{"id":20426,"date":"2013-06-14T22:08:12","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T20:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sport-news-ahead-of-long-weekend\/"},"modified":"2013-06-14T22:08:12","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T20:08:12","slug":"sport-news-ahead-of-long-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sport-news-ahead-of-long-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport news ahead of long weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:XC_MTB_2_Stevage.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"lightbox[5281]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"Cross-country mountain biking: Competitors in ...\" alt=\"Cross-country mountain biking: Competitors in ...\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d032d_300px-XC_MTB_2_Stevage3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cross-country mountain biking: Competitors in the under 23 men\u2019s division at the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships held at Mount Stromlo, near Canberra, Australia. Photo: Wikipedia<\/p>\n<p>Starting in Cairns, it has been announced that the <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/cairns-host-2017-uci-mountain-bike-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\">Australian city will host<\/a> the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike  Trials World Championships along with the Mountain Bike World Cups in 2014 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian football team is having some ball issues. Their preparations for the Confederations Cup, which starts on June 15, is looking a bit dire due to them not having sufficient time to <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/brazils-ball-problems-ahead-of-confederations-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\">practise with the official ball<\/a> that will be used at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>They have stuck with the ball produced by their main sponsor, Nike, but the ball that will be used at the tournament is from Adidas.<\/p>\n<p>Golfer Phil Mickelson skipped important practice rounds to fly to his daughter\u2019s graduation on Wednesday and then back through the night in time for the first round of the US Open. His efforts were rewarded with the <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/mickelsons-eye-opening-start-at-u-s-open\/\" target=\"_blank\">early clubhouse lead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moving on to a golf story in another part of the world \u2013 Port Elizabeth professional <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/moore-hits-the-front-in-polokwane-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Titch Moore found his form<\/a> at the Polokwane Classic on Thursday. He says it is good to be fit and healthy again after being on his back for about two months due to a car accident.<\/p>\n<p>The Proteas are reportedly feeling <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/proteas-take-winning-momentum-into-windies-clash\/\" target=\"_blank\">confident about their chances<\/a> in their ICC Championship Trophy match against the West Indies at the Cardiff Stadium today. They will also be buoyed by the news that Dale Steyn is available for selection after passing a fitness test.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/ciolek-second-on-first-stage-in-luxembourg\/\" target=\"_blank\">MTN-Qhubeka made their mark<\/a> on the first stage of the five-day Skoda Tour of Luxembourg on Thursday after their leader Gerald Ciolek finished second.<\/p>\n<p>We also have a <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/mysport24s-latest-tips-for-fairview-horseracing\/\" target=\"_blank\">list of the latest scratchings<\/a> for the Durban July, which takes place at Greyville on July 6.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/cairns-host-2017-uci-mountain-bike-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d032d_177431588_80_803.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/cairns-host-2017-uci-mountain-bike-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cairns host 2017 UCI Mountain Bike Championships<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/mtn-qhubeka-fields-strong-squad-for-tour-of-luxembourg\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d032d_177360771_80_804.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/mtn-qhubeka-fields-strong-squad-for-tour-of-luxembourg\/\" target=\"_blank\">MTN-Qhubeka fields strong squad for Luxembourg<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/mtn-qhubeka-takes-team-time-trial-in-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d032d_177360776_80_801.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/mtn-qhubeka-takes-team-time-trial-in-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\">MTN-Qhubeka takes team time trial in Korea<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d032d_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cross-country mountain biking: Competitors in the under 23 men\u2019s division at the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships held at Mount Stromlo, near Canberra, Australia. 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