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Paris — France and Germany called on Monday for Europe’s leaders to agree on strict rules for fiscal discipline at their summit this week, as S&P threatened sweeping ratings downgrades if they fail to act to end the eurozone debt crisis.
Radiation traces found in Japanese baby formula
TOKYO — Traces of radiation spilled from Japan’s hobbled nuclear plant were detected in baby formula yesterday in the latest case of contaminated food in the nation.
Indians thought we deserved bonuses—Majola
Pretoria — Cricket SA (CSA) chief executive Gerald Majola said fairness was relative with regard to the distribution of bonuses after the successful hosting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2009.
Majola was speaking after he was questioned on his understanding of fairness when he and Don McIntosh, the Indian Premier League tournament director, received more than two-thirds of the pool of money meant for bonuses.
Banyana eye CAF award
Johannesburg — Banyana Banyana and striker Nompumelelo Nyandeni have both been nominated for the African Football Confederation (CAF) awards.
The South African Senior Women’s National Team has been nominated for the African Women’s National Team of the Year category, while Nyandeni will vie for the African Women’s Footballer of the Year.
The awards are scheduled for 22 December in Ghana.
Brazil 2014 will have goal-line technology
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has revealed that goal-line technology will be introduced for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The 75-year-old ignored repeated calls for technology to be brought in following the controversy at last year’s World Cup in South Africa, when England midfielder Frank Lampard saw an effort ruled out against Germany despite the ball having clearly crossed the line.
Missiles ‘May protect London 2012 games’
British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has told MPs that ground-to-air missiles will be deployed to protect the 2012 Olympic Games in London if deemed operationally necessary.
He was asked to confirm this by the former defence secretary Liam Fox.
Suarez hand gesture probed
The Football Association is reviewing a hand gesture made by Liverpool striker Luis Suarez after the 1-0 defeat at Fulham.
Safa plans Indaba after double failure
Safa is planning a national technical conference to analyse the failures of Bafana Bafana and the national Under-23 team and to plan the way forward.
Announcing this at OR Tambo International Airport following the arrival of the Shakes Mashaba coached squad from Morocco, Safa president Kirsten Nemantandani said they would look deep into the challenges facing the country.
Wladimir Klitschko pulls out of title bout
World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has called off the defence of his titles against Frenchman Jean-Marc Mormeck on Saturday.
Victor Matfield to join Bulls coaching staff
Former Springboks and Bulls legend Victor Matfield will join the Vodacom Bulls on a consultancy basis for the 2012 Super Rugby season.