Rugby

 
Super 12 news (30/01/02)

The Stormers' B team beat Boland 33-19 in a warm-up game played at the Boland Stadium on Monday.
Meanwhile, assistant Springbok coach, Tim Lane's shadow Super 12 Renegades team is playing the Bulls in Rustenburg on Wednesday. The Renegades, who narrowly lost to the Sharks (24-17) last week, play the Stormers in George on Saturday and finish their warm-up stint against the Cats in Bloemfontein on February 8th.

Source: Sportsdesk

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Soccer

 
Santos takes lead (28/01/02)

Cape Town based Santos moved to the top of the Castle Premier League soccer table, when they beat Classic 3-1 at the Mehlareng Stadium in Tembisa on Saturday. The visitors led 1-0 at half time.
In other fixtures played this weekend Supersport United beat Moroko Swallows 1-0, Free State Stars destroyed AmaZulu 4-1 and Sundowns beat Black Leopards 2-1.

Here follows the latest PSL table:

Source: Sportsdesk

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Golf

 
Perfect start for Clark (25/01/02)

SA Open champion Tim Clark made the perfect start as he moved into a share of the lead after the first round of the Telkom PGA Championship at the Woodhill CC near Pretoria on Thursday.
The 27-year old Natalian joined American Bruce Vaughan, Irishman David Higgins and South Africans Michael Kirk and Andrew McLardy on top of the leader board on six-under-par 66.

Source: Sportsdesk

Soccer

 
Classic beat Sundowns (24/01/02)

Cape Town based Sundowns lost to bottom of the log Classic 2-1 in a Premier League fixture at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday night.
This victory was the first for Classic of this season.

Here follows the latest PSL log:

Source: Sportsdesk

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Rugby

 
Cats win warm-up (23/01/02)

The Cats won their first opening pre-season rugby friendly against Griquas at Absa Park on Tuesday night. Leading 19-10 at half-time, the Cats were fortunate with the full-time 33-27 result.
Two tries each by Springbok fullback Conrad Jantjes and flank Piet Krause, and one by flyhalf Conrad Barnard, who also kicked four conversion, accounted for the visitors' points.

Too hot to Harry

The controversial Springbok rugby coach, Harry Viljoen, announced his decision to resign at a media conference on Saturday. He notified SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd Managing Director, Rian Oberholzer of his intentions late Friday afternoon.
Viljoen quit the Springbok post after 15 Tests in charge, saying he had struggled to cope with off-the-field media pressures Tim Lane, former assistant coach to Viljoen, is among the leading contenders for the national job along with former Springboks assistant, Western Province's Gert Smal and Sharks coach Rudolf Straeuli.

Source: Sportsdesk

Soccer

 
Cape town based team Santos takes on log leaders Moroka Swallows at Green Point Stadium on Friday evening.(18/01/02)

Swallows have 38 points with Santos on 36. Home advantage will favour Santos and with the wet pitch and the return the suspended captain Edries Burton things could go the way of this promising Cape team.
Other Cape Town teams that will be in action this weekend are Ajax Cape Town, who face Orlando Pirates in Nelspruit and Hellenic, who meet Supersport United in Pretoria.

Source: Sportsdesk

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Rugby

 
Fifth Super 12 squad (16/01/02)

42 players will play in a trial match at Goodwood Rugby Club on Saturday, January 26 to select a squad of 28 to play warm-up matches against South Africa's four Vodacom Rugby Super 12 teams.

Here follows the trail squad:
Fullbacks: Jaco van Schalkwyk (Free State), David Manuel (Griquas), Daniel Philander (WP)
Wings: Ian Fihlani (Border), Wynand Louwrens (Falcons), Khaya Malotana (Lions), Jacques Juries (Pumas).
Centres: Rudi Keil (Boland), Chumani Booi (Border), Mac Masina (Lions), Rudi Coetzee (Lions), Lourens Venter (Leopards)
Flyhalves: Derrick Hougaard (Bulls), Conrad Barnard (FS), Monwabisi Mdyesha (EP)
Scrumhalves: Werner Swanepoel (Leopards), Ashieq Wise (WP), Neil Powell (Free State).
Loose-forwards: Henley du Plessis (Boland), Frans Ahlers (Pumas), Lodewyk Hattingh (Falcons), Nico Breedt (SWD), Pedrie Wannenberg (Bulls), Chean Roux (EP), Pierre Uys (Pumas), Solly Tyibilika (Griquas), Mark de Marigny (Sharks)
Locks: Francois van Schouwenburg (Bulls), Piet Myburgh (Bulls), Joe Beukes (FS), Derrick Grobbelaar (Pumas), Carlo del Fava (Sharks), Randall Julies (Boland)
Props: Loosehead/tighthead: Carel van der Merwe (Boland), Eddie Andrews (WP), CJ van der Linde (FS), Danie Thiart (Griquas)
Tighthead: Euguene Maqwelena (Boland), Brendan Botha (Sharks)
Hookers: Hanyani Shimange (Free State), Ondela Kiva (Elephants), James Dalton (Falcons)

Source: Sportsdesk

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Weekend soccer scores (24/12/01)

Lamontville Golden Arrows ended their year with a 1-1 draw in their Premier Soccer League fixture against Jomo Cosmos at The King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi on Sunday.
In another draw Ria Stars earned a point in their match against Supersport United at the Sheshego Stadium also on Sunday. Santos enjoyed a 1-0 derby-victory over Ajax in a PSL match played at the Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town on Sunday.
Free State Stars beat Manning Rangers 1-0 in a Castle Premier League soccer match played at a wet Charles Mopeli Stadium on also on Sunday.

