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Short news» RMG Trust and Lefatshe Trust have been appointed joint liquidators of Milboys Sportsware, which was placed under voluntary liquidation at the end of last year.» There are still 700 000 tickets available for FIFA World Cup matches – but more than 2-m have been sold. In the first week of the fourth phase (first come first serve) 117,589 tickets were sold - 99,042 of them to South Africans (84% of sales). Internationally, fans from the US bought 4 327 tickets, UK 1 964, Mexico 1898, Australia 1 231 and Germans 1193 tickets. This phase will run till April 7th and tickets can be bought through the call centre at 083 123 2010 between 9am to 6pm. » Adrenalin & OMOTO fishing is the main sponsor of the annual Struisbaai “5 Spesie” Rock and Surf Angling Competition which will be held this Saturday (27 February 2010) in Struisbaai. » Wild Elements Apparel/Columbia have committed to sponsor the Billfish Classic competition after the success of the angling tournament they sponsored this year. » Massmart, Africa's third largest distributor of consumer goods, reported a 6.1% increase in sales to R 24 154 million against the backdrop of a SA recession, an economic slowdown throughout the rest of Africa, an ongoing currency volatility and low internal sales inflation. » The ecologically friendly outdoor manufacturer Vaude has teamed up with Sympatex Technologies to advance the development of high-performance textiles. The Sympatex membrane (which is ecologically compatible and completely recyclable) will be used in Vaude's mountain sports and bike sports apparel lines from the beginning of the European winter of 2011-2012. The Sympatex membrane is 100% windproof and waterproof, and can withstand the pressure of a water column of up to 25m. Currently Sympatex is the thinnest membrane on the market.
Trade showsUpcoming trade shows: » 2-5 March: MICAM. Milan, Italy, www.micamonline.com. International footwear exhibition.» 4-6 March: Ispo China. China International Exhibition Centre (CIEC), Beijing, China, www.ispochina.com. International tradeshow for sports, fashion and lifestyle brands in Asia. » 12-14 March: GDS. Dusseldorf, Germany, www.gds-online.com. International event for shoes, leather goods and more. » 12-15 March: IWA. Nuremberg, Germany, www.iwa.info. Trade shoe for arms, ammunition and outdoor. » 17-20 March: Taipei Cycle. TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall, Taipei, Taiwan, www.taipeicycle.com.tw. International bicycle trade show. » 29-31 March: Fashion Access. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), Hong Kong, China, www.aplf.com. Trade fair for handbags, travelware, footwear, leather garments and fashion accessories.
New dates for SAFTAD
Team Prince tour wins Maria Sharapova won her first title this year at the 2010 Regions Morgan Keegan and the Cellular South Cup in Memphis while playing with the Princes' latest EXO3 racket. The men's side of the 2010 Regions Morgan and the Cellular South Cup had an all-Prince O3 racket final. Sam Querry had a victory over John Isner in the finals and then teamed up with Isner to capture the men's doubles finals there as well. Prince enjoyed another all-Prince men's final at the CopaTELMEX ATP event in Buenos Aires with David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero playing head-to-head for the title. Albert Montanes, who played in the CopaTELMEX ATP semi-finals, also plays with Prince. Game enter 196 swimmers in Midmar Mile Fain contracts EP and Border Cricket Fain Sportswear was awarded two clothing contracts that will enable them to kit out the Eastern Province and Border cricket teams.
The company will supply clothing to all Eastern Province school teams from U11 and up, as well as supply clothing for EP cricket academies and amateur cricket teams. The contract with EP cricket started in the 2009/2010 season and will stretch to the 2013/2014 cricketing season.
The contract with Border cricket started during the same season but will end earlier in 2011/2012. Fain will supply clothing for the U11 Border cricket teams through to rural cricket and they will continue to sponsor 50% of the senior provincial team's clothing.
Springboks and Natalie nominated for top awards
Caption: Coach Peter de Villiers and Springboks Schalk Burger and Bryan Habana show how close they are to the Laureus Team of the Year award.. FIFA announce team basesFIFA has announced where the 32 teams competing in the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be based (although they warned that last-minute changes could still be expected). Click here to see where the teams will be based, matches played and who sponsors which team.
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The dates for the annual SAFTAD fishing tackle trade show have been changed to 24-25 July 2010 due to unavailability of the venue on the dates advertised in the Sports Trader Directory. This popular annual trade show will be open from 9am to 8pm on the Saturday and Sunday (24th and 25th). It will be held at the same place as the previous two years – the UNISA Centre in 2 Vinton Rd, Ormonde Ext 1, Johannesburg. A pre-registration form will be inserted in the Sports Trader magazine to be mailed next week. Please contact Mary-Ann Hodgskin for more information to exhibit or visit on 
Game stores entered 196 swimmers in the 2010 Midmar Mile Company Relay this year in support of the Community Chest Fund and as part of their 40-year birthday celebration. Game donates R1 000 to the Community Chest fund for every swimmer that completes the race. Game swimmers have entered the Midmar Mile for eight consecutive years (starting 2002) and so far they have donated a total of R752 000 to the Community Chest.
South African athletes are on the short lists of the prestigious international Laureus Sports Awards. The Springboks, IRB Team of the Year for 2009, have been short-listed for the Laureus World Team of the Year Award for 2010. This is the second time in three years that the Springboks have been nominated for the Laureus World Team of the Year Award. Natalie du Toit, paralympic multi-gold medalist, has been nominated for Laureus World Sport Person of the Year with a Disability. Both Natalie and the Springboks have been invited to go to Abu Dhabi, where the winners will be announced. Sports journalists from across the world were invited to nominate athletes in the different categories, from which a panel of top former athletes selected a short list of six athletes per category.