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| Feb.8 |
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Cricket World Cup begins 54 one-day games are scheduled to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya over the 6 weeks
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| Feb.9 |
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West Indies earn upset win against host
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| Feb.10 |
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ICC says England to skip match
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| Feb.11 |
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Australia crushing Pakistan
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| Feb.12 |
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South Africa routs Kenya
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| Feb.14 |
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Hat-trick inspires Sri Lanka
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| Feb.15 |
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Australia races to 9-wicket win
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| Feb.16 |
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Fleming sets up Kiwi win vs. South Africa
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| Feb.25 |
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Wasim claims 500th one-day wicket
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| Feb.26 |
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'Wrong Bond' freed after FBI probe The British grandfather spent 3 weeks in a police cell after being mistaken for one of America's most wanted criminals
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| Mar.2 |
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Australia edges past England
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| Mar.3 |
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Kiwis beat Canada
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Sri Lanka eliminates South Africa
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| Mar.4 |
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Zimbabwe reached Super Sixes
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West Indies departed by thrashing Kenya
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| Mar.10 |
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India through to semifinals
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| Mar.11 |
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Australian paceman beat New Zealand
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| Mar.12 |
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Kenya makes semifinals
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| Mar.14 |
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India beats New Zealand by 7 wickets
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| Mar.15 |
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Sri Lanka secures semifinal spot
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| Mar.18 |
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Rampant Australia through to final World Cup. Australia: 212-7 (50 overs) beat Sri Lanka 123-7 (38.1 overs) by 48 runs (D-L method)
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| Mar.20 |
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India defeats Kenya to make Cup final Saurav Ganguly struck his 3rd hundred of the World Cup to spur India to a 91-run semi-final win over Kenya
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| Mar.21 |
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Apartheid trials 'too costly' Truth and Reconciliation Commission has called for reparations to be paid quickly to victims from the apartheid era
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| Mar.23 |
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Australia retained cricket World Cup| Australia win with a 125-run over India. Ponting scored an unbeaten 140 off 121 as Australia compiled 359 for 2 | | |
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| Apr.9 |
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First African SARS case suspected A 62-year-old man is being treated at a Pretoria hospital as a 'probable SARS' case
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| Apr.24 |
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Bank fraud: Winnie Mandela guilty The former wife of Nelson Mandela has been found guilty of fraud and theft by a court in Pretoria
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| May.1 |
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Bus plunge: dozens die Up to 80 people are feared dead after a bus driver drove into a reservoir after losing his way
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| May.5 |
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Anti-apartheid icon Walter Sisulu dead Walter Sisulu, 90, was and long-time friend of Nelson Mandela
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| May.16 |
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State funeral for Sisulu Walter Sisulu was the popular but quiet liberation hero
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| Jul.9 |
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Bush denies rift with South Africa Bush and Thabo Mbeki discuss challenges of Zimbabwe
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| Jul.19 |
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Mandela celebrated 85th birthday| Heads of states and celebrities from around the world have joined at a gala dinner in Johannesburg | |
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| Jul.23 |
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AIDS 'threatens economic catastrophe' A failure to fight the disease will cause incomes at least to halve over the next 3 generations
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| Aug.3 |
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Conference focusing on AIDS Country's Medicines Control Council (MCC) refuses to implement an anti-retroviral drugs programme
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| Aug.5 |
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Mbeki: Taylor pledges to step down Liberian President has told South African President that he intends to hand power over to his deputy on Monday next week
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| Aug.8 |
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S. Africa to distribute AIDS drugs| Cabinet has ordered to develop an operational plan to make anti-AIDS drugs available to infected with HIV | |
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| Aug.18 |
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70-run victory over South Africa
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| Sep.7 |
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Rugby racism probe
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| Sep.8 |
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Trescothick down S. Africa
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| Oct.28 |
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Pakistan win series over South Africa
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| Nov.17 |
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Prosecutor was 'apartheid spy' A former minister has told an inquiry that Bulelani Ngcuka was probably an agent for the apartheid government
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| Nov.19 |
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S Africa rolls out Aids programme| The Cabinet has approved a plan to distribute free Aids drugs to 5 million sufferers | | |
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| Nov.24 |
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Presidents Cup tied after playoff The Internationals and the U.S. shared the Cup when the 2-man playoff was abandoned in bad light
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| Nov.29 |
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Stars give AIDS benefit| Bono and other international stars answered Mandela's call, putting on a musical extravaganza broadcast | |
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| Dec.4 |
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Straeuli quits Springboks Rudolf Straeuli has quit as rugby coach of South Africa along with SA managing director Rian Oberholzer
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| Dec.11 |
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Els named European player of year The 34-year-old South African has been named the European PGA Tour's golfer of the year for the second year running
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