Santos lose, Ajax beat Classic (20/12/01)

Bush Bucks caused an upset against Santos when they beat the Cape Town based team 3-1 in their Premiership soccer match at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town on Wednesday.
The good news for Cape Town soccer fans is that Ajax Cape Town beat Thembisa-based Classic 2-1 at Mehlareng Stadium in another PSL clash on Wednesday.

Soccer news (19/12/01)

After been defeated by Orlando Pirates on Saturday, Kaizer Chiefs lost another two points when they allowed AmaZulu an 1-1 draw in a Castle Premiership match at The Ellis Park Stadium on Tuesday.

Here follows the latest PSL table.

Bucks and Leopards win (17/12/01)

Black Leopards defeated Ajax Cape Town 1-0 in a Premier Soccer League match played at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Sunday.
In Rustenburg, Bush Bucks defeated Jomo Cosmos 3-1 in their Premier Soccer League match also played on Sunday.

PSl CEO resigns (14/12/01)

Dr Robin Petersen, CEO of the Premier Soccer League,announced on Thursday that he was to terminate his contract at the end of the month.
Petersen said that he was not resigning, but that the decision to end his contract was a mutual agreement between him and the PSL Board of Governors.

Source: Sportsdesk

Cricket

 
Northern Titans victorious (13/12/01)

Northern Titans secured their second Standard Bank win of the season when they beat the Free State Eagles by five wickets in Pretoria on Wednesday night.
Set to chase 196 after Free State had made 195 for three in 45 overs, the Titans made 196 for five with 3.4 overs to spare.

Source: Sportsdesk

Soccer

 
Pirates beat Amazulu (12/12/01)

Orlando Pirates beat Amazulu 1-0 in a Castle Premiership match at the Johannesburg Stadium on Tuesday night.
Benedict Vilakazi scored in the 77th minute after AmaZulu goalkeeper Pelewe Delamango failed to secure the ball.
Pirates move up to fourth position on the PSL log.

Soccer news (11/12/01)

Jomo Cosmos beat Amazulu 1-0 in a Premier Soccer league match at Kings Park in Durban and Santos drew 1-1 with Arrows in a Premier soccer league match also in Durban on Sunday.
Pirates and Amazulu meet for a PSL fixture on Tuesday.

Source: Sportsdesk

Golf

 
Els claim first title (10/12/01)

Ernie Els claimed his first tournament victory of the season in the Vodacom Players' Championship in Cape Town on Sunday.
After three frustrating rounds of 70 68 70, Els spent the past two days with Belgian sports psychologist Jos Vanstiphout in a bid to capture his first individual title of the year. Els carded a final round seven-under-par 65 to give him a share of the lead on 15-under-par 273 with Alan McLean, who then bogeyed the last hole to squander his chance of a playoff.

Source: Sportsdesk

Rugby

 
Boks go under the knive (07/12/01)

Springbok Joost van der Westhuizen has undergone surgery on a career-threatening knee injury on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old scrumhalf had an operation on his cruciate ligament and he is expected to be out for at least six months. Van der Westhuizen, who has won a record 79 caps for the Springboks, played in Saturday's 43-20 victory over USA Eagles.
Andre Vos, who captained the Springboks against America in the absence of Bob Skinstad, will also reportedly undergo surgery on Friday to repair a shoulder injury.

Source: Sportsdesk

Soccer

 
Soccer news (06/12/01)

SuperSport United beat Kaizer Chiefs 3-2 in a Premiership match at Ellis Park on Wednesday. Chiefs led 2-1 at half-time.
This defeat has came as a shock after Chiefs had won two major cups in the past two weekends, the Coca-Cola and African Cup Winners Cup. The win puts United into third spot with 24 points.
Hellenic recorded its second victory of the season when they beat Classic 1-0 in a Premiership match at Greenpoint Point Stadium on Tuesday. Former SuperSport United coach Bruce Grobbelaar must be smiling after this victory, as he's just recently taken over the coaching role at the struggling Premier Soccer League side on a temporary basis.

Rugby

 
WP squad announced (05/12/01)

The Fedsure WP squad for the 2002 Vodacom Cup season was announced in Cape Town on Tuesday.

The Fedsure WP squad for next season is:
Team Management 2002 - Coach: Sammy Paulse, Assistant Coach: Avril Fritz, Manager: Chippie Solomon, Doctor: Paul Salkinder, Physiotherapist: Clint Readhead, Fitness and skills trainer: Dr. Gerhard Jordaan.

Squad: Forwards: Bennie Adams, Eddie Andrews, Mark Balintulu, Anton van Zyl, David de Villiers, Donavan Sinclair, Schalk Brits, Johan Gerber, Ernst Joubert, Patrick Kleinbooi, Kaya Kabese, Jonathan Mokuena, Emmanuel McKenzie, Paul Pedderson, Regan Petersen, Yagya Peterson, Gavin Pfister, Pierre van Rensburg, JB van Ster, Fiela van Zyl, Johan van Zyl, Joseph Price, Patrick Barnard.
Backs: Jean de Villiers, Jonathan Bradshaw, Dave Cummins, Greg Commins, Don Eyman, Chris Fourie, Allen Hoffman, Howard Johnson, Douglas Kleinbooi, Yazeed Manuel, Eric Oliver, Steward Palmer, Patrick Pietersen, Herman Schreuder, Tossie Smith, Enrico Swartz, Chris van Pletzen, Ashieq Wise.

