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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Africa Leader.com http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/cat/dff6b204fdf35a9d/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 01:35:25 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:35:25 -0400 30 Waratahs midfielder Berrick Barnes has been rewarded for his match-winning cameo against the Brumbies and will start at inside-centre in Friday's clash against the Rebels.Barnes scored a try and set up another to spark the Waratahs' second-half rival in the 28-22 win over the Brumbies in his second game back from a broken thumb.The incumbent Wallabies full-back, who has been named in ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214679509/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:39 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214679509/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Sydney 2000 Wallabies utility back Berrick Barnes has been picked at inside centre for his first run-on Super Rugby start in 10 weeks for the Waratahs clash with the Melbourne Rebels on Friday night.Barnes has played just 77 minutes this season but made two influential cameos off the bench in the Waratahs' comeback victories over the Stormers and Brumbies to play his way into the 25-man ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214679510/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:53 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214679510/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d The Melbourne Rebels will part ways with international pair Gareth Delve and Ged Robinson at the end of the season.The pair, foundation players in the Melbourne side, opted not to renew their contracts at the Super Rugby franchise and will have completed three-year stints with the club at the end of this season.It is uncertain at this stage where former Rebels captain Delve, a Welsh ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214678541/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:16 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214678541/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Faingaa said the elation of his selection in the Wallabies squad for the series against the British and Irish Lions had given way to anxiety over whether coach Ewen McKenzie would stick with him on Saturday against the Stormers in Cape ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214677505/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 20:16:39 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214677505/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d 8am EST: suitors start circling Buddy; Benji back in Tigers side; SBW up for Storm clash. // .promo-text --> // .promo-promo-block ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676421/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 19:08:34 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676421/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d The 32-year-old actor is single after he and model Dominique Piek recently called time on their relationship, almost a year after going public, and Chris has revealed what he is looking for in a new ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676426/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:43 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676426/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Vodafone New Zealand, which bought phone company TelstraClear for $840 million last year, lost a net 7000 mobile customers in the first three months of the year, its ninth straight quarterly decline.Auckland-based Vodafone had 2.307 million mobile customers as at March 31 from 2.314 million three months earlier, according to its London Stock Exchange-listed parent company's annual ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676424/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:43 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676424/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Sir Ian Botham expects James Anderson to go far beyond his England record haul of 383 Test wickets after the Lancastrian reached his triple century in the first Test defeat of New Zealand.Anderson took seven wickets in the 170-run win at Lord's to become the fourth England player to reach 300 scalps. He moved on to 305 ahead of this week's second Test at Headingley."I've been ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676423/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:43 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676423/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d The 23-year-old actress plays Nicki, a celebrity burgling teenager in Sofia Coppola's new movie and Emma watched reality TV so she could "understand the psychology" of her ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676427/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:42 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676427/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d New Zealand tennis No.1 Marina Erakovic has continued a worrying run of singles form with a first-round defeat at the Strasbourg International Open in France.In the last tournament before the French Open in Paris next week, Erakovic lost to fifth seed and world No.49 Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-7 6-3 7-6.She paid for an inferior service display in an exhausting match on clay which lasted nearly ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676425/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:42 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214676425/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d With all the fallout from the Wallabies squad announcement you could be forgiven for the thinking the first Test against the British and Irish Lions is on Saturday, the reality is that it's a massive weekend for the Australian Super Rugby ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214675186/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 17:56:19 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214675186/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Geordan Murphy has played 317 games in 16 seasons with Leicester but will not feature in the final against Northampton. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214672331/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:11 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214672331/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has offered to send New Zealand peacekeeping troops to the Middle East if an Israel-Palestine peace deal can be reached. US Secretary of State John Kerry is attempting to broker a deal between the two bitterly opposed sides, and Mr McCully revealed the offer of New Zealand's support after the pair met in Washington this week. The Israel-Palestine ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214671447/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:48:22 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214671447/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Korea have sealed a series victory over New Zealand with one Test to play after winning the fifth men's hockey Test 1-0 in Auckland.Korea picked up their third win from five games courtesy of a goal in the second minute to Nam Young Lee.New Zealand, who have yet to win a Test, bounced back to produce some of their best hockey of