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Easy prey for the Hawk
Battle with Baby Jakes took terrible toll By Mesuli Zifo EAST LONDON -- World Boxing Union (WBU) junior flyweight champion Hawk Makepula could not have wished for a better fight when he defends his title against Argentinian Marcos Obregon at Car...

Australian cricket to investigate allegations
MELBOURNE -- The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said yesterday a special investigator would determine whether there was any substance to new claims of corruption involving the Australian team. ACB chief executive Mal Speed said the investigator...

Yanks unhappy with creatine
WASHINGTON -- Creatine, the dietary supplement which helped American baseball star Mark McGwire hit a record 70 home runs in 1998, has potential health risks that make it dangerous to users. That was the finding here by the Healthy Competition Fo...

Windies totter on final day
BRIDGETOWN -- Pakistan captured three wickets prior to tea to fray West Indies' nerves on the final day of the second cricket Test at Kensington Oval here yesterday. Set an improbable target of 275 to win in a minimum of 57 overs, West Indies we...

Srinath, Prasad dropped
NEW DELHI -- Selectors yesterday dropped opening bowlers Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad from the Indian team for the four-nation Asia Cup cricket beginning later this month in the Bangladesh capital, Press Trust of India news agency said. Y...

Amaglug-glug forced to make changes
JOHANNESBURG -- The dramatic developments at the penultimate Olympic soccer qualifier held in Auckland between the SA U23 and their Kiwi counterparts have necessitated certain changes to the host side. The squad went into camp to prepare for the ...

Upset on the cards in C division handicap
JOHANNESBURG -- Today's main event at Newmarket -- a C division handicap over 1 800m -- has all the credentials for an upset and punters are faced with a tough task to survive this tricky leg of the Pick Six. With the merit rated syst...

Bangladesh deny claims of cricket match fixing
DHAKA -- Bangladeshi cricket officials yesterday dismissed former Pakistani captain Salim Malik's reported claim that Bangladesh's historic win of a World Cup match against Pakistan last summer was fixed. The 62-run win at Northampton was Banglad...

BEEFCAKE:
Contestants in the Energade Classic Show held at the Mdantsane Indoor Sports Centre last week show off their bodies to best advantage, hoping to catch the eye of the judges. Back, from left, are Mark Scheepers (senior over 75kg), Wiseman Mfihlo (...

Selection of Olympic runners far from fair
AMERICANS have an even more ridiculous method of selecting their marathoners than we do. They insist on a one-off trial over the marathon distance -- a trial which only recently took place for the men, while the women had their turn in February. ...

Chalupsky wins in Hawaii
AHU, Hawaii -- South Africa's Oscar Chalupsky won the 10km Kala Kukea memorial race at Hawaii Kai at the weekend -- a good omen ahead of the World Ocean Kayak Championships on May 28. In spite of a slow start, Chalupsky turned the first buoy ahe...

RESULTS ROUND-UP
BOWLS SNOWFLAKE BORDER NOVICE SINGLES East London Section 1: Round 1: L Mildenhall (B Bay) 19 L Halley 21(B Bay); B Cree (Qtn) 21 L Goldsworthy (Gon) 13; M Moyce (Bon Bay) 4 A Corbett (Qtn Golf) 21. Round 2: Mildenhall 21 Cree 18; Halley 14 Corbet...

Border Schools go down
EAST LONDON -- Border Schools lost all three of their rugby matches against their Eastern Province counterparts at the Meyer Sauerman tournament in Cradock on Saturday. Border A went down 7-23 scoring points from a try by flyhalf Lionel Viljo...

Pirates, Chiefs in sponsorship deal
JOHANNESBURG -- Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs may remain rivals on the soccer field, but they will in future campaign as comrades under the same sponsorship banner. Cellular network provider Vodacom yesterday announced a 'multi-million rand' ...

Buffa notice
EAST LONDON -- The Buffalo Flats Football Association (Buffa) is staging a referees' workshop conducted by Richard Peters today. It starts at 6pm at the Aspiranza Primary, and all clubs under the auspices of Buffa are requested to attend. Buffa ...

Crescents give due notice
EAST LONDON -- With a convincing 5­0 victory over Bluebells, Hamilton Crescent have given due notice. They've no intention of relinquishing the Bunkers Hill soccer league crown. Apart from an inspired spell 20 minutes after the break, Cresce...

All Stars U21 win
EAST LONDON -- In U21 rugby matches played over the weekend Buffaloes went down 17­15 to an enterprising All Stars XV and Cambridge beat Police 13­6. Buffaloes got away to a 10­10 lead in a floodlit match on Buffalo Park and were 1...

Tornado sole survivor
By Karriem Martheze EAST LONDON -- The final log positions in the EP-Border Vodacom League indicate Tornado to be the only Border side included in the new and single Eastern Cape league next season. The new Vodacom League will comprise EP, Borde...

DOUBLE BACKHAND BACKLASH:
Germany's David Prinosil and teammate Thomas Haas in action during their clash with Sweden at the World Team Cup competition in Dusseldorf, Germany, yesterday. The German pair celebrated a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Mikael Tillstroem and Nicklas...