| April 09, 2005 |
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SA teams need wins after box office flop Special Correspondent JOHANNESBURG – The South African teams in the Super 12 will try this weekend to make a new beginning in the competition as all four of them come back from their two-week break looking to redeem themselves after a miserable start.... Paceman Ntini strikes early blows for the Proteas in Test PORT OF SPAIN – West Indies master batsman Brian Lara smashed his 27th Test century here yesterday on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa to surpass Sir Garry Sobers as his country’s most prolific century maker.... Pirates on the rebound, but Stars could stop them Special Correspondent JOHANNESBURG – Castle Premiership league leaders Orlando Pirates will find it difficult to revive their title-chase when Silver Stars visit them at Johannesburg Stadium today, says Stars coach Owen da Gama.... The Leopards may have the edge on EP By Stan Terblanche EASTERN Province have their sights on notching up another victory when they take on the Leopards in a Vodacom Cup rugby match at the Nico Malan school field in Humansdorp this afternoon.... Fish River course bares its teeth By Alvin Reeves Chief Sports Reporter FISH RIVER SUN – The pristine Fish River Sun Country Club layout bared its teeth yesterday with none of the 70-man field able to break par in the first round of the Fish River Sun Open golf tournament.... Neethling reclaims his SA freestyle title EAST LONDON – Ryk Neethling reclaimed the South African 100 metres freestyle title he lost to Roland Schoeman last year on the penultimate evening of the Telkom National Swimming Championships here last night.... Sharks signing for U19 captain Hargreaves DURBAN – South Africa’s Under-19 rugby captain, Alistair Hargreaves, has signed up to play for the Sharks.... |
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John Paul II a true saint among men AND so the suffering Pope, the Pope who inspired millions in the Roman Catholic Church and in other faiths too, has been laid to rest with honour, loving tributes and thanksgiving in the presence of hundreds of world leaders of every religion and race, and pilgrims from all corners of the Earth. Many will remember the drama of his election, one which broke a long succession of Italian popes and brought to the Vatican a man who had experienced the suffering of his own people in war at the hands of the nazis and subsequently under the iron yoke of communism.... 
World mourns as people’s Pope is laid to rest VATICAN CITY – The poor and powerful joined in a final farewell to Pope John Paul II yesterday at a momentous Vatican funeral watched by hundreds of millions of people across the world.... 
Club hits the bull’s eye for trigger happy Historical gun enthusiasts are recreating a long-gone era in the shadow of Lady’s Slipper – and making history come alive, writes Brett Adkins. Mike Holmes took the pictures.FOR the little boy lurking in every man who ever dreamed of being a pirate, Davey Crockett or even an Eastern Cape frontiersman, you just got lucky.... 
Sectional title home an option for retirees By Business Reporter THE spate of new sectional title developments that have characterised the property market over the past few years is not only catering for those in pursuit of a secure, lock-up-and-go lifestyle, but has also broadened the options available to the retirement sector.... 
Barriers still exist but Karoo festival gave hope By Gary van Dyk ANOTHER Little Karoo National Arts Festival has come and gone and the tents have come down in Oudtshoorn until next year – but once again there are questions about its standing as an arts festival, a language festival, or just a saamtrek for the volk.... |