the series according to coach Colin Batch but couldn't ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214671649/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:28 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214671649/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Bradley Davies has recovered from the knockout punch delivered by All Black Andrew Hore last November and will captain Wales for the first time next ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214672332/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:47 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214672332/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Now Rod, 68, has "let the cat out of the bag" by revealing that Harry, 19, stayed over at his LA mansion with his daughter.Speaking on Alan Carr's TV talk show, 'Chatty Man', Rod said:"His [Harry] car was here in the morning. Let's put it that way. But he may just have come round to pick something up."But when Alan asked if Rod if he had any concerns about ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214672333/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:45 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214672333/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Education Minister Hekia Parata put Nelson's Salisbury School through a year of needless strife and anxiety, opposition parties say.Ms Parata on Monday confirmed the school for special needs girls would stay open, after initially deciding it should close.Labour's Chris Hipkins says the decision is the right one."It's just a shame it took a court ruling, relentless community ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214672335/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:44 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214672335/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d SIDS CAN STRIKE ANY INFANT* Also known as cot death, SIDS is the name given to the sudden death of an infant or child which cannot adequately be explained* It claims the lives of approximately 45 infants in New Zealand each year, down from about 250 in 1990* Most SIDS victims are between two and four months of age* It is not caused by suffocation, choking, immunisations or vaccinations* It is not ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214672334/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:44 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214672334/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Leicester wing Niall Morris admits it's going to be an anxious wait to see if he'll be selected to start in the Aviva Premiership final against the Saints. The 24-year-old, who started the semi against Harlequins and has scored six tries this season, is hopeful he will be running out at Twickenham."We're very excited, obviously it's a massive game for the club and if ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214669039/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 14:42:36 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214669039/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d A proud fishing and barbarian heritage inspired All Black Owen Franks' full-back tattoo. The Christchurch-based prop was photographed showing his intricate ink during an All Blacks training camp at Mt Maunganui this week. His full-back design features an anchor and two axes set above his family name written in a gothic script. Franks grew up in Motueka, near Nelson, and said his family heritage ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214668342/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:06 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214668342/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d The Stormers have been hit by news that second-row Andries Bekker and prop Frans Malherbe have suffered injuries, with Bekker having played his last game for the South African team. The injuries, which are likely to rule both Bekker and Malherbe out for the rest of the season, came to light when the players were sent for medicals upon their return from the tour of Australasia.Prop Malherbe - ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214667323/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:24:28 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214667323/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d The so-called "tupperwaka", which courted controversy during the 2011 Rugby World Cup, has found itself a new home at Team New Zealand's America's Cup base in San Francisco.Waka Maori, a 70m-long cultural venue, has been assembled beneath the Oakland Bridge and will be a prominent feature on the San Francisco waterfront over the coming months.It will be used by Team New ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214667324/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 12:38:58 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214667324/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Richard Cockerill says sentimentality for Tigers stalwarts such as Geordan Murphy must be put to one side when selecting his XV to face Northampton. Murphy joins Martin Castrogiovanni and coach Matt O'Connor in their final games for Leicester this week, with Cockerill refusing to get emotional."Geordan will be there on Saturday. He'll be coaching if he's not involved in the ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214664831/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 12:11:29 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214664831/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d The Southern Kings have made just one change to their starting XV ahead of Saturday's Super Rugby clash with Cheetahs in Port Elizabeth. Full-back SP Marais has fully recovered from injury and takes his place in the last line of defence in place of George Whitehead, who drops to the bench.Jacques Engelbrecht also comes back onto the bench in place of Devon Oosthuizen, after his recovery ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214664830/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 12:11:28 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214664830/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Clermont were dealt a blow ahead of their Top 14 semi-final against Castres at Stade de la Beaujoire after second-row Jamie Cudmore was ruled out. The 34-year-old Canadian fractured a hand during Saturday's clash with Toulon at Twickenham, but luckily the forward will not require an operation.In a further concern, hard-working flank Gerhard Vosloo is a doubt as he attempts to recover from ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214664829/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 12:11:27 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214664829/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Despite sitting in tenth position, Sharks prop Jannie du Plessis insists there is still a strong belief that the Durban side can make the Super Rugby play-offs. He was speaking on Tuesday, ahead of what he described as "our most important game of the season" on Saturday when they face the Bulls."For sure [there's belief]. I mean stranger things have happened," he said ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214663187/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 09:59:35 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214663187/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Cardiff