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Marali's moment
By Mesuli Zifo EAST LONDON -- Zolani Marali will finally get an opportunity to erase the ghost of being dropped from the South African Olympic team to Sidney two years ago for doping when he challenges Oupa Lubisi for the SA junior featherweight ...

Bears win by 20 runs
DURBAN -- The Border Bears beat the Kwa-Zulu-Natal Dolphins by 20 runs by virtue of the Duckworth/Lewis system after their Standard Bank limited overs cricket match was called off after a second rain interruption last night. Border Bears reached ...

Arrows brought down
POLOKWANE -- Lamontville Golden Arrows were brought down to earth by Dynamos who beat them 2-1 in an exciting PSL soccer match played at the Peter Mokaba Stadium here last night. Arrows came into this match unbeaten in six outings and the defeat ...

Gibbs' fitness decision delayed
PRETORIA -- Although Herschelle Gibbs' fitness test has been postponed until today, it is almost certain that the South African opening batsman will be selected for the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka beginning at Centurion Park here tomorro...

Promoters dig deep for fighters
By Mesuli Zifo EAST LONDON -- The lack of boxing activity for local fighters has forced trainers to dig deep into their pockets to assist in the staging of a tournament at the Mdantsane Indoor Centre featuring two provincial titles. In an unusua...

Rathbone impressed by Brumbies
SYDNEY -- ACT Brumbies recruit Clyde Rathbone said yesterday his decision to leave South Africa for Canberra was tough, but the opportunity of signing for Australia's premier Super 12 side was too good to miss. The centre was hot property after h...

Mura in doubt
SYDNEY -- Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is a doubt for next month's triangular one-day cricket series in Australia after being diagnosed with a hernia. Sri Lanka's team management is considering booking the spin wizard in for surgery to...

Wilkinson players' player of the year
LONDON -- Jonny Wilkinson, England's record points scorer of all time, has been voted the international player of the year by his fellow professionals. Wilkinson, the hero of England's win over the All Blacks on Saturday, picked up the Internatio...

WP's Johnson suspended
CAPE TOWN -- The WP all-rounder Neil Johnson was ruled out of yesterday's Standard Bank clash at Newlands after the United Cricket Board suspended him for two games. Johnson was found guilty of behaviour which brought the game into disrepute. H...

Urgent soccer meeting
EAST LONDON -- The executive commitee of the North End Football Association is calling on their senior clubs to attend an urgent council meeting at the North End Stadium clubhouse at 6pm today. All clubs are requested to send a delegate. -- DDR ...

Van Niekerk IRB nominee
CAPE TOWN -- South Africa's rugby player of the year for 2002, Joe van Niekerk, is amongst the five nominees for the IRB player of the year 2002, who will be named at the IRB awards ceremony in January next year. The other nominees confirmed by ...

Akhtar reprimanded for ball-tampering
HARARE -- Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been severely reprimanded for ball-tampering by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd in his capacity as match referee for the tour of Zimbabwe. Following a disciplinary hearing at the Harare Spo...

Big three go down
SHANGHAI -- The world's three highest-ranked players, Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi and Marat Safin, all suffered upset losses in a dramatic day of tennis at the Masters Cup here yesterday. Hewitt, who is hoping to become the first player since Pe...

The great debate on women at Augusta
JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- With neither side willing to budge on the debate over Augusta National's all-male membership, the leader of a women's group said this week it was "more likely than ever" there will be protesters at the Masters next April. ...

Five Border players in U19 rugby squad
JOHANNESBURG -- The 47-member SA U19 rugby training squad is to hold a camp at the navy base in Saldanha Bay from November 24 to December 1. The camp marks a significant part of the squad's preparations for the 35th IRB U19 world championships in...

Spot the future Bok captain!
There is a famous future Springbok captain in this historic picture -- aas well as a 1937 Springbok. It was taken in Egypt, around 1943-44 and the caption to this picture says that this divisional rugby team had just beaten the Rest of Egypt 2...

Mr Nice Guy of golf to be inducted into hall of fame
JACKSONVILLE -- Germany's Bernhard Langer will end this year without a victory he can call his own, yet it might be one of the most satisfying seasons of his career. At the age of 45, he played in the Ryder Cup for the 10th time and was sensation...

