By Ken Borland JOHANNESBURG, June 23 (Reuters) – Lions coach John Mitchell has been suspended with immediate effect following complaints from the players, Super Rugby franchise president Kevin de Klerk said on Saturday. The former New Zealand coach will face a disciplinary inquiry by the board of the Johannesburg-based franchise. “”John Mitchell has been suspended [...]
Rugby-Lions coach Mitchell suspended after player complaints
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Rugby-South Africa 14 England 14
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PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, June 23 (Reuters) – South Africa and England drew 14-14 (halftime 9-8) in the third and final test on Saturday. Scorers: South Africa – Try: JP Pietersen; Penalties: Morne Steyn (3) England – Try: Danny Care; Penalties: Toby Flood, Owen Farrell (2) (Editing by Tony Jimenez) © Thomson Reuters 2012 All [...]
UPDATE 1-Golf-Travelers Championship second round scores
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June 23 (Infostrada Sports) – Completed second round scores in rain-affected Travelers Championship at the par-70 course on Saturday in Cromwell, Connecticut. 131 Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) 65 66 132 J.B. Holmes (U.S.) 70 62 Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 68 64 Will Claxton (U.S.) 65 67 133 Blake Adams (U.S.) 69 64 Roland Thatcher (U.S.) 66 67 [...]
Rugby-England avoid series whitewash with draw in S.Africa
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PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, June 23 (Reuters) – England avoided a series whitewash when they battled to a 14-14 draw with South Africa in the third and final test on Saturday. The visitors ended a nine-match losing streak against the Springboks as they secured only the second draw between the two teams. Scrumhalf Danny Care [...]
UPDATE 2-Rugby-England avoid series whitewash with draw in S.Africa
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* Late Farrell penalty saves England * South Africa win series 2-0 (Adds quotes) By Jason Humphries PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, June 23 (Reuters) – England avoided a series whitewash when they battled to a 14-14 draw with South Africa in the third and final test on Saturday. The visitors ended a nine-match losing streak [...]
Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Travelers Championship scores
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June 2 2 (Infostrada Sports) – Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Travelers Championship at the par-70 course on Friday in Cromwell, Connecticut holes played rounds -9 Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) 36 65 66 -8 Nathan Green (Australia) 27 65 Charley Hoffman (U.S.) 24 67 -7 Blake Adams (U.S.) 36 69 64 Roland Thatcher (U.S.) 36 [...]
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Rhino four give conflicting evidence
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Four men accused of killing a white rhino and removing its horn in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in 2009 have conflicting accounts of how they came to be arrested while travelling in the same bakkie. They were found with a rifle, two axes (one covered in blood) and two rhino horns on a hacked-off portion of [...]
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Call for 11 religious holidays
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Ashwin Trikamjee, president of the SA Hindu Mahasabha, left, addresses a public hearing at the Durban city hall. Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, second left, was among those in attendance Picture: Terry Haywood South Africa would have 11 more public holidays in addition to the 12 it has already if all the religious groups [...]
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Top athletes excluded from Olympics
23 June 2012 by
Wessel Oosthuizen / Gallo Images Cherise Stander Two shock omissions from the South African Olympic team are desperately trying to get their non-selections overturned in time to board the plane for London. Cyclist Cherise Stander (nee Taylor) is the current South African and Africa time-trial champion and is clearly ranked as the country’s second-best woman [...]
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Steyn to wed in private ceremony
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Facebook In this picture posted on Facebook, Linca Meyer shares a moment with her fianc�, Springbok and Sharks centre Francois Steyn. Springbok and Sharks centre Francois Steyn marries his fiancée, Linca Meyer, in Durban tomorrow in a private ceremony. Since news broke of Steyn’s exclusion from the team named to play England in Port Elizabeth [...]
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