Blues lock Bradley Davies will captain Wales on their upcoming two-Test tour of Japan. The 26-year-old was named captain as head coach for the tour, Robin McBryde, reduced his initial training squad down to a 27-man touring party.The squad has nine uncapped players including Ospreys duo Dafydd Howells and Dan Baker and Blues fly-half Rhys Patchell.Props Ryan Bevington (Ospreys), Scott ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214663186/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 09:59:33 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214663186/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d - South Africa’s Rugby World Cup-winning captain finally called time on his playing career when he played his last match for Saracens against a South African Barbarians side. We sat down with his country’s most-capped player to look back on a remarkable ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214663188/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 09:54:53 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214663188/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d From the best player to the biggest disappointment, our rugby union correspondent picks his highlights and lowlights of the campaign that was in his final weekly blog of the regular ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214663189/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 09:52:49 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214663189/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Former Maori All Black Lindsay Raki has been jailed for nearly three years after stealing more than $300,000 of pokie machine grant money.Raki, 51, was jailed for two years and nine months on 11 theft charges, which Auckland District Court Judge Emma Aitken said was serious fraud.Raki's conviction followed a Department of Internal Affairs investigation into the distribution of pokie machine ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214663190/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 09:13:59 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214663190/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d New Zealand have put a damper on Fiji's 100th anniversary celebrations, by claiming they are too busy to play the islanders in a commemorative Test. The Fijian Rugby Union wrote to the New Zealand Rugby Union last August requesting a June Test against the All Blacks in Suva, Fiji's capital, to mark the occasion.But the NZRU rejected their offer citing the World Cup winners' ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214661007/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 08:46:34 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214661007/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Leinster will be without back-row Sean O'Brien for this weekend's RaboDirect PRO12 Final, with Lions head coach Warren Gatland confirming the news. Gatland was talking at a Lions press conference on Monday after O'Brien's province, Leinster, had tagged him an "injury concern" in their briefing."He's not fit to play for Leinster, and in saying that ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214661790/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 08:46:33 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214661790/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Sam Warburton has been keeping a close eye on his upcoming opponents ahead of next month's British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.The Welsh flanker, who will captain the Lions as they bid for their first tour success since 1997, says he has been watching the likes of Liam Gill and Michael Hooper in Super Rugby.That has provided Warburton with a clear insight into the challenge his side ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660414/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:39:34 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660414/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Dual international Sonny Bill Williams has leapt to the defence of unwanted Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper, accusing the Wallabies hierarchy of 'finger pointing' and declaring his close friend the best number 10 in the country.Cooper was left out of Robbie Deans' initial 25-man squad for next month's British and Irish Lions series on Sunday.The controversial 38-Test flyhalf ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660416/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:39:16 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660416/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d He is the incumbent Wallabies full-back but Berrick Barnes knew his Test spot was under serious threat from Israel Folau before the former rugby league international had even played a trial match for the Waratahs.Both Barnes and Folau were included in coach Robbie Deans' top 25 players for the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour on Sunday, with a further six to be added to the squad on ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660415/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:39:15 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660415/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Ulster flanker Chris Henry is adamant that his side needs to be in top form if they are to overcome Leinster in the RaboDirect PRO12 final on Saturday. International back-row Henry admitted to being nervous ahead of the duo's meeting in the Heineken Cup final, a match they lost 42-14."It was pretty daunting being in our first final and the nerves won't be as bad this time," ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660419/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:37:33 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660419/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d We're giving away tickets to the most eagerly-anticipated East Midlands derby of all time: Saturday's Premiership Final at Twickenham! Yes, we're at it again! Planet Rugby and Gatorade, Official Performance Partner of Premiership Rugby, have teamed up to offer one lucky reader a pair of tickets to this weekend's sold-out final at Twickers, where Leicester Tigers face ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660418/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:37:32 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660418/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d This week's match officials have been named, with John Lacey and Wayne Barnes in the middle at Twickenham and the RDS in Dublin respectively. Pacific Nations CupJapan vs Tonga at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama, JapanReferee: Angus Gardner (Australia)Assistant referees: tba (New Zealand, tba (JapanCanada vs USA at Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton, CanadaReferee: Francisco Pastrana ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660417/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:37:32 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660417/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Sam Ryan, aged 8, from Rathmines gets a lift from Leinster players Leo Auva'a, Andrew Goodman and Jack McGrath at the launch of the province's Summer ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660420/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:33:16 