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- Boks hold no fears for Aussies Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:59AMTHE stung Wallabies should not underestimate the hunger of a second-string Springbok team in this coming weekend’s Tri-Nations rugby opener, South Africa back Adrian Jacobs said yesterday.
- Bucs wary of Spurs threat Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:44AMTOTTENHAM Hotspur creative midfielder Steven "Schillo" Pienaar is itching to take on Orlando Pirates.
- Further Z bond issue mulled Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:52PMZ Energy, owner of the Shell petrol station chain in New Zealand, is considering a second bond issue after it raised $150 million on July 8 for bonds maturing in August 2018 and carrying a 7.25 per cent coupon.
- Frederic Vervisch takes Superleague win at Zolder Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:48AMCraig Dolby driving the England car had a bitter-sweet weekend at the Superleague Formula Grand Prix of Zolder. While he had comfortably qualified on pole position on Saturday, by the time he had eaten breakfast on Sunday morning, the race stewards had dropped him back to 2nd spot on the grid for a minor technical infringement.
- Woods could still beat record Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:14AMTIGER Woods is missing his second straight major championship this week, but his former swing coach Hank Haney says Woods could still surpass the record 18 major titles won by Jack Nicklaus.
- Ferns missed best shot Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:07PMDiamonds may not quite be forever but the Australian dominance of the world netball championships will be hard to stop in Sydney in 2015.There is no intention of compounding current gloom but the admittedly early portents do not...
- Tiger turning his back on golf? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:45AMHE was born Eldrick Tont “Tiger’’ Woods on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California, and he went on to strut the universal golf stage like a Colossus until his world dra matically collapsed.
- Chiefs throw down gauntlet Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:45AMKAIZER Chiefs have thrown down the gauntlet to Orlando Pirates and Tottenham Hotspur, declaring they will clinch the 2011 Vodacom Challenge. The new-look Amakhosi take on the English Premiership side in the opening match of this yearly event at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane this afternoon.
- Say hello to world’s best Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:44AMERIN Burger was effectively named as the best player in the world at the recent World Netball Championships in Singapore. The South African was named as the Player of the Tournament where the Proteas beat Malawi in the fifth-place playoff to finish as the top side in Africa.
- Div targets four wins Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:03AMDespite having a depleted side, Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has still set his sights on ending the Tri-Nations unbeaten.
- Cobb pitches in as top of the despised athletes Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:10PMHOLD THE BACK PAGE:‘THE 101 Most Despised Athletes in Sports History” is not, it has to be said, the most positive of sporting lists ever compiled. But, understandably, despite being just one man’s set of opinions, it has generated quite a reaction since it appeared on American website Bleacher Report earlier this month and spread through cyberspace like wildfire. “You really stirred up the ...
- South Africa under-strength yet inspired by 2007 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:01PMSouth Africa starts the Tri-Nations with an injury-hit, under-strength and inexperienced squad but hopes a rest for its top players now will help deliver the World Cup later -- like it did four years ago. The defending world champion has 21 frontline players unavailable for Tri-Nations games in Australia and New Zealand and just two regular starters -- veteran captain John Smit and flyhalf Morne ...
- Botha has Holyfield all lined up Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:44AMOctober 8 is going to be a day of firsts when Francois “White Buffalo” Botha faces WBF heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield on home soil. It’s going to be the first time ever in South African boxing history that an active boxer promotes his own fight.
- Spurs mean business Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:44AMLegendary Gary Mabbutt says Tottenham Hotspur are in South Africa on serious business. The English Premier League side arrived in Johannesburg yesterday morning to play in the Vodacom Challenge – a pre-season tournament between Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs and a foreign club.
- Gaz bows out as Moore is pushed Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:53AMINS & OUTS: A bumper week for NRL exits as GWS make their move for Scully and Liverpool spends another £20m
- RED Rally, August 13th in Sarawak Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:12PMWritten by: Dr. John Brian Anthony Francis Siah – MoCS The Chairman of MoCS Francis Siah has confirmed that the “walk” is on. The Sarawak Government has been very vocal in opposing such walk as the “RED Rally”. The objections are many and many Sarawakian has voiced their negative opinion on the RED Rally walk. [...] Related posts: 13th General Election will be unlucky for BN Taken from ...
- Now Master of his own destiny Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:59AMBoasting a record in this year’s Majors that’s the envy of most of his peers, Masters champion Charl Schwartzel should be regarded as one of the favourites for the British Open golf.
- Smit in final run for Boks Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:44AMSpringbok captain John Smit has confirmed that he would join English rugby club Saracens after the World Cup tournament where he’ll compete with countryman Schalk Brits for the number two jersey.
- Brussels unveils plan to overhaul fish industry Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:46PMA REVOLUTION in the way Europe manages its fishing industry has been unveiled in Brussels, with the warning that the choice is between a near wipe-out of fish stocks or an increase of 70% with a tripling of profits over the next decade.
- Rugby: Smit to join Saracens after World Cup Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:08PMEnglish rugby champion Saracens has signed record-breaking South Africa captain John Smit on a two-contract after the World Cup.Saracens said today on its website that the 2007 World Cup-winning hooker will join after the tournament...
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