Friday, December 18, 2009
Breakfast Headlines
Hashim Amla het uiteindelik sy eerste eendag honderd-tal gekry in Suid Afrika se 128 lopie oorwinning oor Bangladesh in die tweede eendag wedstryd. Amla het 140 vanaf 135 balle aangeteken om die Proteas te help tot 358 vir vier in hulle kolfbeurt. Dale Steyn en Johan Botha het drie paaltjie elk gevat.
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Ashwell Prince scored 72 not out to help the Chevrolet Warriors earn a draw against the Nashua Cape Cobras in a Supersport Series match at Paarl. With 18 overs to play, the Warriors were 171 for 8. There were also draws between the Lions and the Titans and the Dolphins and the Eagles.
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The Cobras embark on a roadshow today in search of the next big thing. The team will be at the Picketberg Cricket Ground at 10 o'clock this morning. The search for raw talent hits the Vredenburg Cricket Ground at 14h30. Tomorrow the Cobras are at the Worcester North Primary School at 3 o'clock.
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Australia have reached 111 for 3 at ! lunch on day five of the fourth and final test against India in Nagpur. The Aussies still need 271 runs for victory. Michael Clarke was out for 22 and Ricky Ponting was run out for 8.
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Ajax Cape Town are through to the Telkom Knockout semi-finals after a 3-1 win over Golden Arrows. Alicia Pillay was at Athlone Stadium and filed this report...
Bloemfontein Celtic goalkeeper Shu-aib Walter saved two penalties to help the Free State side beat Supersport United in a penalty shootout. In other quarterfinal results, Pirates beat Swallows and Free State Stars beat Bay United.
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In England, Chelsea are still top of the log after Nicholas Anelka's 2 goals gave them a 2-0 win over Blackburn. Darren Bent scored twice and Tottenham are off the bottom of the log thanks to a 2-1 win over Man City. Liverpool st! ay second after a 3-0 win over West Brom and Arsenal are third! with a 2-1 win over Man United.
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The Springboks are sweating over injuries to Bakkies Botha and Adi Jacobs. The Boks clinched a 20-15 victory against Wales, thanks to great defence and they'll want the same commitment this coming Saturday test against Scotland.
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There'll be a big change in refereeing in the Super 14 next year. SANZAR has decided referees will be allowed to officiate matches featuring a team from their own countries versus one from another.
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South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh broke the 100 metres breaststroke short course world record in Moscow when he clocked 56.88 seconds at the World Cup event for his second record in two days. On Saturday he broke the 50 metres record in the breaststroke.