Updated: 8am GMT -- 2005/11/24
Sport
Bush Bucks fire blanks
WANTED: A striker who can score goals! By MESULI ZIFO BUSH BUCKS' caretaker coach Clive Barker has been lamenting the absence of a finisher in front of goal for his team, and after last night's goalless stalemate with Santos at East London's Absa...
Bafana take on Egypt in Afcon warm-up
By LUXOLO MANTAMBO THE under-performing Bafana Bafana team are set to play African giants Egypt next year as part of their African Cup of Nations (Afcon) preparations. The match will be played on January 14 in Cairo. Egypt, who will be hosting the...
Tough new battles for Warriors
By PETER MARTIN THE MERCEDES Warriors cricketers undergo a serious mind-set change this weekend as the 45-over Standard Bank Cup series starts with two tough matches to play. After a disastrous SuperSport series - which goes on hold at the halfway...
Breyton back for the Boks
By GAVIN RICH in Paris Springbok coach Jake White was back to the importance of experience yesterday as he made two changes to his team for Saturday's clash with France at the Stade de France. Breyton Paulse is back in the Bok squad. "Breyton i...
Classic share spoils with Swallows
Tembisa Classic shared the spoils with Moroka Swallows when they drew 0-0 in a dull soccer premiership encounter played at the Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg yesterday afternoon. The Birds failed to take the lead in the opening minut...
Arsenal warned to keep feet on the ground
ARSENE Wenger has warned his Arsenal stars to keep their feet on the ground after they swept into the last 16 of the Champions League as group B winners with five wins out of five. A late penalty from Robert Pires secured a 1-0 win over 10-man ...
Motor giant, Border Cricket enjoy fruitful 15-year alliance
Sponsors impressed by fact-finding tour of rural villages By PETER MARTIN A DELEGATION from Pretoria representing the key sponsors of Border Cricket, DaimlerChrysler, made a lightning tour of two villages on the Border on Tuesday in order to witn...
Recall for Cairns, doubt over Fleming
ALLROUNDER Chris Cairns has been recalled to the New Zealand cricket team for next month's Chappell-Hadlee limited-overs series against Australia, but captain Stephen Fleming is in doubt for health reasons. Cairns, 35, was dropped from the New Z...
Flintoff strikes, but refuses predictions
Allrounder takes two wickets with successive balls to give England hope All-rounder Andrew Flintoff refused to make any predictions yesterday after his two wickets off successive deliveries raised England's hopes of leveling its three-match cric...
German team have high hopes for Uefa Cup
Hamburg face Monaco in vital game today HAMBURG and Middlesbrough are coming off victories in their domestic leagues, and both will be looking to earn a spot in the next round of the Uefa Cup with another victory today. Hamburg, which won the Euro...
Sorenstam not interested in men's tour
GOLFING superstar Annika Sorenstam made it clear yesterday she has no desire to compete on the men's tour, despite admitting she had learnt a lot from her previous foray on the PGA circuit. The world number one is happy plying her trade on the LPGA...
Kenya dominate Chiba relay but Radcliffe says she's happy
KENYA'S men and women dominated the Chiba international relay road race, taking victory away from star-studded Ethiopia, who had won the event for the three previous years. The Kenyan men comfortably won the race, which covers a full marathon dista...
Minor heart op for Windies star
CHRIS Gayle, the West Indies opening batsman, will miss the third and final Test against Australia which starts at the Adelaide Oval tomorrow in order to recuperate from heart surgery. Gayle underwent successful corrective medical surgery in Melb...
Englishman Dougherty eyes golf major from his hospital bed
FOOD poisoning victim Nick Dougherty dragged himself from a hospital bed in Shengzen, China, yesterday to continue his quest for a place in next year's Majors. The rising English star was on a drip just 24 hours before teeing off in the $1,3 millio...