Source: Sportsdesk

Golf

 
Garcia wins in Sun City (03/12/01)

Sergio Garcia won the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City Golf on the first hole of a play-off with defending champion Ernie Els.
Garcia holed a 23-foot chip on the par-three 16th, the first hole a sudden-death play-off against Els while Els could only par the hole. Garcia had started the day six shots behind Els but hit a magnificent round of 63 to put himself within touching distance of victory.
Germany's Bernhard Langer finished third, scoring a 69 in his final round to end on 271. Mike Weir of Canada was fourth and England's Lee Westwood fifth.

Source: Sportsdesk

Soccer

 
Santos and Leopards drew (29/11/01)

Santos drew 1-1 to Black Leopards, who were playing with only 10-men for the whole of the second half, in a Premier Soccer League game at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Both goals were scored in the first half.

Chief-Pirates Derby moved (28/11/01)

The controversial match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates scheduled for Ellis Park on December 15 has been moved to the FNB Stadium.
Chiefs, the Premier Soccer League and Ellis Park Stadium management agreed that they should wait for the final report from Judge Ngoepe before scheduling another derby at the Ellis Park Stadium.
On April 11 of this year 43 people died, at a Chief-Pirates derby, in a stampede at Ellis Park.

Soccer news (26/11/01)

Kaizer Chiefs stormed over Jomo Cosmos to beat them 5-0 and take the Coca-Cola Cup in the final played at the FNB Stadium on Saturday.
In PSL news Sundowns suffered a shocking 1-0 home loss to struggling Hellenic match played at Minolta Loftus on Sunday.
The Cape Town-based Hellenic team remains at the bottom of the 18-club standings despite their first success, level on points with Sundowns, AmaZulu and Classic, but behind on goal difference.
On Friday night Black Leopards boosted their PSL log standing from sixth to fourth with a 3-0 win against Lamontville Golden Arrows at the Thohoyandou Stadium in Pietersburg.

PSL soccer news (22/11/01)

The former chief electoral officer for the 1999 general elections, professor Mandla Mchunu was officially appointed chairman of the PSL after Tuesday's Board of Governors meeting.
Also on Tuesday, Manning Rangers beat Bush Bucks 2-1 Chatsworth Stadium in Durban. 

Ellis Park safe for soccer (20/11/01)

The Premier Soccer League declared Ellis Park Stadium safe to host the Kaizer Chiefs-Orlando Pirates derby on December 15 just eight months after the disaster that killed 43 on April 11th.

Source: Sportsdesk

Cricket

 
Boland beat Province (15/11/01)

Boland won the Western Cape Challenge one-day cricket friendly against Western Province by 47 runs at Newlands on Wednesday.
Boland, made 230 for seven in their 45 overs. Western Province batted slowly and lost their last eight wickets for only 48 runs.

Source: Sportsdesk

Soccer

 
Wins for Ajax and Pirates (14/11/01)

Ajax Cape Town beat Hellenic 2-0 with goals coming from Marciano Vink in the 9th minute and Brent Carelse in the 77th in a Castle Premiership league match at Green Point Stadium on Tuesday night.
In another Premiership match Orlando Pirates beat Supersport United 1-0 at the Johannesburg Stadium on Tueasday.

Source: Sportsdesk

Road running

 
Comrades tighten qualifying standards (13/11/01)

The Comrades Marathon Association has announced the tightening of qualifying standards for entry to the 2002 Comrades Marathon. This follows on a higher than normal percentage of non-finishers, and higher than normal percentage of runners having received treatment in the medical facilities at the finish of the 2001 Comrades Marathon. The temperature on race day peaked at 26C, which was by no means exceptional.
A thorough analysis of facts and figures has led to the conclusion that many runners were simply not well enough prepared to finish the race, with slower qualifiers accounting for both the proportionally highest percentage of non-finishers and the proportionally highest percentage of patients requiring treatment in the medical facilities (both at 68%).
In other Comrades news the chairman of the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) Alison West announced that the organisers would be increasing the prize money pool by 23 percent over this year's race, a pool of R750 000.

Source: Sportsdesk

Soccer

 
Cape Town Ajax lose to Stars (12/11/01)

A goal in each half by Joe Mwansa handed Free State Stars their second win of the season as they defeated Ajax Cape Town 2-0 in a Premier Soccer League match at the Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town on Sunday.
In other soccer news, Jomo Cosmos went through to the Coca-Cola Cup final after beating Sundowns 1-0 in a semifinal clash played at Olympia Park, Rustenburg, on Sunday.

Source: Sportsdesk

Tennis

 
Rain stops Kournikova (09/11/01)

Rain ended the first night of the MTN Challenge exhibition match between Anna Kournikova and South Africa's No 1 Amanda Coetzer at Westridge Park in Durban on Thursday night.
The match will now be played at 12.30pm on Friday. The next stop is Stellenbosch and the players are scheduled to meet at Spier on Saturday.

Source: Sportsdesk

Soccer

 
(08/11/01)

Kaizer Chiefs moved to the third position on the Castle Premiership log with a 3-2 win against Manning Rangers at Ellis Park on Wednesday night.
Two late goals brought Manning Rangers back into this match when it looked as though Kaizer Chiefs would have an easy win over the coastal club.
At the end of the night Chiefs were happy to settle with the victory after leading 3-0 at half-time.

