ST ANDREWS, Scotland Oct 4 (Reuters) - South African Branden Grace equalled the European Tour record when he shot a blistering 12-under-par 60 midway through the first round of the Dunhill Links Championship on Thursday. Grace, a triple winner on the tour in 2012, clipped two strokes off Lee Westwood's previous Kingsbarns record of 62 set in 2003 after finishing with five … [Read more...] about Golf-Amazing Grace equals European Tour record of 60
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S.Africa’s rand dips to 11-week low on labour unrest
* Rand nears three-year low vs dollar * Bonds retreat, yields edge up JOHANNESBURG Oct 4 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand extended losses against the dollar on Thursday, hitting an 11-week low as waves of strikes across the mining industry continued to dent sentiment toward local assets. By 1528 GMT, the rand was trading at 8.5025 versus the greenback, down 0.97 … [Read more...] about S.Africa’s rand dips to 11-week low on labour unrest
S.Africa police fire tear gas at striking miners
JOHANNESBURG Oct 4 (Reuters) - South African police fired tear gas at striking miners near the Rustenburg operations of the world's top platinum producer Anglo American Platinum , Talk Radio 702 reported on Thursday, as seven weeks of labour unrest show little sign of abating. The radio station also reported that the striking miners hurled stones at the police. … [Read more...] about S.Africa police fire tear gas at striking miners
Rugby-Argentina team to meet Australia in Rugby Championship
Oct 4 (Reuters) - Argentina side to play Australia in a Rugby Championship match in Rosario on Saturday. 15-Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, 14-Gonzalo Camacho, 13-Marcelo Bosch, 12-Santiago Fernandez, 11-Horacio Agulla, 10-Juan Martin Hernandez, 9-Martin Landajo, 8-Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (captain), 7-Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 6-Julio Farias Cabello, 5-Patricio Albacete, … [Read more...] about Rugby-Argentina team to meet Australia in Rugby Championship
Euro Coal-Prices rise by $1/T; oversupply fears ease
* More players optimistic prices are starting to recover * Late Oct S.African cargo trades at $1.50/T premium LONDON Oct 4 (Reuters) - Prompt physical coal prices rose by as much as $1.00 a tonne on Thursday as traders bought to cover short positions and on optimism that prices are starting to recover from steep falls in the summer. Prompt South African coal … [Read more...] about Euro Coal-Prices rise by $1/T; oversupply fears ease
