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Du Toit scoops Laureus Disability award
SWIMMER Natalie du Toit scooped the Laureus Disability award.

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Cycle Tour goes yellow for cancer drive 
RIDERS and spectators are encouraged to wear yellow at the 2010 Cape Argus Pick ’n Pay Cycle Tour in support of the Livestrong Global Cancer Campaign, an organisation founded by cancer survivor and cycling legend Lance Armstrong. 

Lions hoping Spencer will ignite faltering season 
GAUTENG Lions coach Dick Muir has reverted to the team he started the season with when naming tomorrow’s line-up against the Waratahs in Sydney. 

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We have shunned Cosafa at our peril 
WRITING for a family newspaper is sometimes as challenging as driving with your children or parents in the car – you cannot always use the exact words you prefer to describe a situation. 


Final Whistle
Name your African legend and win a World Cup ticket 
SOWETAN and the 2010 Fifa World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) are giving away 10 double tickets for the eagerly anticipated World Cup. 


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KNOW YOUR STARS: one-on-one with Godfrey Nobula 
MPUMALANGA Black Aces captain Godfrey Nobula leads his men with aplomb despite the precarious situation they find themselves in. 
  • Know your stars - Bamuza Sono is no daddy’s boy


  • Blatter jets in to join countdown 
    FIFA president Sepp Blatter will touch down in South Africa this weekend to join the country in the 2010 World Cup’s 100 days countdown celebrations in Durban on Tuesday. 


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    Boxing
    Fallen idol Lovett gets two-year ban for steroids 
    PROSPECT of the Year 2008, the flamboyant Jared “The Storm” Lovett, 23, has been banned from boxing for two years. 

    Canada, Oz in stayaway 
    NEW DELHI – Teams from Australia and Canada are staying away from the Commonwealth Boxing Championships that began in the Indian capital yesterday. 

    Athletics
    Gauteng Athletics looks to veterans for development 
    THE new Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) leaders plan to engage legends such as Titus Mamabolo, Germina Sesoai and Sonja Laxton for assistance in the development of the sport. 

    Bettina doesn’t learn 
    VIENNA – Austrian athlete Bettina Mueller-Weissina, a seven-time national sprint champion, is facing a lifetime ban from the sport after allegedly violating anti-doping rules for a second time in her career. 

    Other Sport
    Noh on course for British Open 
    KUALA LUMPUR – South Korean teenager Noh Seung-yul continued his sparkling form by firing an opening- round six-under-par 66 for a share of the lead after the opening round of British Open International Final Qualifying. 

    Amla can shine in T20 game  
    IT SEEMS absurd that South Africa’s best batsman right now is not a shoo-in for a place in the ICC World Twenty20 in West Indies in May and June, yet Hashim Amla would be the last to complain. 

    Asia rues hockey flop 
    NEW DELHI – Former Olympians and coaches yesterday lamented the poor showing by Asian teams at the men’s field hockey World Cup, saying Europe and Australia were now the masters of the game. 

    Kallis and Boucher back for Pro20 final 
    THE return of Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher from injury will add more zeal to the already powerful Warriors team that will play the Lions in the Standard Bank Pro20 final in Port Elizabeth on Friday night. 

    Sports Voltage
    Bangladesh drop Ashraful 
    DHAKA – Bangladesh have axed experienced batsman Mohammad Ashraful for a two-Test series against England following his inconsistent form, selectors said yesterday. 

    Golfers can’t get groove on 
    PHOENIX, Arizona – The 20-year-old square-groove clubs that sparked a furore on the US PGA Tour this season will be prohibited on the tour from March 29 thanks to an agreement reached with club manufacturer Ping. 

    Golf tour clash riles Malaysia 
    KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian golf chiefs are threatening to withdraw their endorsement of the US PGA’s first event in Southeast Asia over a clash of dates with an existing Asian Tour event in the country. 

    Germans show class in hockey 
    NEW DELHI – Defending champions Germany outclassed New Zealand 5-2 yesterday to join England and Australia in the semifinals of the men’s field hockey World Cup. 

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