Sundowns beat Arrows (07/11/01)

Sundowns had their first victory of the Premier League season when they beat Golden Arrows 2-1 in a match played at Loftus Versfeld on Tuesday evening.
The match was not without any controversy after the sending off of midfielder Charles Motlohi in the second half. Motlohi, who had replaced Joel Masilela in the 46th minute when counterpart Bheka Phak-athi fooled referee Stephen Moshotle by pretending he had been hit. Phak-athi fell to the ground and Motlohi was given his marching orders.
Goals by midfielder Bennet Mnguni and striker Carlo Scott gave the Pretoria side maximum points

Here follows the rest of the week's fixtures

Nov 7
Supersport United v AmaZulu
Moroka Swallows v Hellenic
Kaizer Chiefs v Manning Rangers

Nov 10
Bush Bucks v Black Leopards

Nov 11
Ajax Cape Town v Free State Stars
Moroka Swallows v Ria Stars
Wits University v Santos

Source: Sportsdesk

Chiefs continue success (05/11/01)

Kaizer Chiefs continued where they left off last weekend in Tunisia ,after becoming the first SA club to reach the final of the African Cup Winners Cup, when they beat Santos 4-2 win in the Coca-Cola Cup seminal at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace on Sunday.
Chiefs will now face the winner of the Sundowns-Jomo Cosmos semifinal which takes place next Sunday.

Source: Sportsdesk

Marlin in Bafana Bafana squad (02/11/01)

Ajax Cape Town goalkeeper Calvin Marlin, was one of the only three locally-based players included in the Bafana Bafana squad for the international friendly against Egypt next Saturday.
Cosmos defender Hilton Jordaan and Andre Arendse of Santos are the only other local players in the 20-man squad.

Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Andre Arendse (Santos), Hans Vonk (Heerenveen), Calvin Marlin (Ajax CT).
Defenders: Pierre Issa (Wattford), Bradley Carnell (VfB Stuttgart), Frank Schoeman (Lyngby), Nasief Morris Aris Salonica), Hilton Jordaan (Jomo Cosmos), Aaron Mokoena (Germinal Beersschot)
Midfielders: Sibusiso Zuma (FC Copenhagen), Delron Buckley (VfL Bochum), Alfred Phiri (Genclirbigi), Quinton Fortune (Manchester United), Teboho Mokoena (St Gallen), John Moshoeu (Bursaspor), Eric Tinkler (Barnsley)
Strikers: Benedict Mc Carthy (Celta Vigo), Shaun Bartlett (Chalrlton Athletic), Bradley August (Lyngby), Siyabonga Nomvete (Udinese).

Source: Sportsdesk

Santos through to semifinals (01/11/01)

Santos has advanced through to the semifinals of the lucrative Coca-Cola Cup when they beat Ajax Cape Town 1-0 thanks goal in extra time by Jean Marc Ithier at Greenpoint Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Santos will now meet Kaizer Chiefs in the semifinals on Sunday.

Source: Sportsdesk

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Cricket

 
2003 Cricket World Cup (31/10/01)

Fourteen teams will participate in the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa and are devided into two pools. Australia, Pakistan, India, England, Zimbabwe, Holland and Namibia make up Pool A, while South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, New Zealand and Canada mare in Pool B.
The teams will play each other in a round-robin format with the top three in each Pool progressing forward to the "Super Six" event.

FEBRUARY
Sat, 08 - Opening ceremony under lights Newlands, Cape Town.
Sun, 09 - South Africa vs West Indies Cape Town (day/night)
Mon, 10 - Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Bloemfontein (day)
Mon, 10 - Zimbabwe vs Namibia Harare (day)
Tues, 11 - Australia vs Pakistan Johannesburg (day)
Tues, 11 - Bangladesh vs Canada Durban (day/night)
Wed, 12 - South Africa vs Kenya Potchefstroom (day)
Wed, 12 - India vs Holland - Paarl (day)
Thur, 13 - West Indies vs New Zealand - Port Elizabeth (day)
Thur, 13 - Zimbabwe vs England Harare (day)
Thur, 14 - Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Pietermaritzburg (day)
Sat, 15 - Kenya vs Canada - Cape Town (day/night)
Sat, 15 - Australia vs India Centurion (day)
Sun, 16 - South Africa vs New Zealand - Johannesburg (day)
Sun, 16 - England vs Holland East London (day)
Sun, 16 - Pakistan vs Namibia Kimberley (day)
Tues, 18 - West Indies vs Bangladesh Benoni (day)
Wed, 19 - England vs Namibia - Port Elizabeth (day)
Wed, 19 - Sri Lanka vs Canada - Paarl (day)
Wed, 19 - Zimbabwe vs India Harare (day)
Thur, 20 - Australia vs Holland Potchefstroom (day)
Fri, 21 - New Zealand vs Kenya Nairobi (day)
Sat, 22 - England vs Pakistan Cape Town (day/night)
Sat, 22 - South Africa vs Bangladesh Bloemfontein (day)
Sun, 23 - West Indies vs Canada Centurion (day)
Sun, 23 - India vs Namibia Pietermaritzburg (day)
Mon, 24 - Zimbabwe vs Australia Bulawayo (day)
Mon, 24 - Sri Lanka vs Kenya Nairobi (day)
Tues, 25 - Pakistan vs Holland Paarl (day)
Wed, 26 - England vs India Durban (day/night)
Wed, 26 - New Zealand vs Bangladesh Kimberley (day)
Thur, 27 - South Africa vs Canada - East London (day)
Thur, 27 - Australia vs Namibia Potchefstroom (day)
Fri, 28 - Sri Lanka vs West Indies - Cape Town (day night)
Fri, 28 - Zimbabwe vs Holland Bulawayo (day)

