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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 - Web posted at 15:09:28 GMT Local Sport Shorts - Heymans leading Alps Challenge NAMIBIAN mountain bike ace Mannie Heymans and his team mate are currently leading the gruelling 8-day 645km Mountain Bike Challenge in the Alps. Heymans of Team Focus and his team mate Ralf Berner of Hawk won the 85km first stage in 3 hours, 23 minutes - more than three minutes ahead of a group of three teams. The Austrian Corratec team of Ronald Straube and Thomas Frauenschuh made up some time on the 118km second stage, after Berner suffered from cramps. Heymans and Berner won this stage in 5 hours 18 minutes, but their lead had been reduced to one and a half minutes. The Corratec team won the third 68km stage to close the gap on Heymans and Berner to a minute. Race updates in German can be found on the internet at www.bike2b.de. Bob Tangeni Birthday Bonanza A SPORT bonanza will be held in Walvis Bay on Saturday, July 28 to celebrate the birthday of veteran marathon runner Bob Tangeni. The activities start with a marathon at 07h30 from the Kuisebmond Stadium to the Walvis Bay Airport and back. This will be followed by an athletics event at 09h00 and a women's soccer tournament at 14h00. More information can be obtained from Victor Mutumbulwa at 064-206548 or cell 0812511652; Germany Andreas at 064-204287; Bob Tangeni at 064-205175 or Richard Gariseb at 064-209209. Mountain Dew Cup WinnersDAWID Bezuidenhout beat A Shipena 3-0 in the Mountain Dew Cup final of the boys Super League on Saturday. The girls' Super League cup was won by DHPS who beat Centaurus 1-0, while Jan Jonker came third and Eldorado fourth. In the boys under 11 final DHPS beat DSW 3-0, while St Joseph's came third and Moses van der Byl fourth. Jan Jonker beat Concordia 1-0 in the boys under 15 final, with WHS coming third and A I Steenkamp fourth. The top goalscorers in the competition were as follows:Boys under 11: Shinana Nghixulifwa (DHPS) and Christo Slinger (St Joseph's) - 7 goals. Boys under 15: Johannes Kapiye (WHS) - 5 goals. Boys Super league: Justice Kevahu and Bernard Mambushu (A Shipena) - 3 goals. Girls Super league: Anika Lubbert (DHPS) - 5 goals. Calling all referees THE Namibia Football Association invites all former Fifa-listed referees, assistant referees, match commissioners and retired referees to attend a workshop at the Hamburger Hof Hotel in Otjiwarongo on Saturday, July 28 from 09h00 to 17h00. The aim of the workshop is to prepare match commissioners for the Namibia Premier league which will kick off next month. More information can be obtained from Barry Rukoro at cell number 0812490927. Chief Santos AGM ALL players, supporters and ex-members of Chief Santos are invited to the club's annual general meeting starting at 13h00 at Minen Hotel in Tsumeb on Saturday, July 28. Issues to be discussed include the amendment of the constitution, subscription and membership fees, the financial report, sponsorship, job descriptions of the sub-committees and the election of new office bearers. More information can be obtained from Mr Hoeseb at telephone number 067 - 302150. Sport administrators course The course, which is being organised by the Namibia National Olympic Committee, will be held at the Gammams Training Centre in Windhoek on August 1-3, while the course directors are Quinton Steele Botes, Matthews Amadhila and Tommie Numbala. The course is being offered free of charge and a maximum of 35 participants will be allowed. More information can be obtained from the NNOC at 229285. Man United in runaway romp SINGAPORE - Manchester United fashioned a routine 8-1 victory over Team Singapore in a friendly romp here Tuesday. Playing in Singapore a week after Liverpool ground out a dour 2-0 win, United rewarded the fanatical football supporters with a high scoring exhibition. They also played up to the overwhelmingly Red Devils supporting crowd, with French international goalkeeper Fabien Barthez coming on in the final 10 minutes as a striker, although he was denied by officials the right to play in David Beckham's number seven jersey. The Singapore goalmouth lived a charmed life until the 30th minute when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finally found a way past goalkeeper Rezal Hassan, heading in from a David Beckham free kick. But in a match which was little more than a training run for the English champions, Singapore enjoyed their moment of glory. Indra Sahdan brought the home crowd to their feet when he equalised in the 38th minute, slamming home a sharply angled right cross past Raimond van der Gouw who opened in goal for Manchester United. But Singapore's glory was short-lived. Scarcely had an ecstatic Sahdan finished his victory sprint and put his shirt back on than Philip Neville had put United 2-1 ahead. Right on half-time Solskjaer found favour with a linesman when a shot blocked by Hassan was ruled to have crossed the line. Beckham, seemingly with a licence to roam free on the night, rewarded his legion of fans among the 40 000 plus crowd, when he bent the ball over the wall from a free kick in the 50th minute, shortly before he was substituted. As Manchester United rang the changes in the equatorial heat, Dwight Yorke who replaced Solskjaer at half-time was next on the scoreboard, gliding past the Singapore defence twice in quick succession to score in the 65th and 69th minutesNew Dutch signing Ruud van Nistelrooy had a night he would rather forget. The summer acquisition from PSV Eindhoven had five opportunities in the first half and was found wanting five times. He finally got his name on the scoresheet in the 70th minute. Ryan Giggs closed the scoring with the Old Trafford team's 8th goal in the 87th minute. - Nampa-Sapa-AFP |
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