| July 09, 2005 |
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Bok rookie ready for war against Oz Special Correspondent SYDNEY – Australian rugby captain George Gregan can expect some antagonistic treatment from his opposite number – rookie halfback Ricky Januarie – in today’s Test tie at the former Olympic stadium.... Ajax squad in positive mood for today’s Morocco clash JOHANNESBURG – Ajax Cape Town coach Gordon Igesund and his squad left for Morocco for their African Champions League showdown with Raja Casablanca today in a positive mood.... Federer still wants Grand Slam By Sue Mott LONDON – Sitting at the breakfast table in Roger Federer’s rented house, just a topspin forehand from the wrought-iron gates of the All England Club, it was almost inevitable that the conversation would eventually turn to fantasy matches, players from different generations meeting on Wimbledon’s Centre Court.... Sport bodies laud London’s Olympic win By Ken Ferris LONDON – British sport welcomed London’s success in winning the race to host the 2012 Olympics as Wembley Stadium’s arch was lit up to mark the occasion on Wednesday.... How Venus rediscovered devastating form By Sue Mott LONDON – From rags to Rosewater Dish. The story of Venus Williams’s ninth Wimbledon had all the hallmarks of a fairytale. The woman who had been written off and retired as a force in female tennis suddenly rediscovered the devastating form and adamantine confidence to win her third Wimbledon in the most closely contested, long-drawn-out drama of them all.... |
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A world in need of unity and peace THURSDAY’s terror outrages in London have shaken the security of the world as did the September 11 horror in the US and the Madrid bombings, which took such a toll – and ended Spain’s involvement in Iraq. For the British, now, the instinct is to go on as before, to increase vigilance, to encourage people to be observant and report suspicious circumstances – and to refuse to surrender to the forces that spread confusion, terror and mayhem.... 
PE man’s miracle: ‘How I survived London bus blast’ By Karen van Rooyen A PORT Elizabeth man who was a passenger on the ill-fated double-decker bus when it was blown up in a terror attack in London this week has told how he miraculously escaped with his life.... 
Steytlerville: peaceful town that belies a colourful past Michael Roux van Zyl visits the dusty Karoo hamlet of Steytlerville, hidden in the region’s mountain ranges, and marvels that it was once regarded as the “Sodom and Gomorra” of the arid sheep farming region... 
Township entrepreneur brings business to people By Derrick Spies RICHMOND Vantyi is the head of the Vantyi family and, at 71 years young, still controls the family businesses in Port Elizabeth’s townships.... 
Art in Eastern Cape sitting pretty, thanks Features Editor Babalwa Shota chairs her views on a local art project THE much-hyped Cow Parade might have passed by the Eastern Cape, but Port Elizabeth fans of quirky art can console themselves by visiting the Cuyler Street Gallery in Central for something almost as interesting.... |