MARCH
Sat, 01 - Kenya vs Bangladesh Johannesburg (day)
Sat, 01 - Pakistan vs India Centurion (day)
Sun, 02 - Australia vs England Port Elizabeth (day)
Mon, 03 - New Zealand vs Canada Benoni (day)
Mon, 03 - South Africa vs Sri Lanka Durban (day/night)
Mon, 03 - Namibia vs Holland Bloemfontein (day)
Tues, 04 - West Indies vs Kenya Kimberley (day)
Tues, 04 - Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Bulawayo (day)

SUPER SIX SERIES
Fri, 07 - 1st. Pool 'A' vs 1st. Pool 'B' Centurion (day)
Fri, 07 - 2nd. Pool 'A' vs 2nd. Pool 'B' Cape Town (day/night)
Sat, 08 - 3rd. Pool 'A' vs 3rd. Pool 'B' Bloemfontein (day)
Mon, 10 - 2nd. Pool 'A' vs 1st. Pool 'B' Johannesburg (day)
Tues, 11 - 1st. Pool 'A' vs 3rd. Pool 'B' Port Elizabeth (day)
Wed, 12 - 3rd. Pool 'A' vs 2nd. Pool 'B' Bloemfontein (day)
Thur, 14 - 2nd. Pool 'A' vs 3rd. Pool 'B' Centurion (day)
Sat, 15 - 3rd. Pool 'A' vs 1st. Pool 'B' East London (day)
Sat, 15 - 1st. Pool 'A' vs 2nd. Pool 'B' Durban (day/night)

SEMIFINALS
Tues, 18 - 1st. Super Six Series vs 4th. Super Six Series Port Elizabeth (day)
Thur, 20 - 2nd. Super Six Series vs 3rd. Super Six Series Durban (day/night)

FINAL
Sun, 23 Winner 1st Semi vs Winner 2nd Semi Johannesburg (day)

Source: Sportsdesk

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Soccer

 
Grobbelaar fired (30/10/01)

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar has been reportedly fired as coach of Premiership club SuperSport United on Sunday.
Pitso Mosimane has been put in charge temporarily, with national Olympic coach Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba topping the wanted list. Mosimane is a former South Africa striker and SuperSport player-coach.
Born in South Africa, Grobbelaar played for Zimbabwe before joining Liverpool in the early 1980s.

Source: Sportsdesk

Rugby

 
WP retains title (29/10/01)

Fedsure Western Province retained the Bankfin Currie Cup crown by beating the Natal Sharks 29-24 at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. The Natal Sharks enjoyed a halftime lead of 17-9.
Here follows the scorers:
Western Province: Tries by Chris Rossouw (46th min) and Braam van Straaten (59th). Van Straaten kicked five penalties (14, 18, 43, 76, 85) and two conversions.
Natal: Tries by John Smit (5th min), Gaffie du Toit (37th) and substitute Charl van Rensburg (87th). Du Toit kicked two conversions and a penalty (21), Substitute Herkie Kruger kicked one conversion.

The cream of SA rugby in final (26/10/01)

The cream of South African rugby line up in the Bankfin Currie Cup final on Saturday as defending champions Western Province take on the Natal Sharks at Newlands Park, Cape Town.
Sharks coach Rudolph Straeuli followed the example of his Western Province counterpart Gert Smal when he named an unchanged starting line-up for the Currie Cup final. This means that Mark Andrew will not make his appearance on Saturday due to injury.
The match features 15 of the 28-strong Springbok squad, with Western Province fielding eight of them in their attempt to land a record 31st title.
The Sharks team for the final is: 15 Justin Swart, 14 Deon Kayser, 13 André Snyman, 12 Trevor Halstead, 11 Stefan Terblanche, 10 Gaffie du Toit, 9 Craig Davidson, 8 Shaun Sowerby, 7 AJ Venter, 6 Warren Britz, 5 Philip Smit, 4 Albert van den Berg, 3 Etienne Fynn, 2 John Smit (capt), 1 Ollie le Roux.
The Western Province team for the final is: 15 Percy Montgomery, 14 Breyton Paulse, 13 De Wet Barry, 12 Braam van Straten, 11 Pieter Rossouw, 10 Chris Rossouw, 9 Neil de Kock, 8 Bob Skinstad, 7 Hendrik Gerber, 6 Corne Krige (c), 5 Hottie Louw, 4 Quinton Davids, 3 Cobus Visagie, 2 Charl Marais, 1 Robbie Kempson.

Van Stratten and Skinstad get nominated (25/10/01)

Braam van Straaten was nominated for the Bankfin Player of the Year, while Springbok captain Bob Skinstad was nominated for his try against Australia in the Tri Nations, in the South African Rugby Annual Awards to be held in Johannesburg on October 30th.

Here follows other nominations and categories:

