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Boxing
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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.
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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.
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Athletics
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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.
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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.
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Other Sport
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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.
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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.
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Sports Voltage
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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.
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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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