Monty dedicates OBE to Ryder Cup mates
Golfer Colin Montgomerie dedi cated a prestigious royal award yesterday to his teammates on Europe's winning 2004 Ryder Cup squad. The 42-year-old Scotsman went to Buckingham Palace to collect the OBE - Order of the British Empire - from Pr...
Scotland team named
THE SCOTLAND rugby team to play the touring New Zealand team at Murrayfield on Saturday was announced in Edinburgh yesterday. The tourists are attempting a Grand Slam of all four internationals against British teams they oppose on the tour and ...
Eden Gardens in Calcutta should provide an exciting climax
THE LIMITED-OVERS series between India and South Africa is reaching an exciting climax and there is no better ground than Calcutta's Eden Gardens as a venue. A win there tomorrow would ensure that the series cannot be lost and for many players in t...
Cup final scheduled for Polokwan
e The Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane will host the Coca-Cola Cup soccer final match between Jomo Cosmos and SuperSport United on December 3. The decision to take the final to the province of Limpopo was decided by representatives from the ...
Warne fears Lara will cut loose in final Test match
Big score long overdue for West Indian star SHANE Warne fears Brian Lara will soon unleash his superb batting skills and an overdue big score might come in the third Test starting in Adelaide tomorrow. The champion West Indies batsman, through a co...
Faldo, Woosnam make themselves a royal date
Europe set to take on Asia's best EUROPE'S quest to land the inaugural Royal Trophy has been given a massive boost with the inclusion of Ryder Cup legends Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam. The battle-hardened veterans have been named as captain's picks b...
Letters
Matika deserves more than one chance to prove himself Sir, In response to the article on veteran selector, Laird King's walkout and subsequently resigning from the selection panel (DD 11 November 2005). I'd like to know whether Mr King gave your wr...
American gymnasts dominate
New video replay system corrects error after scoring controversy AMERICAN gymnasts dominated qualifying at the world gymnastics championships in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday, taking the top two placings in the all-around competition and booking s...
German soccer want referee banned
German soccer authorities are seeking a nine-month ban for the referee who turned in a colleague convicted in a recent match-fixing scandal because they suspect him of being involved. Felix Zwayer was among four Berlin referees who in January...
Wales drop Lee Byrne for rugby clash against Australia
WALES have made two changes, one positional, to their rugby team to play Australia at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. Captain Gareth Thomas reverts from centre to his preferred position of fullback for his sixth game against the Wall...
Summer Cup depleted as Chamonix scrapped
By DAVID MOLLETT Saturday's Gommagomma Summer Cup field will be further depleted as top trainer Mike de Kock scatched Chamonix who has failed to shape in his two Gauteng starts this season. Reveille Boy was taken out on Monday, and the Mike de K...
Yesterday's results from Scottsville
1-Maiden Juvenile Plate Fillies For 2 year-old maiden Fillies R41440 800m 1 Blooming Romance (Winter Romance-Oh So Rosy) M Yeni 1 6 YanaS Cormack 2 3 Golden JubileeJ Jago 3 4 Rose RedS Veale 4 Winner trained by: P C/M J Riley Bet...
Vaal actual betting as supplied by Vincent Tattersalls
FIRST RACE: 13-10 Double Barrel; 5-2 Victory Prince, Sachin; 7-1 Chief Of Hearts, Kramer vs Kramer, Magnetic Power; 10-1 upwards others SECOND RACE: 22-10 Fragrant Pinks; 4-1 Seven Pearls, Third Lady; 5-1 Smidgeon; 6-1 Nico's Girl; 8-1 Ride On ...
Results
CRICKET PAKISTAN v ENGLAND Faisalabad Second Test, day four Pakistan 1st innings 462 England 1st innnings (391/7 o/n) Trescothick c Akmal b Sami 48 Strauss b Naved-ul-Hasan 12 Vaughan b Naved-ul-Hasan 2 Bell c Akmal b Afridi 115 Pietersen c Yous...