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660420/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Second row Paul O'Connell spoke to the assembled media on the Lions squad's first day at their training camp in Carton House. He cannot wait until the full squad is together and is hoping to be involved in the historic tour opener against the Barbarians in Hong ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660424/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:33:15 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660424/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Irish Rugby TV brings you footage of the special reception at Farmleigh House which Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar TD, hosted to honour the Grand Slam achievements of the Ireland Women's squad and management ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660423/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:33:14 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660423/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d The British & Irish Lions are in Ireland this week for a training camp at Carton House as they build towards their opening match of the 2013 tour against the Barbarians. Head coach Warren Gatland and captain Sam Warburton fielded questions from the media earlier ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660422/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:33:13 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660422/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Irish Rugby TV brings you footage of the special reception at Farmleigh House which Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar TD, hosted to honour the Grand Slam achievements of the Ireland Women's squad and management ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660421/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:33:12 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214660421/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has claimed Jonny Wilkinson's only chance of joining the Australia tour is as an injury replacement.Wilkinson produced a match-winning performance for Toulon to win the Heineken Cup on Saturday and with Gatland hinting he could expand his squad from 36 to 38 players, the British press leapt to the conclusion the 33-year-old fly-half would head to ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214659273/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:27 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214659273/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Ulster have bolstered their front-row stocks by signing New Zealand-born prop Bronson Ross from Coventry. Ross is Irish qualified and played for Dunedin in New Zealand before moving to Europe when he was 22. He spent two seasons at Boroughmuir in Scotland before representing Spanish side Guernica for a year. He joined Coventry at the start of the 2012/13 season and played 26 times for the club ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214659275/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 06:28:40 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214659275/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d The Bulls received a boost ahead of Saturday's clash with the Sharks in Durban with the news that last weekend's 35-18 victory over the Highlanders did not produce any serious injuries. Team doctor Org Strauss confirmed, however, that several players were recovering from bruises and light strains sustained in that match. Players with niggling injuries were given a rest on Monday to ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214659274/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 06:28:40 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214659274/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d With Robbie Deans' critique still ringing in his ears, Quade Cooper has been backed by Queensland Reds halves partner Will Genia to respond by sealing a belated Wallabies squad spot for the British and Irish Lions series. Wallabies halfback Genia admitted he was disappointed by Cooper's omission from Deans' initial 25-man squad for the three-Test series against the Lions. ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214658785/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 06:07:33 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214658785/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Injured Brumbies midfielder Pat McCabe is confident he can overcome a knee injury in time to return for the Wallabies' three-Test series against the British and Irish Lions.McCabe, who signed a new two-year deal with the Australian Rugby Union and the Brumbies on Tuesday, damaged his posterior cruciate ligament in Saturday's local derby loss to the Waratahs.It was originally feared the ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214658239/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 05:24:38 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214658239/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d LONDON ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214657848/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 05:05:35 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214657848/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d While Leicester are preparing for a ninth-straight Premiership Final the danger is that it could start becoming all too familiar. But one man who certainly won't be treating it as just another game is Julian Salvi - the Tigers flanker still haunted by his one and only memory of a Twickenham showpiece.Australian Salvi marked his first season with the Tigers with a spot in the starting XV ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214657298/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 04:14:00 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214657298/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d After experiencing several lows, Northampton full-back, Ben Foden is desperate to finish the season on a high by hoisting the Premiership crown at Twickenham on Saturday. An ankle injury in September of last year ruled Foden out of the autumn internationals, leaving the England number 15 jersey free for Alex Goode to step into.And despite the 27-year-old Foden returning to domestic action at ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214656825/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 04:13:59 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214656825/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Wallabies veteran George Smith is a chance to make a Lazarus-like comeback in time for next month's British and Irish Lions series after scans revealed his knee injury is not as serious as first feared.The 32-year-old was officially ruled out of next month's three-Test series on Sunday with a medial ligament injury suffered in the Brumbies' brutal local derby loss to the Waratahs ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214657299/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 03:36:52 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214657299/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Blues assistant coach Sir Graham Henry has criticised the match officials following his side's loss to the Crusaders in Christchurch. With the Auckland-based franchise's boss Sir John Kirwan absent, Henry answered questions from the media and made no secret of his unhappiness with some