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Carlson's back as leader of the pack
By Brian McLean EAST LONDON -- Eighthman Graham Carlson has been handed back the captaincy of the Border Bulldogs who meet the Falcons in a cut-throat Vodacom Cup Top Eight fixture here at the Absa Stadium today at 5pm. Carlson is back in boots ...

Balfour backs Santos in PSL controversy
By Mesuli Zifo EAST LONDON -- Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour yesterday threw his considerable weight behind newly-crowned Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions Santos amid an appeal by four clubs who question the achievement of the Cape Town si...

All SA eyes on the Stormers in NZ this morning
JOHANNESBURG -- South African teams, barring the Stormers, have nothing but pride and Springbok places left to play for in this season's Super 12, and considering the sombre mood in the Cats' camp ahead of their clash against the Crusaders here to...

Sarfu adopts a code of conduct
CAPE TOWN -- The SA Rugby Football Union (Sarfu) has pledged to the Minister of Sport Ngconde Balfour to transform the game and make it representative of all the people of South Africa. The pledge was taken after a Sarfu executive committee meet...

Our Wright was not wrong
Despite losing to the Lions over the weekend, there are a lot of positive factors that we can take from the game. We challenged the top team in the competition and but for a few errors at crucial stages and Lady Luck deciding that we had already ...

Liverpool, United can catch Arsenal
LONDON -- With Arsenal four points clear at the top of the English Premier League, only Liverpool and Manchester United can stop the Gunners from claiming their first title in four years. Arsenal's 2-0 win over West Ham on Wednesday night pushed...

Runners gett ing two for the price of one
By Bob Norris EAST LONDON -- Road runners, walkers and those who love the country trails, will be enticed by the thought that tomorrow (Sat) they have two great fixtures on one day. All Stars present their inaugural 30km out and back from the Mr....

Q'town to host boxing show
By Mesuli Zifo EAST LONDON-- Queenstown's Indoor Sports Centre will be a hive of activity on Sunday when it hosts a six bout boxing show headed by a potentially explosive clash between local boy Siyabulela Ziqula and Bonile Ngcingane in a bantamw...

Fight on for Top 8 spot
JOHANNESBURG -- With both the Premier Soccer League championship and the relegation battles already decided, the second last weekend of the 2001-2002 season sees the final onslaught for teams trying to secure a top-eight spot. BP top eight champ...

All Stars have sights on trophy
By Cecil Holbrook EAST LONDON -- The avalanche of goals that has hallmarked the current Bunkers Hill soccer campaign poses an interesting question. Have the strikers sharpened their claws or are the defensive bulwarks in dire need of renovation ...

Bucks survived, so how 'bout some professionalism next season?
Bush Bucks owe their survival in the Premier Soccer League to Jomo Cosmos. You don't believe me? Please do! You see, at around 6.50pm on Wednesday I ventured out to the hotel where PSL champions Santos were staying after hearing about the 0-0 ...

Converting short corners is a must for Old Selbornian team
HOCKEY John Domoney THE observance of a minutes silence before the commencement of the Old Selbornians versus Cambridge women's match on Saturday brought back the reality of last week's road disaster which claimed the lives of four young Selborne...

Junior teams have high hopes of doing well at Bloem tournament
TENNIS Maud Thorne FIVE Border teams will participate in the South African junior inter-provincial starting in Bloemfontein tomorrow. What augurs well for the future is that the committee has entered two teams in the U12 division. There is one i...

NZRFU to set up review board
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) agreed yesterday to an independent review of its own role in losing the co-hosting rights to next year's Rugby World Cup. Following a NZRFU board meeting in Wellington, chair...

Beacon Bay A kiss their league chances goodbye
SQUASH with Clive Elworthy BEACON Bay A can kiss their chances of men's first league honours goodbye and it's still the first round of the competition. After gaining just one point last week against Cambridge B the trio -- or should I say duo be...

Yesterday's Bloemfontein results
FIRST RACE 4 Autumn Lady (Houston Connection-Highland Vigour) M Khan 1 5 Golden Time G Viljoen 2 1 Sharp Move Z Thompson 3 9 Nation CallA Hoffmann 4 Then came: Moon Lass, Bombshell, Bat Man, Chief Of The East, Party Crown Winner trained b...

Top horses and jockeys in action tomorrow
By David Mollett JOHANNESBURG -- Jockey Robbie Hill will be reunited with his July-winning partner, El Picha, in tomorrow's R500 000 Champion Stakes at Turffontein where the majo-rity of the country's top horses will be in action. El Picha gave ...

RESULTS ROUND-UP
BOXING KIDDS BEACH BOXING TRIALS Ncera Village Winner, runner-up and standby; Straw: A Menze, C Befile; jnr fly: N Mzonke , W Dyakopu; fly: T Venu, T Thumani, M Kewuti ; bantam: S Qongwana, L Ntsali, V Goci; feather: Z Thunywa, S Mngqana, S Si...

SPORT SPOTLIGHT
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