Sport

King Kallis rules!
WP allrounder's Test best of 6/54 LEEDS - Jacques Kallis took a Test-best 6/54 as South Africa beat England by 191 runs on the fifth and final day of the fourth Test here yesterday. The result gave the Proteas an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the five-...

De Villiers, Du Preez out of Bok camp
PRETORIA - Springbok coach Rudolf Straeuli yesterday released Western Province centre Jean de Villiers and Bulls scrumhalf Fourie du Preez from the provisional World Cup squad and added Western Province loose-forward Schalk Burger to the existing g...

Turbulent waters ahead for Bucks?
By Mesuli Zifo EAST LONDON - Embattled Bush Bucks might find themselves sinking deeper into turbulent waters after their former players sought a court intervention to secure their clearances. According to reports striker Wilfred Mugeyi and defender...

Bulldogs hooker sidelined
By Brian McLean EAST LONDON - The Spoornet Bulldogs will definitely be without live-wire hooker Johan van Wyk for this Friday's first division Currie Cup rugby match against the Leopards in Potchefstroom. In addition, the Border outfit could also b...

Lomu's WCup dream dashed
Mehrtens fails to make All Blacks squad of 30 AUCKLAND - New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu's dreams of forcing his way into the All Blacks World Cup squad were dashed yesterday after he was left out of a 30-strong squad named for the tournament. ...

Early upsets at US Open
NEW YORK - Upsets began early at the US Open, with eighth seed Chanda Rubin the victim of Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi 6-4, 6-4 here yesterday in the first match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Vento-Kabchi advanced to a second-round match against Rus...

Double Champs
The Cambridge first rugby team celebrate after winning their Strand Cup final 38-31 against Old Selbornians at the Absa Stadium on Saturday. Cambridge are also Border Premier League champions. Holding the trophy is lock Mario Botha while coach ...

Pipe opener holds added importance
CYCLING with Andre Oosthuizen THE first event on this years Powerade Summer Series calendar will be a 40km mass start on the Gonubie circuit on September 6 at 7am. In addition to this being a pleasant pipe opener it has additional importance as th...

Trademark picks up his second win in the USA
SARATOGA - Trademark won his second graded stakes race on the turf in the United States this year at the weekend. The South African bred import ridden by Richard Migliore weaved his runner between horses in the home straight to account for his wi...

The local scene
Baby Bulldogs beaten 27-20 By Charles Beningfield EAST LONDON - The scoreboard reflected a 27-20 win for Griquas over Border in their B division Absa Cup under 20 match at the Absa Stadium at the weekend whereas a draw would possibly have been a ...

A race with no better backdrop
RUNNING with BOB NORRIS A race that has a backdrop, at last count, of eight schools of dolphins surfing the waves, jumping skyward and then swimming on by. A race that has a killer whale frolicking in the bay and one that enjoys as spectacular sc...

Late school sport
STIRLING HIGH Derby Day vs Port Rex Rugby: U14B won 41-0, U14A won 52-0, U15A won 21-15, 4ths lost 10-40, 3rds lost 10-22, 2nds lost 3-13, 1sts lost 6-15. Boys Hockey U14B won 5-1, U14A won 3-2, U16B won 5-3, U16A won 3-0, 2nds drew 2-2, 1sts los...