Thursday, December 19, 2013
Low-flying Malema arrested
Johannesburg- EFF leader Julius Malema has been charged with reckless and negligent driving plus exceeding the speed limit.
He was arrested after being trapped at 215km/h in a BMW 5-series sedan on main highway the N1 in Vanderbijlpark near Johannesburg.
Provincial traffic police spokesperson Busaphi Nxumalo said: "He was caught driving at 215km/h in an area of a general speed limit of 120km/h.
"He has been arrested, he has been charged with reckless and negligent driving plus exceeding the general speed limit," she added.
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Henrik Stenson wins European Tour's Golfer of the Year award
The 37-year-old was the unanimous choice of the selection panel after a stunning and trophy-laden campaign.
The Swedish player won the money list titles on both sides of the Atlantic, was runner up at the Open and third at the PGA Championship.Stenson began the year ranked outside the top 50 but his form means he heads into 2014 as world number three.
In the standings he trails only Tiger Woods and Masters Champion Adam Scott.
It took a runner-up finish in Houston in early spring to enable the Swede to force his way into the field for the Masters in April.
"That was a big one in terms of how my season shaped up," Stenson said.
"It is a big honour to be voted Race to Dubai golfer of the year. It just reflects the stellar year I have had. You can call it a dream season, the year of my life, whatever you want.
"It has been an unbelievable year and I'm delighted to win the award especially as I'm the first Swede to do so.
"You look at the past winners of the award and most of the greats of European golf are on there which just adds to the prestige of winning it," Stenson added.
Premier League predictions: Lawro v David Cameron and the troops
BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
This week he takes on UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who gave his predictions during a Christmas visit to see the British troops in Afghanistan.
Cameron is an Aston Villa fan so it is no surprise to see him tip Paul Lambert's side to beat Stoke. The British troops also went for a Villa win, however, as well as backing Manchester City and Liverpool to claim big wins over Cardiff and Fulham.
You can see all of their predictions onFootball Focus at 12:00 GMT on Saturday on BBC One and the BBC Sport website (in the UK).
Arsenal's Jack Wilshere to serve two-game ban for gesture
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will serve a a two-game suspension for an abusive hand gesture.
The 21-year-old had admitted a Football Association charge but contested the mandatory length of ban.
An independent regulatory commission rejected his appeal after a hearing on Thursday.
Television pictures appeared to show Wilshere raising a finger towards the crowd during Saturday's 6-3 defeat by Manchester City.
The incident went unnoticed by match officials but was caught on video and assessed by the FA retrospectively.
An FA statement said: "Whilst admitting the charge, Wilshere claimed the standard sanction for this offence was clearly excessive.
"The commission rejected this claim and the two match suspension will commence with immediate effect."
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