Sad weekend for Phikwe teams
SELEBI PHIKWE: All the three Selebi - Phikwe Premier league teams opened the year 2006 on a low note last weekend though they were all playing at home. Greenhorns Mosquito FC lost 3-1 to Lobtrans Gunners as defensive blunders sent Nico United crashing 2-0 at the hands of BDF X1. FC Satmos salvaged something for the copper-nickel mining town by putting up a brave fight to secure a 0-0 draw against BMC.

TASC and Chiefs coaches agree after draw
FRANCISTOWN: At the end of the Mascom Premier League match between Mochudi Centre Chiefs and TASC, both coaches were in agreement. Chiefs’ Zambian coach Beston Chambeshi summed up the mood when he said after the 0-0 draw that:

Umaga quits international rugby
All Blacks’ captain Tana Umaga has retired from international rugby to spend more time with his family. The 32-year-old, who played 74 times for the All Blacks, will continue to play for the Hurricanes and Wellington in Super 14 and provincial rugby. Umaga said: “It has been a tough decision but I think the time is right for me, my family and for the team.”