Cape Town – The Stormers have held off a spirited Kings side in their Super Rugby clash at a soaking wet Newlands on Saturday.

The Stormers won 19-11, after leading 6-3 at half-time. 

The boot of fullback Joe Pietersen proved pivotal for the home side in a largely forgettable game marred by errors due to the trying conditions.

Click here for Sport 24’s interactive commentary on the clash at Newlands.

Full report to follow…

Scorers:

Stormers:

Try: Deon Fourie

Conversion: Joe Pietersen

Penalties: Joe Pietersen (4)

Kings:

Try: Wimpie van der Walt

Penalties: George Whitehead (2)

Teams:

Stormers:

15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jean de Villiers (captain), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Nizaam Carr, 7 Deon Fourie, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Substitutes: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Chris Heiberg, 18 Gerbrandt Grobler, 19 Don Armand, 20 Dewaldt Duvenage, 21 Gary van Aswegen, 22 Gerhard van den Heever

Kings:

15 SP Marais, 14 Siviwe Soyizwapi, 13 Ronnie Cooke, 12 Andries Strauss (captain), 11 Marcello Sampson, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nicolas Vergallo, 8 Jacques Engelbrecht, 7 Wimpie van der Walt, 6 Cornell du Preez, 5 David Bulbring, 4 Darron Nell, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 Schalk Ferreira

Substitutes: 16 Hannes Franklin, 17 Grant Kemp, 18 Rynier Bernado, 19 Devin Oosthuizen, 20 Shaun Venter, 21 Shane Gates, 22 George Whitehead

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Johannesburg – A man was arrested for alleged drug dealing in Wentworth, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Saturday.

Colonel Jay Naicker said the 26-year-old man was arrested at his flat on Friday.

While searching his flat police found cocaine with a street value of around R1 200 and an electric scale. They also found a stolen firearm and ammunition.

The man was expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday facing charges of dealing in drugs and possession of an unlicenced firearm.

Naicker said in the past month, undercover police officers had bought drugs worth R10 000 on five separate occasions, from the man.

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North West Premier Thandi Modise has wished the 80 person team that will be representing the province in the 88

th Comrades Marathon to be run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg tomorrow well.

“The province has produced this year’s Old Mutual two oceans half marathon winner Steven Mokoka, the 2001 Comrades Marathon winner Andrew Kelehe as well as gold, silver and bronze medallists throughout the years and this year is not different from others for the team to do us proud. The team as our road running and ultra marathon ambassadors carries with it our hopes and the aspirations of our youth and our rural communities in this race of endurance,” said Premier Modise.Andrew Kelehe is accompanying and supporting his younger brother Gift who is among the participants in the 89, 6 kilometers annual race.

The provincial government is supporting the team with transport, accommodation and other logistical support.

Gold medals will be awarded to the first 10 men and 10 women to cross the finish line, silver all finishers under 7:30, Bill Rowan Medals to finishers under 9hrs, Bronze to finishers under 11 hours and Vic Clapham medals to finishers under 12 hours.

Prizes will be awarded to category winners. Should the winners of the 2013 Comrades Marathon break the Best Time, previously recorded for the “up run”, he or she will receive a cash payment of there hundred thousands sponsored by CATHSSETA.

With key injuries to the Bafana Bafana defence, Kaizer Chiefs defender Tefu Mashamaite is likely to find himself in the thick of things on Sunday, when South Africa play Lesotho in an international friendly.

Facing Lesotho in Maseru tomorrow, coach Gordon Igesund will use the game to experiment ahead of the two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Central African Republic (CAR) and Ethiopia.

The defender believes that by playing as a team, they can win all three of their upcoming fixtures. He said that the players know each other and they are ready for the challenge.

“It is team work. With team work we can win all the games. The guys here know what is needed from them and they are all ready to play for their country and make it proud.

“It’s a great honour to play for your country and you have to represent it with dignity and that’s what we want to do,” the Chiefs defender concluded.
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After winning four awards at the PSL Awards on Sunday, Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper and captain Itumeleng Khune went on to win four more awards at the Kaizer Chiefs awards on Friday night.

The new Bafana Bafana captain said that it is all because of God’s glory that he has won these awards.

He told the Siya crew that it has been hard work that has seen him reach where the heights he did this season and he will continue to work even harder.

“Oh. I don’t know what to say but I have to say glory to God for the talent that he has given me. I used to ride trains going to training and I continued to work hard and I have reached this point,” he said.

“I thank the chairman for giving me the chance to play for the biggest club not only in South Africa but in Africa. We want to continue reclaiming the glory next season,” Khune said.

In total Khune walked away with R175 000 for all the awards at Amakhosi on Friday night.
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Johannesburg – The situation in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg was calm on Saturday following reports of shop lootings and public violence during the last week, police said.

“It has been quiet, there were no incidents reported,” said Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said.

On Monday police arrested 45 people for public violence, housebreaking, and possession of unlicensed firearms.

The unrest started on Sunday evening after Somali businessman, Bishar Isaack, was arrested for allegedly shooting dead two men, believed to be Zimbabweans, outside his shop.

Issack appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

Dlamini said Isaack, 39, appeared on charges of murder.

The case was postponed to June 4, when he was expected to bring a formal bail application.

After the shooting on Sunday, local residents gathered in front of Isaack’s shop, threw stones, and looted his business.

Police dispersed the crowd, but other shops were then looted. Several local businessmen then removed their goods and locked their shops.

Nine people were arrested for public violence and possession of suspected stolen goods. They appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday and the case was withdrawn, Dlamini said.

Durban – A little over 24 hours after arriving in Durban to run his first Comrades in a 10kg rhino suit, London runner Vincent O’Neill’s backpack was stolen on Friday.

O’Neill, who runs marathons in the rhino suit to raise funds to fight rhino poaching, was conducting media interviews at about midday, when he saw that his red pack was missing from where he had left it, minutes after he had arrived at the Comrades Expo at the Durban Exhibition Centre.
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Johannesburg – As lawyers for “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius demanded answers from South African police and prosecutors over crime-scene pictures leaked to a British television station, model Reeva Steenkamp’s cash-strapped parents were being forced to sell the exclusive rights to their tragic story to make ends meet.
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Johannesburg – A woman died and four others were injured after her car collided head-on with an Audi on the N3 highway in Hammersdale, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday morning, paramedics said.

Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha said the 26-year-old woman lost control of her Corsa bakkie, before going up an embankment, crashing through a barrier and colliding with the other car.

She died at the scene.

A mother and her child, as well as the driver and another passenger in the Audi were injured. They were rushed to a nearby hospital.

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