Updated: 8am GMT -- 2006/10/14
Sport
Cup fever for SA rugby showpiece
Law of the jungle as Cheetahs out to maul Blue Bulls CURRIE Cup final fever has hit Bloemfontein, where the Cheetahs will host the Blue Bulls in the showpiece of the country’s premier domestic competition today. It will be the first final in the ...
BLUE BULLS
Pierre Spies (flank or eighthman). ONE of the stars of the South African U21 side in the U21 World Cup campaign in France earlier this year, Spies has emerged as a new star. A former winger, Spies is athletically built with great balance and grace...
Bulls came out tops last time
THE two finalists met on August 5 in Bloemfontein. The Blue Bulls scored three tries to nil to beat the Cheetahs 24-12 in a pulsating match in front of over 33000 spectators. In the 16th minute, Bulls flank Johan Wasserman anticipated superbly to ...
It’s down to the wire for the final
A CLIFF-HANGER looms when reigning Currie Cup champions, the Free State Cheetahs play former winners, the Blue Bulls, in the Absa Currie Cup final at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein today. It will be the third season that the two teams meet in the f...
CURRIE CUP TV PROGRAMME
11.15am: U19 final, WP v Blue Bulls (on M-Net and SS1). 1.15pm: U21 final, Lions v Blue Bulls (on M-Net and SS1).3.30pm: Currie Cup final, Cheetahs v Blue Bulls (on M-Net and SS1). • 6.45pm: Announcement of Springbok squad to tour Ireland and Engla...
Chiefs in Sundowns showdown today
A GREAT deal has happened since the early years of the new millennium when erstwhile Kaizer Chiefs PRO Putco Mafani derided Mamelodi Sundowns as “our daily bread” and saw his audacious statement backed up by a string of victories. The tide turned l...
Joyi in TV drama
By MESULI ZIFO THE ongoing war between Nkosinathi Joyi‘s promoter Siphatho Handi and SABC-TV over the fighter’s decision to fight for a world title in a bout televised by rivals M-Net Supersport took an ugly turn this week after the public broadcas...
Evra not amused as he prepares for Wigan match French defender the butt of Ferguson’s taunts
MANCHESTER United defender Patrice Evra can’t wait to get onto the pitch at Wigan today so he can avoid any more taunts from Sir Alex Ferguson. French full-back Evra has suffered a hard time from United’s Scottish boss this week after France we...
Goosen turns on the charm to take lead
TITLE-HOLDER Retief Goosen turned on the style at the Volkswagen Masters-China yesterday, rattling in a clutch of birdies and eagling the last to take a three-shot halfway lead. The world number seven, who has had a modest year by his standards...
Sri Lanka ponder what to do with Mr Extras today
Stakes will be high against West Indies in Champions showdown SRI Lanka are desperate to cut down on troublesome extras as they prepare to take on the West Indies in the final qualifying cricket showdown of the Champions Trophy today. Although bo...
India’s pride will be at stake against England
INDIA hope to end a recent dismal run in one-day internationals when they open their Champions Trophy cricket campaign against a confident England at Jaipur tomorrow. Rahul Dravid’s Indians suffered a 4-1 defeat in the West Indies in May and won ...
Klusener in SA cricket sixes squad
DOLPHINS left-handed batsman, Lance Klusener, has been included in the seven-man South African squad to participate in the 2006 Cathay Pacific Standard Chartered Hong Kong Sixes cricket tournament in Hong Kong next month. Klusener last represent...
Phil has weighty problem to solve
AUSTRALIAN opening batsman Phil Jaques has taken criticism of his fielding to heart and worked hard to push his cricket claims for an Ashes spot this year, it was announced from Sydney yesterday. The prolific New South Wales left-hander was stung by...
Champions play Blues in Super 14 opener
Cats or Spears to be named as fifth SA team THE DEFENDING Super 14 rugby champions, Canterbury Crusaders, will play their compatriots, the Auckland Blues in the first match of the 2007 Super 14 tournament which will begin a week early to accommo...
Red alert as top seed crashes out
Golden girl also exits due to injury WORLD number one and top seed Amelie Mauresmo was sent crashing out of the $2,34 million Kremlin Cup yesterday as the tournament also lost Russian tennis golden girl Maria Sharapova through injury. Czech Ni...
Jacobs tries hard, but Warriors are no match for Eagles
THE WARRIORS went down by seven wickets to the Golden Eagles in the MTN Domestic Championship match in Port Elizabeth at Sahara Oval St George’s Park last night. The Warriors scored 225 for seven with Arno Jacobs top-scoring with an unbeaten 101...
Forecast betting for Clairwood tomorrow
FIRST RACE: 3-1 Cayman Music; 4-1 Arrester Bed; 5-2 Flymetothestars, Miss Lovita; 6-1 Right As Rain; 10-1 Mary Poppins; 12-1 and upwards others. SECOND RACE: 6-10 Fort Chestnut; 4-1 Jazz King, Perfect Obsession; 8-1 Final Straw; 12-1 and upwards...
It’s time to take stock after shocking incident
By DAVID MOLLETT AS we busy ourselves with place accumulators, carryover quartets and getting the best prices from our bookie, we tend to forget that racing is wholly dependant on an animal with four legs. Too easily, we take horses for granted. ...
Yesterday’s Arlington results
1Maiden Plate 3yo R35000 1200m 6 FREECELL (Makaarem-Game)G Schlechter 1 5 Cut The CornerA Forbes 2 11 Valparaiso M Khan 3 12 Countess Rosa G Venter 4 Then came: I’m Hooked, Carnival Hall, Fifty Dollar Babe, Alley Cat, Tale Of Cour...
Actual betting for Cape Town today
FIRST RACE: 7-10 Louie’s Pride 4-1 Gambino, Platinum West; 7-1 Colour Trooper 8-1 Man In A Million; 10-1 upwards others SECOND RACE: 22-10 Alana’s Gift 3-1 Raw Recruit 4-1 With Dignity 5-1 Master In Arms 7-1 Fool On The Hill, Fancourt Flirt; ...
RESULTS
CRICKET MTN DOMESTIC CHAMPIONSHIP WARRIORS v EAGLES Port Elizabeth Toss: Warriors WARRIORS INNINGS Kreusch c D Jacobs b Van der Wath 20 Goodwin c D Jacobs b Van der Wath 2 Z de Bruyn c Rudolph b Mpitsang 8 Ackerman c Beukes b Telemac...
