Charl Schwartzel , from Johannesburg, is known as one of the most humble and likable players on the European Tour and will therefore be a popular winner among his peers. Charl Schwartzel’s first major success may have Schwartzel’s choice of housemate as a key factor; the 26-year-old shares a home in Florida with Louis Oosthuizen, [...]
WalMart-Stores Inc. says it has offered to buy South African retailer Massmart Holdings Ltd. for approximately $4.25 billion. A deal would give the world’s largest retailer an opening to expand in Africa, a fast-growing region. Wal-Mart said Monday that it would pay 148 rands ($21.11) per share for Massmart, which has 201.5 million shares outstanding [...]
Posted by uspostTennisTuesday, September 14th, 2010
Spain’s golden year of sporting success just keeps getting sweeter and sweeter. Rafael Nadal’s victory at the U.S. Open is the latest coup for Spain in a season-long fiesta on the international stage. Spain won soccer’s World Cup in South Africa, Alberto Contador captured his third Tour de France and now Nadal has completed a [...]
England forward Theo Walcott netted a hat-trick as Premier League new boys Blackpool were brought back down to earth with a 6-0 thrashing at Arsenal. The 21-year-old was a controversial omission from Fabio Capello’s ill-fated World Cup squad, only to be welcomed back into the England fold following the dismal display in South Africa. It [...]