Sport

Bears maul Dolphins
DURBAN -- Border needed just 34 balls and 25 minutes on the field to wrap up their Supersport Series cricket match against the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins at Kingsmead here yesterday morning to claim the match by 76 runs and a points haul of 15 against...

Bok coach names national elite squads
CAPE TOWN -- National rugby coach Rudolf Straeuli yesterday confirmed three training squads to assemble on the first three Mondays of October, in preparation for November's Springbok Tests against France, Scotland and England. Straeuli has desig...

WBC delay forces Border's Makeba to defend SA title
By Mesuli Zifo EAST LONDON -- Delaying tactics by World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight champion Jose Antonio Aguirre has forced Border fighter Khulile Makeba to defend his SA title against Mzikayise Foslare at Port Elizabeth at the end of ne...

Maduka slams countrymen's behaviour
By Mesuli Zifo EAST LONDON -- Malawian captain John Maduka yesterday condemned the violent behaviour of his countrymen in the Cosafa Cup final against Bafana Bafana in Blantyre at the weekend. Maduka, who plays for Bush Bucks here, was commentin...

Windies slam security over women
COLOMBO -- West Indies manager Rickey Skerritt yesterday accused Sri Lankan police bodyguards of "high-handed and authoritative" behaviour after a move to crack down on women entering hotel rooms of players. Skerritt's lawyers, in a letter to a l...

Bangladesh arrive tomorrow
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Selectors on Saturday retained wicketkeeper-batsman Khaled Masud as Bangladesh's captain for the upcoming tour of South Africa. The team will play two Tests and three limited-overs matches during the month-long tour beginnin...

Highest domestic partnership ever
POTCHEFSTROOM -- The 441-run partnership for the second wicket set by EP batsmen Carl Bradfield (196) and James Bryant (234 no) against North West on Saturday in a SuperSport cricket match is the record highest partnership in South African domesti...

Shane Bond blasts Bangladesh
COLOMBO -- Fast bowler Shane Bond grabbed four wickets in a sensational spell as New Zealand dismissed Bangladesh for their second-lowest total of 77 to post a 167-run win in an inconsequential match of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament here...

US come from behind to win Solheim Cup
EDINA, Minnesota -- It took 12 players to bring golf's Solheim Cup back to the United States. It took one to show what the tournament is all about. Against the odds, Wendy Ward matched the best player in the world, Annika Sorenstam, shot for shot...

Els and Goosen to give World Cup a miss
CAPE TOWN -- Ernie Els and Retief Goosen have decided to focus their efforts on securing a world first for South African golf on the European tour this season. The country's two leading golfers are currently in first and second place on the tour'...

Hilarious out to recoup losses
By David Mollett JOHANNESBURG -- Hilarious, a well-backed winner at Greyville on July day, could reward his supporters again by winning the final leg of the jackpot on today's holiday card at Turffontein. Trained by Paddy Kruyer, Hilarious will ...

RESULTS ROUND-UP
BOXING ZABALAZA BOXING PROMOTIONS Port Elizabeth Mini-fly: Vuyani Matebese W Mawande Sineko; Jnr feather: Luthando Tsam W Vuyisile Ntinga; Mini-fly: Zolile Ngantweni TKO 5 Thethani Qwazi; Catchweight: Thembelani Mapuma Drew Khayalethu Magwaca; Jn...

Rugby players' safety an issue
SYDNEY -- Tony Dempsey, chief executive of the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) Players' Association, claims the ARU was risking the health of top stars by offering them cash to participate in the much-maligned inter-hemisphere charity match. English...

Time to spring into the Bong
ROAD RUNNING Bob Norris A GENERAL build-up to the year-end marathons will be on the agenda for many local runners with the Buffalo Toyota Amatola and the Civil and General Bongolo marathons scheduled for the two months that lie ahead. Others ...

Pro soccer at North End
By Kariem Martheze EAST LONDON -- The Vodacom League double-header soccer matches -- postponed because of rain -- and scheduled for the Jan Smuts Stadium today, have been switched to the North End Stadium. The two semi-professional games will be...

France, Russia in Davis final
LONDON -- France, the defending champions, will meet Russia in the Davis Cup final after Sebastien Grosjean overcame an injured ankle to beat the United States' Andy Roddick at Roland Garros. Grosjean was held aloft by his teammates after clinchi...