of the match officials' decisions from the match which the Crusaders won 23-3.The former All ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214656019/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 03:09:55 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214656019/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Two small waterspouts have been spotted off the Auckland coast but appear to have caused little or no damage.Weather Watch says it warned Civil Defence on Tuesday afternoon of a "low to moderate" risk of isolated small tornadoes, and shortly afterwards the waterspouts - like a tornado over water - were seen on Manukau Harbour.It has also warned of a similar risk of tornadoes and ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214656425/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 02:31:45 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214656425/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d The 32-year-old actress, whose father is director Ron Howard, was left hurt by "vicious" comments aimed at her when she attended a red carpet event just days after giving birth to her son Theo, now six, in February 2007 and ever since she avoids Google searching her ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214656424/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 02:31:45 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214656424/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d The 47-year-old actor and the 'Machete' star will helm the inaugural ceremony at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, which will recognize the most popular celebrities in social ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214656426/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 02:31:44 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214656426/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Veteran Wallabies flanker George Smith could still play in the upcoming series against the British and Irish Lions after a scan showed a knee injury was not as serious as first thought. Smith, who hoped to return from international retirement and to add to his 110 Tests for the Wallabies, suffered a grade two medial ligament tear on his left knee while playing for the Brumbies in ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214655537/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 02:07:09 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214655537/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Wallabies inside centre Pat McCabe has signed a new two-year deal with the Australian Rugby Union and the Brumbies. McCabe, who has represented his country in 19 Tests, signed the contract which will take him through until the end of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.In doing so, McCabe joins fellow Wallabies James Horwill, Scott Higginbotham, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Sekope Kepu, Ben McCalman, ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214655538/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Tue, 21 May 2013 02:07:08 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214655538/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Chris Noakes landed a record six penalties to carry the Blues to a grinding 18-17 Super Rugby win over the frustrated Stormers in Auckland.The South Africans scored the only two tries on Friday but were undone by ill discipline and bad luck in a result that is a body blow for their playoff hopes.Replacement first five-eighth Elton Jantjes missed a drop goal attempt in the 84th minute from 35m out ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214653849/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Mon, 20 May 2013 23:20:17 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214653849/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d The former 'Dancing With The Stars' contestant - who was born a girl named Chastity and began gender reassignment treatment in 2008 - is currently single and still looking for the right ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214652902/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Mon, 20 May 2013 22:14:45 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214652902/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d We're used to Aussies claiming our finest, but not the Poms.But England's Daily Telegraph newspaper is now celebrating Mt Everest's conqueror Sir Ed Hillary as a "great Briton".The Telegraph editorial celebrates Major Tim Peake being set to be Britain's first official astronaut - though he's going to have to wait until 2015 for his five-month stint on the ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214652901/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Mon, 20 May 2013 22:14:45 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214652901/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Brumbies pair George Smith and Pat McCabe are still a slim chance of playing the Lions after news their knee injuries aren't as bad as initially ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214652020/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Mon, 20 May 2013 21:50:28 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214652020/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Foreign drivers taking to New Zealand roads with fake licences and zero driving experience may be behind a growing number of fatal car crashes, coroners fear.Two South Island coroners have called on Queenstown police to investigate the number of foreigners driving on counterfeit licences following a spate of tourist-linked road deaths.Senior Constable Chris Blackford of Queenstown Police says ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214651983/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Mon, 20 May 2013 21:09:23 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214651983/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Hogg, one of three Scots in the 37-strong squad that will depart for Hong Kong and Australia on Monday, has revealed that the mane of the fluffy Lions toy is irritating his condition.As the youngest member of the party it is the 20-year-old fullback's responsibility to look after the mascot on tour, but he may be forced to discuss the role with head coach Warren Gatland."The hay ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214651016/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Mon, 20 May 2013 20:21:37 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214651016/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Much has been made of Warburton's age with the 24-year-old becoming the youngest player to lead the tourists for 58 years, but O'Connell was struck by his maturity when the two roomed together during last week's training camp ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214649427/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Mon, 20 May 2013 19:15:21 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214649427/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Quade Cooper will ignore all league poaching raids, believing he can outlast Robbie Deans and eventually prove he deserves to be the Wallabies' first-choice fly ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214649856/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d Mon, 20 May 2013 19:07:08 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214649856/scat/dff6b204fdf35a9d