Bankfin Player of the Year finalists: Andre Vos (Lions), Victor Matfield (Blue Bulls), Lukas van Biljon (Sharks), Braam van Straaten (WP), Conrad Jantjes (Lions).
Most promising player of the year finalists: Joe van Niekerk (Lions), Gcobani Bobo (Lions), Wylie Human (Free State), Conrad Jantjes (Lions), Adrian Jacobs (Falcons).
Sevens player of the year finalists: Andre Pretorius (Lions), Paul Treu (SWD), Helgard Brink (Free State), Fabian Juries (EP), Barry Jacobs (SWD).
Vodacom Super 12 player of the year finalists: Victor Matfield (Bulls), Andre Vos (Lions), Mark Andrews (Sharks), Charl van Rensburg (Sharks), Butch James (Sharks).
Bankfin Currie Cup player of the year finalists: Trevor Halstead (Sharks), Braam van Straaten (WP), Russel Winter (Lions), Wylie Human (Free State), Gcobani Bobo (Lions).
Supersport club player of the tournament finalists: Kaya Malotana (Pirates), Kobus Grobellaar (Shimlas), Grant Bartle (Pirates), Antonius Verhoven (Ceres), Cisshohn Morris (Tygerberg).
Craven Week Player of the tournament: Derek Houghardt (Boland), Luke Watson (EP), Jeandre de Lange (SWD), Jeremy Plaatjies (SWD), Tembani Mkokele (Border).
Try of the year finalists: Bob Skinstad (SA vs Australia, Tri Nations) Ian Fihlani (Border vs Leopards in Bankfin-Currie Cup) Gcobani Bobo (Lions vs Falcons in Vodacom Cup), Victor Matfield (Bulls vs Waratahs in Super 12),Deon Kayser (Sharks vs Bulls in Currie Cup).

Source: Sportsdesk

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Cricket

 
Kenya help SA in biggest win (23/10/01)

South Africa beat Kenya in their triangular series one-day international match in Newlands on Monday.
South Africa went in to bat, after captain Shaun Pollock won the toss, and scored a total of 354 for three on which they dismissed Kenya for 146 in 45.3 overs.
This was South Africa's highest ever score on home soil. Kenya helped South Africa to their biggest ever win. The 208-run margin surpasses the 202-run win over Kenya in Nairobi in 1996-97.

Source: Sportsdesk

Rugby

 
Bok squad for year-end tour (22/10/01)

A 28-man Springbok squad to tour Europe and the United States was announced on Saturday.

Springbok Squad

Fullbacks: Conrad Jantjes (Golden Lions), Percy Montgomery (Western Province)
Wings: Breyton Paulse and Pieter Rossouw (Province), Dean Hall (Lions)
Centres: Trevor Halstead and André Snyman (Natal Sharks), De Wet Barry (Province), Adrian Jacobs (Falcons)
Flyhalves: Louis Koen (Lions), Braam van Straaten (Province)
Scrumhalves: Joost van der Westhuizen (Blue Bulls), Deon de Kock (Falcons)
Number eights: Bob Skinstad (Province, captain), Joe van Niekerk (Lions)
Flankers: Danie Rossouw (Bulls), Andre Venter (Free State), André Vos (Lions)
Locks: Mark Andrews (Natal), Victor Matfield (Blue Bulls), AJ Venter (Natal)
Props: Robbie Kempson and Cobus Visagie (Province), Willie Meyer and Lawrence Sephaka (Lions), Ollie le Roux (Natal)
Hookers: Lukas van Biljon and John Smit (Natal)

Fixtures

Nov 10 - France, Nov 17 - Italy, Nov 24 - England, Dec 1 - United States

Western Province lineup (19/10/01)

Fedsure Western Province coach Gert Smal is holding nothing back for this weekend's Bankfin Currie Cup semifinal clash against the Free State Cheetahs on Newlands. All the Springboks are back in the starting in an attempt to regain the Currie Cup trophy.
Braam van Straaten returns to the midfield at the expense of Werner Greeff, who reverts to the bench, while De Wet Barry shifts to the outside.
Pieter Rossouw replaces Egon Seconds, while scrumhalf Neil de Kock replaces Johannes Conradie who, along with Seconds, moves down to the bench.
Hooker Charl Marais comes in for Pieter Dixon and Quinton Davids replaces Thys Stoltz as lock.

Fedsure Western Province: Percy Montgomery, Breyton Paulse, De Wet Barry, Braam van Straaten, Pieter Rossouw, Chris Rossouw, Neil de Kock, Bob Skinstad, Hendrik Gerber, Corne Krige (capt), Hottie Louw, Quinton Davids, Cobus Visagie, Charl Marais, Rob Kempson. Substitutes: Pieter Dixon, Toks van der Linde, Thys Stoltz, Adri Badenhorst, Johannes Conradie, Werner Greeff, Egon Seconds

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Ajax beat the Chiefs (18/10/01)

Ajax Cape Town beat Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 in a Premier Soccer League match at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Wednesday night. Ajax also made an end to the unbeaten record held by the Chiefs Since Ajax came into being three years ago, they have yet to lose to the Johannesburg glamour club. David Kannemeyer and Duncan Lechesa scored for Ajax while Justice Sithole scored for Chiefs.

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Hansie loses appeal (18/10/01)

Hansie Cronje has lost his appeal against a lifetime ban from playing the game of cricket.
The Pretoria High Court has made some changes to the ban conditions which means he can take part in certain coaching and media activities. These amendments mean he is free to coach in schools, but only those which are not affiliates of the UCB. He can also undertake work as a journalist and commentator although the UCB retains the right to restrict access to the press box and broadcast facilities.

High Court rules today (17/10/01)

Hansie Cronje will be hearing today whether his appeal against a life ban from cricket has been successful.
Justice Frank Kirk-Cohen is due to pass judgment at the Pretoria High Court following a three-day hearing last month. The ban was imposed last year by the United Cricket Board of South Africa following Cronje's admissions that he accepted around $130,000 from bookmakers for providing them with match information.

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Soccer update (16/10/01)

SuperSport United held Santos to a lively 1-1 draw in a Castle Premier League match at Pretoria's Caledonian Stadium on Sunday.
In other matches played on Sunday Ria Stars showed composure when they secured a point after their 0-0 draw against Sundowns and Bush Bucks played to a goalless draw with Hellenic.
On Saturday Manning Rangers beat Amazulu 2-1 in Durban.