Lomu wants no more French video horror shows
PARIS -- Jonah Lomu is still on trial for his place in the All Blacks side regardless of his two tries against England and he admitted the last side he needed to meet next up was France whom they play on Saturday. The 27-year-old winger confessed...

India's cricket image smeared -- Procter
NAGPUR, India -- International Cricket Council's match referee, Mike Procter, believes cricket hooligans are smearing Indian cricket's image. "These bottle-throwing elements are doing a great disservice to Indian cricket. ''It's image is being...

Venus has designs to be a career girl
LOS ANGELES -- Venus Williams has designs on more than being one of the world's top tennis players. She's already looking toward the day when she puts down her racquet for good. Williams has started an interior design and decorating company calle...

Boxing meeting
EAST LONDON -- Boxing stakeholders will converge at Mdantsane Indoor Sports Centre on Saturday for a report-back by the provincial structure about its meeting with Boxing SA held last weekend. The provincial structure will also inform stakeholder...

Cricket gains in popularity in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG -- Cricket is the second most popular sport among adults in South Africa after soccer, according to the latest research conducted by BMI-Sport Info. Cricket has moved from fourth position to second in just a year, with a phenomenal g...

Promoting city for World Cup 2003
By Peter Martin EAST LONDON -- A group of four journalists from three different countries were luncheon guests of the Border Cricket Board at Buffalo Park on Monday. The four are James Hore of the East Anglican Daily Times, Jim Matthews of the ...

Arantxa hangs up racquet
BARCELONA, Spain -- Former women's tennis world number one Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario announced her retirement from tennis here this week. The 30-year-old four-time Grand Slam winner won 29 career titles but had seen her form slip in recent years. ...

SPORTSBAG
Bullying tactics used by Balfour Sir, Surely Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour's racist remarks as reported by the media around the country should have been treated with the contempt they deserved in our new democracy. We have so many good peop...

Chance for juniors to shine
SURFING Steve Culbert JUNIOR surfers take a well earned a break from their studies as they head for Nahoon Beach where the much-awaited Son Surf junior surfing event takes place this weekend. The contest, which has prizes in excess of R3 000, c...

Bowls SA likened to Pharisees
BOWLS Don Wright IN a follow up to the special feature on the malaise in bowls (DD November 6), correspondence submitted by another bowler, highlights the executive hierarchy as being a major influence to the present day bowls dilemma. M...

Kenilworth results
FIRST RACE 10 Siren's Cove (West Man-Enchanted Cove) R Zieve 1 6 Fancy Ashton M Neisius 2 12 Triple Nine Anthony 3 9 Porto Venere M Winnaar 4 Then came: Still Elusive, Pocket Money, Jadilla, Count Rave, Smart As You, Special Courier ...

Sad day for United boss as 'The Rock' retires to stud
DUBLIN -- Rock Of Gibraltar, winner of a record-breaking seven successive Group One races and fast-finishing runner up in last month's Breeders Cup Mile, has retired to stud, his owners announced on Monday. Part-owned by Manchester United manager...

Fillies Guineas attracts 43 nominations
CAPE TOWN -- Nomina-tions for the R 200 000 Cape Times Fillies Guineas (Grade I) to be run over 1 600m at Kenilworth on Saturday, 7 December 2002 are: Horse and trainer in brackets Aretha (M W Bass Blushing Fairy (A Greeff) Brave Majesty ...

Frisco Bay confirms his status as favourite
CAPE TOWN -- The Arthur Francis B Division Handicap at Kenilworth yesterday, saw the 5-2 favourite Frisco Bay confirming his status at the top of the bookmakers' boards. Under a well judged ride from veteran jockey Eric Chelin, Frisco Bay came ho...

RESULTS ROUND-UP
CRICKET STANDARD BANK CUP WESTERN PROVINCE v NAMIBIA WP innings Ferreira lbw Snyman 6 Puttick b Van Vuuren 13 Ackerman b Kotze 6 Duminy run out 78 McLean c&b Kotze 0 Munnik not out57 Tsolekile not out 5 Extras (1b 5lb 1nb 14w) 21 Total (for 5...