JSE-listed information and communication technology firm Spescom on Monday said that it had appointed group financial manager Dashni Sinivasan as CFO. Sinivasan, who joined Spescom in June 2007, had previously worked as BMW Financial Services South Africa finance GM. The firm did not say when her appointment was effective from. .

Alan Hansen's column

The way King performed on Sunday, having not played for a while and with question marks over his long-term future due to his knee injury, was amazing.

He was the best player on the pitch and showed just what Tottenham have been missing.

If Spurs can keep King, Woodgate and to a certain extent Hutton fit, then they are really in business.

Ledley is the lynchpin of the side though, and when he plays they look a better team. He gives them confidence and inspires them to be tight defensively.

When you have players in your side that you know aren't going to let you down, who are going to win every tackle and block every shot, then that gives everyone else in the team a lift - confidence spreads as a result.

It is like playing with a striker who you know is going to get you a goal, he is that important.

Ferrari roars ahead with a full order book

Piero Ferrari inherited the distinctive eyes of his late father, Enzo, but at least Piero radiates a sense of inner calm and happiness. Enzo was never seen without his sunglasses after the untimely death of his first son, Alfredo, also known as Dino, in 1956. Devastated, he famously wrote in his diary - using his trademark purple ink - "the match is lost". On a personal level, Enzo Ferrari endured much tragedy, but the company that bears his name is going from strength to strength.

In 1996, 3,351 Ferraris were sold worldwide, netting the company €486.6million in sales and an operating profit of €5.4million. According to figures released this week, last year there were 6,465 new car sales, turnover stood at €1.67billion (£1.24billion) and profits reached €266million, despite the fall in the value of the dollar - a currency in which a third of Ferrari's sales are made.

Evernham will take a break after nearly burning out

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. | Ray Evernham's reputation has been that of the ultimate hands-on guy in auto racing. His preference has been to sweat the big stuff, medium stuff and small stuff.</p><p>Delegating? Just not Evernham's style.</p><p>But over the last several months, Evernham painfully discovered that his style came with a danger. The crew chief who led Jeff Gordon to three points championships and two Daytona 500 victories, Evernham then went on to lead Dodge's return to NASCAR. During that time, he discovered that trying to do everything can lead to emotional incineration.</p><p>Evernham will tell you that he nearly suffered a personal burnout last season.</p><p>When this year's Speed Weeks began, it was a made-over Evernham who showed up at Daytona.

NHL: Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT)

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Daniel Alfredsson scored at 4:56 in overtime Saturday and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 4-3 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

It was the 35th goal this season for Ottawa's high-scoring right wing.

Regulation ended in a 3-3 tie after Ottawa's Dany Heatley scored his 30th goal with 6:09 left in the third. Heatley's 29th had brought Ottawa within 3-2 at 17:14 of the second, after Pittsburgh had scored the game's first three goals.

Cory Stillman had a goal and an assist and netminder Ray Emery made 32 stops on 35 shots for the Senators, who lead in the Eastern Conference with 78 points.

They had lost four of their previous five games.

Pittsburgh got one goal each from Petr Sykora (power play in the first), Colby Armstrong and Jeff Taffe.

Chrysler wipes out 13,000 jobs

The slumping U.S. auto market dealt another blow to automotive jobs in Canada Thursday as Chrysler LLC announced it will eliminate about 1,100 jobs in Brampton, Ont. as part of its second restructuring in eight months.

The move angered Canadian Auto Workers union president Buzz Hargrove.

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Upgrade at Epcot is about ready for liftoff (with video)

Epcot enthusiasts will have a ball again soon.

Construction walls near Spaceship Earth, iconic sphere of the theme park, will fall sometime next week, after five months of refurbishment, Walt Disney World officials said. Inside are changes in content, new interactive components and enhancements of items that have marked the attraction since Day One.

Its theme has shifted from communication through the ages to one of inspiration and innovation. The most recent script, read by Jeremy Irons, has been scrapped -- the new narrator is Oscar winner Judi Dench, whose words guide riders through the generations.