Sport

Cronje threat to quit game
Purists upset SA captain . . . PRETORIA -- South African skipper Hansie Cronje this week flew in the face of cricketing purists, warning that he would rather retire from the game than pander to traditionalists seeking boring Tests. And England c...

but he can still take a ribbing
By Ray Williams JOHANNESBURG -- It's a new ball game and South African captain Hansie Cronje is hoping the switch from Test to limited overs cricket will also bring about a personal change of fortunes. Although Cronje led his men to a 2-1 series...

Akram first to take 400 wickets
SYDNEY -- Pakistan captain Wasim Akram became the first bowler to take 400 one-day wickets when he snared three in his team's limited-overs loss yesterday to Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Australia, led by Michael Bevan (77), Damien Mar...

Ranatunga dropped
COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka have dropped former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga and his deputy Aravinda de Silva from next month's one-day tournament in Pakistan, it was announced here yesterday. Sanath Jayasuriya will lead the 15-member squad for the three ma...

Bafana in for tough time says skipper Radebe
JOHANNESBURG -- The Bafana Bafana squad will wake up in Kumasi, 200km inland of the Ghana capital, Accra, today to the reality that the 2000 African Nations Cup tournament may well be their toughest campaign on the continent since their retur...

Tennis star claims her career is being stalled
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Troubled Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic has bizarrely claimed that draws are being deliberately rigged to stall her career and says she is under more pressure than others because she's a Serb. The 16-year-old alleges ...

Bryant fractures finger
JOHANNESBURG -- The career of Eastern Province batsman James Bryant suffered a big setback when he fractured a finger during a net session at Willowmoore Park yesterday morning. The EP number three batsman is likely to be out of action for at lea...

Unprecedented decision
BOWLS Don Wright UNCERTAINTY prevails over the Border mixed pairs due to be played this weekend. However, I understand there will be no play because the Border men's and women's teams will be playing away in a sponsored tournament in George. If ...

Superlative fielding gives Easterns win
JOHANNESBURG -- A brilliant fielding display proved the catalyst for Easterns as they continued their limited overs success story with an exciting 81-run victory over Eastern Province at a freezing Willowmoore Park last night. The weather may hav...

Sport in brief
SOCCER MEETING EAST LONDON -- The Football Association of Border will hold a general meeting for all Border coaches on Sunday at the Fab offices. Important issues to be discussed include the structuring of the coaches' committee and the establ...

Border juniors shine
SURFING Steve Culbert BORDER junior surfers again came out tops in the South African contingent contesting the Pro junior series in Australia. Pick of the bunch in the premier U20 division was Royden Bryson. After posting victories in his round...

Rugby meeting
KING WILLIAMS TOWN -- A special general meeting of the King Rugby sub-union has been called for this Sunday. The meeting starts at 10am at the Zwelitsha Rent Office. An important item will be amendments to the constitution and president Albert T...

Mpofu for SA title fight
JOHANNESBURG --Gauteng provincial junior featherweight champion Edward ''The Spoiler'' Mpofu will exchange leather with Vuyisile Tinga in an attempt to lift the vacant South African junior featherweight title in the main bout of the Nashua ''Figh...

Sampras wins, Mauresmo out
MELBOURNE -- While other seeded players flop all around them, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras seem destined for a semi-final showdown at the Australian Open. The top-seeded Agassi had no trouble cruising into the third round yesterday, serving an a...

Adams out
PRETORIA -- South African left-arm wrist spinner Paul Adams was ruled out of the triangular cricket series against England and Zimbabwe when he fractured the middle finger on his bowling hand while fielding during the final Test at Centurion Park ...

Ingleside should be in with a shout
JOHANNESBURG-- Smart stayer Ingleside gave a good account of his present well-being when beaten only a short head in a competitive sprint handicap a fortnight ago. On the strength of that run and some solid earlier form he looks the one to beat i...

Yesterday's Durbanville results
FIRST RACE 1 Bush Warrior (Complete Warrior-Bush Bunny) G Schlechter 1 7 The River Test K Neisius 2 9 Stateliness M Khan 3 3 Gothic RockC du Plooy 4 Then came: Sazuka, Smoke Signal, Fine Craft, Danzig's Spirit, Spes Bona Winner trained by: Mi...

Vaal results
FIRST RACE 7 New Dominion (Dominion Royale-Hello Rosie) W Mawing 1 8 Riptide P Strydom 2 15 Zip Code E Chelin 3 11 Sky Thunder H Vermaak 4 Then came: Tympanic, Shya Moya, True Position, Count Kirov, Slew Per Charge, Royal Gem, Black Tie, Acul...

RESULTS ROUND-UP
CRICKET STANDARD BANK CUP BOLAND v FREE STATE Paarl Boland Koen c Venter b Mpitsang 74 Henderson c Brophy b Donald 24 Jackson lbw Van der Wath 26 Ontong c Venter b Pretorius 81 Player lbw Pretorius 5 Palframan b Pretorius 7 PK Amre no 7 N Carter n...

TAKE A TUMBLE
Fiorentina's Gabriel Batistuta of Argentina, left, races for the ball as Venezia's Giuseppe Cardone takes a fall during their Italian Cup first-leg quarter-final yesterday. The teams drew 0-0. Eastern Cape  ...