickenham on October 9. The victors should be assured of a quarter-final place, therefore avoiding an extra midweek play-off match and ...

ALL AFRICA ACTION
Mauritian Guillano Edourd wrests the ball away from a sprawling Tenema of Mali, right, during their soccer match at the All Africa Games in Soweto yesterday. Mali beat Mauritius 5-0 (half-time 4-0) at Orlando Stadium and ended the tournament i...

Daly fired by main sponsor
CARLSBAD, California -- John Daly, a recovering alcoholic and winner of two major golf championships, was fired by his main sponsor this week because Callaway Golf said he violated a contract clause to not drink alcohol or gamble, then refused to...

1999 US Open noted for injuries
TENNIS Maud Thorne THE 1999 US Open championship will go down in history not only as the last of the millennium, but also as one which produced the most number of injuries. World number one, Pete Sampras, did not get out of the starting blocks b...

SA media is extra harsh on All Africa Games
SOCCER With Karriem Martheze WHY do I get the feeling some of the media in this country welcomed the failures that befell the All African Games, and ultimately would love South Africa NOT to get the World Cup 2006 bid? Call me silly but why el...

Sports personalities come under spotlight
By Brian McLean EAST LONDON -- Top sports personalities are in line to win the prestigious South African Breweries-Knights Sports Star of the Year Award when the banquet is held in the East London City Hall here on October 16. In addition, the t...

Statistics point to Bluebells
By Cecil Holbrook EAST LONDON --Tomorrow at Bunkers Hill the curtain falls on the East London and district soccer scenario with Bluebells taking on Beacon Bay Tech in the Charity cup final, and if statistics were the sole criterion Bluebells sho...

Police off to club champs
By Peter Martin EAST LONDON -- The 1998-99 Premier Cricket League champions, Police, leave tomorrow for Pretoria where they will participate in the MTN National Club Championships which starts on Sunday. Participating teams are the Premier Leagu...

The big question will be settled tomorrow
LAS VEGAS-- If Oscar De La Hoya is destined for greatness, Felix Trinidad might be the fighter who helps get him there. The questions that linger about De La Hoya in the ring will be settled one way or another tomorrow night when he and Trinida...

Premier's Handicap attracts top runners
JOHANNESBURG -- Classic Flag and Drum Star have been given joint top weight of 60kg for the R250 000 Premier's Handicap to be run over 1 700m at Gosforth Park on Sunday October 2. Classic Flag, Horse of the Year in 1998, finished secon...

PE selections for today
FIRST RACE 11 Nancy Kwan 13 Charlie's Darling 9 Mpande SECOND RACE 2 Dollar Pocket 12 Australian Don 8 Trade Link THIRD RACE 13 Ice Ment 4 Emperata 9 Slew Per Sentinel FOURTH RACE 1 Classic Man 9 Nareem 10 Golden Fellow FIFTH RACE 8...

Yesterday's Vaal results
FIRST RACE 4 Capa Maxi (Candy Stripes-Capa Chochi) A Marcus 1 14 Stunning G Figueroa 2 3 Bold EgoS Swanepoel 3 13 Spark Of Magic G Michel 4 Then came: Dublin Dance, Melon And Ginger, Sharp Sissie, Blazon Belle, Misty Miss, Double Action, ...

Arlington Forecast betting
FIRST RACE 5-2 Mpande; 3-1 Nancy Kwan, Charlies Darling; 4-1 Jap And Joe, Birth Of Venus; 7-1 Fire Dust, Rushing River, Corsican Lady; 12-1 and upwards the others SECOND RACE 3-1 Dollar Pocket, Australian Don; 9-2 Mida's Rock, Trade Link; 7-...

Spring Challenge nominations
JOHANNESBURG -- Circle Of Life, who finished third behind El Picha and Classic Flag in this year's Rothmans July, heads a quality entry for the R300 000 Spring Challenge over 1 700m at Gosforth Park on Saturday October 2. The Spring Challen...

Apprentice jockey suspended
JOHANNESBURG -- Apprentice jockey Glen Zimmerman has been suspended for a week for shifting his mount, Fair Charger, four horse widths in front of the field before reaching the 800m mark in the eighth race at Kenilworth on September 4. The Jockey ...

King Of The Park leaves punters in the lurch
JOHANNESBURG -- Favourites won all of the first four races at the Vaal yesterday, but then punters became badly unstuck. Nine runners contested the fifth race, the Nashua Handicap (C Division) over 1 000m. The punters' favourite, King Of T...

Top English trainer suffers a triple blow
LONDON -- Top English trainer Henry Cecil, already deflated by two group one defeats on Saturday for two of his stable stars, suffered another blow on Tuesday when one of them Royal Anthem was taken away to be raced in America. Royal Anthem, who ...

RESULTS ROUND-UP
ALL AFRICA GAMES Johannesburg BOXING Flyweight: Muhamed Kizito (Uganda) bt Herman Ngoudjo (Cameroon) pts; Bantamweight: Abdu Tebazalwa (Uganda) bt Zemzemi Moez (Tunisa) pts ; Lightweight: Ben Rabah (Tunisia) bt Gilbert Khunwane (Lesotho) pts ;...

Only reward an olive branch and cup of tea
GLYN WILLIAMS speaks to Shaun Ryan as to why he wants to tackle the toughest and most historical marathon in the world EAST LONDON -- An East London man backed by a team of doctors is to tackle the toughest and most historical ultra marathon in t...

Country squad to train Monday
EAST LONDON --The Border Country Districts rugby squad to play in a Sarfu tournament at Graaff-Reinett will train at the Basil Kenyon Stadium on Monday.at 6 pm. SQUAD S. Mangweni, B Rala, I Fihlani, A. Mfiki, B. Williams, S Nkondo, I Ndamase...