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Other top eight results

CURRIE CUP SUPER EIGHT'S

Five changes for WP (12/10/01)
Western Province have made five changes for Saturday's final top eight match against Natal in Durban.
Pieter Rossouw and Braam van Straaten will rests this week. Egon Seconds comes in on the wing in Rossouw's place. De Wet Barry will switch back to inside centre, while Werner Greeff takes over at outside centre.
In the forwards Thys Stoltz comes into the second row and Cobus Visagie is back from injury, thus Robbie Kempson moves back to loosehead, where he displaces Toks van der Linde and Pieter Dixon comes in for Charl Marais.

Western Province team: Percy Montgomery, Breyton Paulse, Werner Greeff, De Wet Barry, Egon Seconds, Chris Rossouw, Johannes Conradie, Bob Skinstad, Hendrik Gerber, Corne Krige (captain), Hottie Louw, Thys Stoltz, Cobus Visagie, Pieter Dixon, Robbie Kempson. Replacements: Charl Marais, Toks van der Linde, Quinton Davids, Adri Badenhorst, Dan van Zyl, Bram van Straaten, Pieter Rossouw.
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Santos to play in Johannesburg (09/10/01)
Santos will play their Castle Premier League match against Orlando Pirates in Johannesburg due to the unavailability of suitable venues in Cape Town.
The game was scheduled for Green Point on Tuesday at 20:00 but the club was informed that the stadium would not be available. Their choice, the Vygieskraal Stadium in Athlone, was ruled out due to poor lighting, as the match will be broadcast live.
The fixture now becomes Pirates' home game, and the clash between the two teams, scheduled for Johannesburg in late April, will be played in the Cape as a Santos home game.
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Here follows the weekend's Currie Cup results:

Blue Bulls [23] - Falcons [15]
Spoornet Bulldogs [36] - Griffons [22]
Boland Kavaliers [36] - Leopards [30]
Vodacom Eagles [26] - Mighty Elephants [31]
Nashua Griquas [32] - Lions [64]
Pumas [11] - Natal Sharks [37]
Fedsure WP [61] - Vodacom FS Cheetahs [26]

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Braam returns for WP (05/10/01)
Braam van Straaten returns for Western Province in the clash against the Free State Cheetahs in Cape Town on Saturday.
Both Neil de Kock (shoulder) and prop Cobus Visagie (neck) will not play on Saturday due to injury. Fellow Bok Robbie Kempson replaces Visagie at tighthead following his three-week lay-off with concussion, while the promising Johannes Conradie comes in at No 9 for De Kock.
In other changes to the side, Pieter Dixon makes way for Bok hooker Charl Marais, while Dan van Zyl fills the vacancy left by Conradie's promotion on the bench.
No 8 Bob Skinstad is still doubtful with flu and Adri Badenhorst is on standby should the Springbok captain be ruled out on Friday.
Fedsure Western Province: Percy Montgomery, Breyton Paulse, De Wet Barry, Braam van Straaten, Pieter Rossouw, Chris Rossouw, Johannes Conradie, Bob Skinstad, Hendrik Gerber, Corne Krige (capt), Hottie Louw, Quinton Davids, Robbie Kempson, Charl Marais, Toks van der Linde. Substitutes: Pieter Dixon, Faan Rautenbach, Thys Stoltz, Pietie Ferreira, Dan van Zyl, Werner Greeff, Egon Seconds.
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The latest PSL table

Rangers demolishes SuperSport (03/10/01)
Rangers beat SuperSport United 4-0 in their Castle Premiership fixture at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Tuesday night.
There was no score at halftime.
Gilbert Mushangazhike scored all four of the Ranger's goals. Rangers now move in to second spot with 13 points ahead of Kaizer Chiefs who have the same points, but the coastal club has a superior goal difference and one point behind leaders Moroka Swallows.
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Super 12 coaches unite (02/10/01)
South Africa's four Vodacom Rugby Super 12 teams will forge a united front in 2002 with the aim of bringing the trophy to the country.
This emerged at a meeting in Cape Town Monday between Springbok coach Harry Viljoen and the four Super 12 coaches Heyneke Meyer (Bulls), Frans Ludeke (Cats), Rudolph Streauli (Sharks) and Gert Smal (Stormers).

Butch out until 2002 (27/09/01)
Butch James decided to go ahead with an operation on his knee following his six-week ban after being cited three times in the wake of the Sharks defeat at the hands of the Cheetahs a few weeks back.
The operation will keep James out of rugby until the 2002 Currie Cup season, meaning that he will miss the end-of-season Springbok tour this year, next year's Super 12 and the Tri-Nations.
With Braam van Straaten leaving for England at the end of the year, this situation will only worsen Springbok coach Harry Viljoen's flyhalf nightmares.
Source: Sportsdesk

The latest PSL table for 2001/2002

Ajax booted out of CAF Cup (25/09/01)
Etoile du Sahel went through to the semifinals of the CAF Cup Competition after beating Ajax Cape Town 1-0 in the second leg quarterfinals at Newlands Stadium on Sunday.

