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Revenge is sweet for Botha

Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

Coaches and captains will deny any reference to "revenge" sought for a previous defeat, but not lock Bakkies Botha following the Blue Bulls' Currie Cup win.

• Great revenge fro 2005, says Bakkies - IOL

A soulful 'Otello' by S.F. Opera

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Tenor Johan Botha is making "Otello" his signature role. SAN FRANCISCO – There is a signature moment in Act 2 of Giuseppi Verdi's "Otello" in which the title character confronts his jealous demon – and becomes one with it. It can be a throwaway moment, or it can cement the drama of this four-act operatic masterpiece. On Sunday afternoon in San Francisco's War Memorial...

Weary but up for war

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Fourie du Preez admits that he and the Bulls’ Springbok contingent are in need of rest but insists they are determined to break their drought against France and Ireland. It has been a taxing year for the scrumhalf and his team-mates, the likes of Victor Matfield, Bryan Habana, Bakkies Botha and Morne Steyn – the players [...]

2nd ODI: South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Nov 10, 2009 | Live Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

Aandavan (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

South AfricaZimbabweMatch scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (12:30 GMT)Current time: 11:09 local, 09:09 GMTSouth Africa squadHM Amla, J Botha, MV Boucher†, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, JH Kallis, CK Langeveldt, R McLaren, JA Morkel, WD Parnell, AN Petersen, GC Smith*, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe, RE van der MerweZimbabwe squadCJ Chibhabha, E Chigumbura, CK Coventry, AG Cremer, KM Jarvi1...

Eventbrite: Eventbrite Closes Series C Round of Funding From Sequoia Capital

Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Eventbrite announced that it has closed a Series C round of funding from Sequoia Capital, with partner Roelof Botha (previous backer of YouTube) joining as director. This brings the company's total funding to over $8 million. Previous investors include Bebo co-founders Michael & Xochi Birch, Jeff Clavier, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim, former PayPal founding...

South Africa vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI (2009) Updates – Benoni

CricHotLine (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Toss – Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field Teams South Africa: Hashim Amla, Graeme Smith (C), AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher (W), Alviro Petersen, Albie Morkel, Ryan McLaren, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Charl Langeveldt Zimbabwe: Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikinyeri, Brendon Taylor, Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Mark Vermeulen, Prosper Utseya (C), Tatenda Taibu (W), Graeme...

Treu's men go two up

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

Apisai Nayabo (left) of DavetalevuFIJI'S Davetalevu was thrashed 24-0 by South African Vipers in the Singapore Cricket Club Rugby Sevens cup final on Sunday night.With the likes of Apisai Naiyabo, Niumaia Cakacaka and Joeli Lutumailagi, the side failed to ignite in the final.The Paul Treu- coached Vipers managed to score through Cecil Afrika (2), Bernado Botha and Kyle Brown kicking two conversions.It...

Dimino leads No. 7 Del Campo past rival Casa Roble

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

... to Del Campo's 17-yard line. Alex Jungsten's 35-yard field-goal attempt was blocked by Jordan Botha. Tyler Larsheid picked up the ball and returned it 81 yards to the end zone, but the touchdown was called back on a penalty at midfield. Undaunted, the Cougars moved 64 yards in eight plays with Dimino hitting John Vyborney along the left sideline for a 31-yard touchdown with 6:58 to play...

Proteas blow hot and cold

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Ryan McLaren, making his ODI debut, finished with 3-51 from his 10 overs with Dale Steyn taking 2-51 in his. While Charl Langeveldt (33 runs off eight overs) and Johan Botha (41 off 10) didn’t take a wicket, they were the hosts’ most economical bowlers.

Eventbrite gets $6.5 million

The East Bay Business Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Eventbrite, an online self-service event ticketing and management service, has raised $6.5 million in funding from Sequoia Capital, and Sequoia partner Roelof Botha has joined the board of directors.

• Can Eventbrite Shine in Ticketmaster's World? - Bits

SF Opera's Otello

The Opera Tattler (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

... to the audience in Act III. She did sound very pretty in the last act, and tragic as well. Johan Botha proved to have the ability to sound sweet, especially in the duet with Vassileva that ends the first act. He has a couple of notes in the top of his tessitura that do not have the ease of the rest of his voice. However, he does have a great deal of volume that he is able to control quite...

Watch Zimbabwe vs South Africa 1st ODI Full Highlights Online 2009

hir123 | 11/08/2009

Match scheduledSouth Africa Vs ZimbabweDate: 8 November , 2009Time:10:00 local time (8:00 GMT)Venue:Willowmoore Park, BenoniCompetition: South Africa Vs Zimbabwe ODi SeriesSouth Africa squad-HM Amla, J Botha, MV Boucher†, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, JH Kallis, CK Langeveldt, R McLaren, JA Morkel, WD Parnell, AN Petersen, GC Smith*, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe, RE van der MerweZimbabwe squad-CJ Chibhabha,

S Africa v Zimbabwe latest score

BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

... D CloeteSouth Africa: Amla, Gm Smith (C), de Villiers, Boucher (W), Petersen, A Morkel, McLaren, J Botha, Steyn, Tsotsobe, LangeveldtZimbabwe: Masakadza, Taylor, Vermeulen, Matsikenyeri, Chibhabha, Chigumbura, Taibu (W), Mpofu, Utseya (C), A Cremer, Price

Chiliboy heading to Lions?

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Chiliboy Ralepelle is reportedly intent on a move to the Lions due to the arrival of Gary Botha. After returning from Harlequins earlier this year, Botha’s contract began on Monday, meaning Ralepelle would not be the automatic first-choice. Derick Kuun will revert to flank next year, but Botha’s arrival means Ralepelle will have to fight with [...]

That winning feeling

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

SA Rugby magazine picks six of the best Springbok end-of-year tour victories. BEAT FRANCE 20-15 Stade de Gerland, Lyon, 1992 This was South Africa’s first post-isolation Test in Europe, and after faring poorly in the build-up games, not many gave them a chance. Captained by the 34-year-old Naas Botha, the Boks had another 34-year-old in the backline in [...]