adminClarke can lead from front
LONDON. — Since celebrating his Test debut with a dazzling century, Michael Clarke has combined the brash self-confidence of his native Sydney with a purity of style allied to fluent footwork in the finest Australian tradition. Last year the Australia captain added a Bradmanesque appetiteKevin Pietersen can be genius or weak link
LONDON. — Love him or loathe him, Kevin Pietersen’s return from a knee injury in time to face Australia in the Ashes series will have left England supporters breathing a sigh of relief. The controversial South Africa-born middle-order batsman, who divides opinion off the field with asHamilton feels a win is a long time away
LONDON. — Lewis Hamilton feels his first win for his new Mercedes team is still a long way off after struggling to finish fifth at the German Grand Prix.Hamilton was hit by the same heavy tyre usage problems that have plagued Mercedes for most of
SA boxing legend dies
JOHANNESBURG. — One of the legends of SA boxing, Enoch “Schoolboy” Nhlapo, has died.The former SA lightweight, junior welterweight and welterweight champion passed away at the Lesedi Clinic in Diepkloof, Soweto, on
Murray ends British curse
LONDON. — Stop the clocks, lob the history books onto the fire. Pinch yourself, and then again.To be British and in love with sport in this age is to be blessed beyond the dreams of our long-suffering
Injured Daly out of Open
NEW YORK. — John Daly withdrew from the Open Championship on Monday because he will have surgery on his right elbow this week that will end his PGA Tour season.Daly said he first noticed something wrong with his right elbow at the Byron Nelson Championship in
Zuma fires Sexwale, Pule
PRETORIA. — Embattled South African president Jacob Zuma reshuffled his cabinet with less than a year to go before elections yesterday, axing key allies and ousting Tokyo Sexwale, a long-time big-hitter of the ruling ANC party. “I have decided to make changes to the national
Snowden to take asylum in Venezuela
MOSCOW. — US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, who has been holed up in a Moscow airport for more than two weeks, has agreed to an offer of political asylum from Venezuela, a top pro-Kremlin lawmaker said yesterday. “As was expected, Snowden agreed toKhama back at Ajax Cape Town
ZIMBABWE international midfielder Khama Billiat has arrived back at Ajax Cape Town after spending a week in Slovenia on trial with Lokomotiv Moscow.
The 22-year-old midfielder, who was linked with Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns