REUTERS Samantha Stosur of Australia used her serve to great effect. Dubai – Samantha Stosur appears to have her best chance to win a first title since the US Open after reaching the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open on Wednesday. It is five months since the Australian captured the first Grand Slam title of her [...]

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Getty Images Wayne Rooney has a throat infection. Manchester, England – Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United’s Europa League match with Ajax Amsterdam on Thursday after picking up a throat infection, manager Alex Ferguson said on Wednesday. Rooney first felt the symptoms following last week’s first leg in Amsterdam and although he reported for training [...]

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AFP Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech. Prague – Chelsea ‘keeper Petr Cech said Wednesday his side’s 3-1 Champions League defeat to Napoli was a sign the English Premier League side’s crisis is far from over. Injury-plagued Chelsea are already struggling in the league and the FA Cup, leading to media speculation that club owner Roman Abramovich [...]

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Gallo Images Eben Etzebeth of the Stormers. Abrasive lock Eben Etzebeth will make his Super Rugby debut for the Stormers against the Hurricanes in their opening game at Newlands on Saturday night. Etzebeth, 20, was a surprise inclusion in the Stormers’ run-on XV, named on Wednesday, after an ankle injury ruled out Rynhardt Elstadt. “I’m [...]

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Gallo Images Eben Etzebeth of the Stormers. Abrasive lock Eben Etzebeth will make his Super Rugby debut for the Stormers against the Hurricanes in their opening game at Newlands on Saturday night. Etzebeth, 20, was a surprise inclusion in the Stormers’ run-on XV, named on Wednesday, after an ankle injury ruled out Rynhardt Elstadt. “I’m [...]

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AP South Africa’s Dirkie Chamberlain celebrates after scoring against India. South Africa are one step away from booking their place at the London Olympic Games after securing a 5-2 thumping of India in the women’s hockey qualifying tournament in New Delhi on Wednesday. The South Africans led 2-1 at the break, and stormed clear in [...]

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AP South Africa’s Dirkie Chamberlain celebrates after scoring against India. South Africa are one step away from booking their place at the London Olympic Games after securing a 5-2 thumping of India in the women’s hockey qualifying tournament in New Delhi on Wednesday. The South Africans led 2-1 at the break, and stormed clear in [...]

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AP South Africa’s Dirkie Chamberlain celebrates after scoring against India. South Africa are one step away from booking their place at the London Olympic Games after securing a 5-2 thumping of India in the women’s hockey qualifying tournament in New Delhi on Wednesday. The South Africans led 2-1 at the break, and stormed clear in [...]

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Gallo Images Wikus van Heerden is nursing a knee injury. Lions coach John Mitchell was still sweating on the availability of lock Wikus van Heerden, who was nursing a knee injury, when he named his team for their first match of the Super Rugby season on Wednesday. Hendrik Roodt was pencilled in among the starting [...]

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Gallo Images Wikus van Heerden is nursing a knee injury. Lions coach John Mitchell was still sweating on the availability of lock Wikus van Heerden, who was nursing a knee injury, when he named his team for their first match of the Super Rugby season on Wednesday. Hendrik Roodt was pencilled in among the starting [...]

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