Updated: 8am GMT -- 2005/08/05
Sport
A win and four tries!
By Charles Beningfield "A win and four tries." Those are the words that will be engraved in bold letters on the forehead of each member of the Bulldogs squad when they assemble at the Absa Stadium this evening for their last match in the qualifying r...
Toughest Bok Test yet
The SpringbokS face their toughest Test yet under coach Jake White when they meet their greatest rivals - the All Blacks - in a decisive Vodacom Tri-Nations clash at Newlands Stadium tomorrow afternoon. Even at this early stage of the competit...
Bucks v Chiefs tickets flying fast
By Mesuli Zifo About 80 per cent of the tickets for the eagerly awaited soccer league clash between Bush Bucks and Kaizer Chiefs at Absa Stadium in East London tomorrow night had been sold by yesterday, and Bucks management expected the remaining b...
England cash in on McGrath injury
FREAK ACCIDENT: Australia’s main bowler Glenn McGrath hurt his ankle in a freak accident when he tramped on a cricket ball and twisted his ankle during a warm-up before the start of the second Ashes Test yesterday . (AP) England enjoyed Gl...
Racism probe after Champions League clash
Racist abuse directed at two Shelbourne players in Wednesday's Champions League tie against Romanian side Steaua Bucharest is being investigated by Uefa Former Republic of Ireland international Curtis Fleming and Cameroon international Joseph...
Montgomerie injures hand
Colin Montgomerie pulled out of the Johnnie Walker yesterday because of a hand injury and may miss next week's US PGA Championship. Montgomerie hurt his right hand hitting a driver shot off the 18th in round one. - Sapa-AP ...
Figo agrees on move to Inter
Luis Figo has agreed to join Inter Milan, ending a five-year spell at Real Madrid, news reports said yesterday. Figo was expected to arrive in Milan yesterday and undergo medical examinations with Inter before the signing is officially anno...
IRB to pump millions into spreading the game
The International Rugby Board (IRB) announced in Cape Town yesterday that it had approved an unprecedented £30 million, three-year programme of strategic development investments designed to improve the competitiveness of rugby worldwide. The in...
Blue Bulls v Sharks takes Currie Cup centre stage tonight
The Blue Bulls and the Natal Sharks renew their long-standing rivalry when they meet in an Absa Currie Cup qualifying competition clash at Securicor Loftus in Pretoria tonight. The result will have no bearing on the outcome of the qualifying st...
Puncher v boxer at Orient
By Mesuli Zifo The SA bantamweight title clash between two local fighters Simpiwe Vetyeka and Sakhumzi Bongwana at the Orient Theatre tonight is expected to spark fireworks because of the contrasting styles of the two. Every time a puncher faces a ...
Busy season ahead for Warriors
By Peter Martin THE WARRIORS cricket franchise have an exciting season ahead of them with a full fixture of matches in the SuperSport, Standard Bank Cup and Pro20 limited overs series. The squad is awaiting news of the new coach who will succeed Mic...
'I'm not greedy'
AUSTRALIAN midfielder Tim Cahill said yesterday he was not greedy in refusing to extend his contract with English premier league club Everton. "The club put a gesture forward, and it didn't seem right to be adding on years to a contract whe...
Chelsea: Spoilt for choice
By Robert Millward in London CHELSEA'S biggest challenge in defending its Premier League title won't be beating Arsenal or Manchester United. The tough part will be picking the Blues' first team. Jose Mourinho's squad is so deep with talent tha...
Pioneers have score to settle
By Cecil Holbrook KING Pioneers have a double score to settle when they lock horns tomorrow with Hamilton Crescent in King William's Town in a vital Bunkers Hill Cloud 9 league championship clash. It was Crescent who pipped Pioneers at the post for...
Women's rugby side
THE BORDER women's rugby team to play Eastern Province at Port Elizabeth's EPRU Stadium today has been ann- ounced. The kickoff time is 3.15pm. Border: Nomonde Mduzulwana, Anele Nyoka, Ayanda Qondani, Thengiwe Ngayana, Miranda Gomba, Zolisa Noxeke...
Abbotsford come of age in first league
TENNIS with MAUD THORNE MOST fixtures in the East London doubles league were evenly contested. Abbotsford came of age as they made their debut in the men's first league. Their team of Dylan Rawlins, Kevin Wanckel, Alan Mildenhall and Ed Marshall w...
Gold Cup will be a wide open affair
By David Mollett THE big attraction about the Canon Gold Cup - the final big race of the KwaZulu-Natal season to be run at Greyville in Durban tomorrow - is that bettingwise it's similar to the Grand National in Britain. Everyone has their own ide...
PE forecast betting
FIRSTRACE: 18-10 Khamsin Queen; 5-1 Mount A Moonbeam; 6-1 Law Of The West, Prime Line; 7-1 Cap Martin, Golden Storm; 10-1 upwards others SECONDRACE: 15-10 National Intrigue; 33-10 Chart Topper; 5-1 Achtung Baby; 7-1 Contest Dancer; 10-1 Bari...
Yesterday's Vaal results
1Maiden Plate F&M Sand R50000 1000m 15 Vivacity (Caesour-Spark Of Magic)F Naude...1 1 Guest GalleryC Little...2 14 Turf OneM van Rensburg...3 6 Galaxy FairP Strydom...4 Then came: Woodland Melody, More Pumkin, Stella Nova, Secre...
Woodruff keeps his fingers crossed
TOMORROW'S R500 000 Grade 1 Canon Gold Cup over 3 200 metres at Greyville in Durban is an open race with a number of horses having winning chances according to Geoff Woodruff, who has secured the South African Champion Trainer Title for the s...
RESULTS ROUND-UP
CRICKET ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA Second Test, day one Birmingham Toss: Australia England 1st innings Trescothick c Gilchrist b K'wicz 90 Strauss b Warne 48 Vaughan c Lee b Gillespie 24 Bell c Gilchrist b Kasprowicz 6 Pietersen c Katich b Lee 71 Fl...