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WP is favourite (21/09/01)
Western Province is still unbeaten this season, but coach Gert Smal feels that they are well below their best.Western Province is taking on the Lions on Saturday in a Currie Cup fixture at Newlands, Cape Town.
Last year WP went back to Newlands after a 51-28 victory over the Guateng Lions at Ellis Park. Both Springboks Toks van der Linde and Pieter Rossouw have returned to the starting line-up for Western Province.
Here follows the teams:
Western Province: Percy Montgomery; Breyton Paulse, Gus Theron, Braam van Straaten, Pieter Rossouw; Chris Rossouw, Neil de Kock; Bob Skinstad, Hendrik Gerber, Corné Krige, Hottie Louw, Quinton Davids, Cobus Visagie, Charl Marais, Toks van der Linde.
Lions: Conrad Jantjes, Thinus Delport, Gcobani Bobo, Japie Mulder, Dean Hall, Louis Koen, Werner Swanepoel, Russel Winter, Piet Krause, Joe van Niekerk, Jannes Labuschagne (c), Johan Ackermann, Willie Meyer, Leon Boshoff, Heinrich Kok.
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Springboks back for Blue Bulls clash (14/09/01)
Fedsure Western Province coach Gert Smal included all his Springboks for Saturday's important Bankfin Currie Cup clash against the Blue Bulls in Pretoria.
Joost van der Westhuizen has also been included in the Blue Bulls side for Saturday's match at Loftus Versfeld.
Here follows the teams:
Fedsure Western Province: Percy Montgomery, Breyton Paulse, Gus Theron, Braam van Straaten, Pieter Rossouw, Chris Rossouw, Neil de Kock, Bob Skinstad, Hendrik Gerber, Corne Krige (capt), Hottie Louw, Quinton Davids, Cobus Visagie, Charl Marais, Robbie Kempson. Substitutes: Pieter Dixon, Toks van der Linde, Thys Stoltz, Adri Badenhorst, Johannes Conradie, Werner Greeff, De Wet Barry.
Blue Bulls: Hannes Venter, McNeil Hendricks, Frikkie Welsh, Boeta Wessels, Gavin Passens, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Joost van der Westhuizen, Chris le Roux (capt), Anton Leonard, Piet Joubert, Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha, Piet Boer, Danie Coetzee, Wessel Roux. Substitutes: Jannie Brooks, Sias Wagner, Matt Frank, Danie Rossouw, Coenraad Groenewald, Tiaan Joubert, Ryno Hendricks.
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PSL soccer (10/09/01)
Orlando Pirates and Ria Stars drew 1-1 in their Premier Soccer League game at Vosloorus Stadium. AmaZulu scored their first win of the season when they defeated Free State Stars 2-1 at the Princess Magogo Stadium.
Hellenic suffered their third defeat on Sunday, this time Jomo Cosmos did the damage devastating Hellenic 3-0.

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The PSL table for 2001/2002

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CURRIE CUP TABLES 2001
The latest tables for 2001.....

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Pirates set record straight (05/09/01)
Orlando Pirates put the record straight against Lamontville Golden Arrows, after last season's two draws, when Arrows defender Bheka Phakathi conceded an own goal. Orlando Pirates won 1-0 in the Premier Soccer League match held at ABSA Stadium in Durban on Tuesday night.

Chiefs win Top Eight (03/09/01)
Kaizer Chiefs were jubilant in victory, but highly relieved after a last-gasp 2-2 equaliser that forced a penalty shootout that the Amakhosi scraped 7-6 against Sundowns in the BP Top Eight Final at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
It was a heart-breaking end for Sundowns, who were deprived of victory when Cyril Nzama scored in the fourth minute of injury to send the match into extra time.
With extra time producing no more goals, the final finished 2-2 and after 12 consecutive successful penalty kicks, Mike Manzini had his attempt saved, leaving Nzama to convert the decisive kick.
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Currie Cup log standings

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LIPTON CHALLENGE CUP 2001 SCORESHEET (Provisional)

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(23/08/01)
Both Ajax and The Kaizer Chiefs won their games on Wednesday. Ajax broke the unbeaten record of Jomos Cosmos by beating them 3-0 in a Premier Soccer League match played at Newlands in Cape Town, while The Kaizer Chiefs beat Classic 2-1.
Two quick Chief goals were scored by Jossias Macamo and Lucky Maselesele before halftime. Chiefs had not scored at Ellis Park since the soccer stampede in April of this year, as they drew 0-0 to Golden Arrows and lost 1-0 against Free State Stars.
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Fifth leg standings:

1 - Fila: Distance To Finish - 1244 miles
2 - Kingsfisher - DTF + 11 miles
3 - Ecover - DTF + 18 miles
4 - Sill Plein Fruit - DTF + 95 miles
5 - Gartmore - DTF + 202 miles
6 - Alphagraphics DTF + 362 miles
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September:

1-4: tour match v Zimbabwe A, Harare
7-11: 1st Test vs Zimbabwe, Harare
14-18: 2nd Test vs Zimbabwe, Bulawayo
21: tour match v Zimbabwe A, Bulawayo
23: 1st ODI vs Zimbabwe, Bulawayo
25: tour match v CFX Academy, Harare
27: tour match v Zimbabwe, Harare
29: 2nd ODI vs Zimbabwe, Harare
30: 3rd ODI vs Zimbabwe, Harare

Protea test team:

Shaun Pollock, Gary Kirsten, Hershchelle Gibbs, Neil Mckenzie, Jacques Kallis, Justin Kemp, Mark Boucher, Lance Klusener, Andre Nel, Allan Donald, Claude Henderson, Makhaya Ntini,Hendrik Dippenaar
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Currie Cup 2001 Logs

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Programme for Saturday: 13h00 - Gates open.
14h00 - ABSA UCT vs Nashua Maties.
15h30 - SA Cup: Fedsure WP Kwaggas vs Falcons
Entrance to the ground is R5.00 and scholars free. Tickets are available at 13h00 from the stadium.
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Here follows the PSL log:

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