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Warne urges Aussies to play
2010-02-09 06:00:01 Edition 2
Shane Warne has urged his fellow Australians to play in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) despite threats from an Indian political party. [ Full Story... ]
Cobras part of world's first global franchise
2010-02-09 06:00:01 Edition 2
THE Cape Cobras are to become part of the world's first global and continental sports franchise, linking up with teams from four other leading cricket nations. [ Full Story... ]
Steyn's 'magnificent seven' shatter India
2010-02-09 06:00:01 Edition 1
Dale Steyn's newest trick, the in-swinger, worked a treat yesterday on the third day of the first Test against India. [ Full Story... ]
Cobras part of world's first global franchise
2010-02-09 06:00:01 Edition 1
THE Cape Cobras are to become part of the world's first global and continental sports franchise, linking up with teams from four other leading cricket nations. [ Full Story... ]
Philander lets Bodi do the fireworks
2010-02-08 06:00:01 Edition 1
Titans opening batsman Gulam Bodi struck a scintillating 88 off just 43 balls to propel his team to a 17-run Duckworth-Lewis method win over defending champions the Cape Cobras in a Pro20 clash at Supersport Park yesterday. [ Full Story... ]
Kirsten: Wonderful hands make Amla the perfect No 3
2010-02-08 06:00:01 Edition 1
FORMER South African great Peter Kirsten yesterday hailed Proteas batsman Hashim Amla as the "perfect number three". [ Full Story... ]
'Langes' gets ticket to India
2010-02-08 06:00:01 Edition 1
Nagpur: In a damning indictment of the work of the previous selection panel, the interim group of selectors yesterday chose to add Charl Langeveldt to the one-day squad for the series against India because they felt they did not have all their bowling bases covered. [ Full Story... ]
Hashim has proved them all wrong, says Kallis
2010-02-08 06:00:01 Edition 1
Hashim Amla never seeks the spotlight. His faith declares that he won't be found stumbling out of nightclubs or frequenting strip bars, but the serenity he's found through it he has used to water a talent that has blossomed on the international scene in the last two years. [ Full Story... ]
Boucher has India recipe
2010-02-05 06:00:01 Edition 1
Nagpur: It's winter here so naturally there's a nip in the Maharashtra State air. Though it's not in the same mould as winter nips in Johannesburg or Cape Town (the mercury drops to the low 20s), it is enough to keep conditions comfortable in a region where the temperature can hit 45 degrees in the summer. [ Full Story... ]
Bowlers the real 'rock stars' of Pro20, says 'Langes'
2010-02-05 06:00:01 Edition 1
LOAD your team with big-hitting batsmen and victory is assured in Pro20 cricket. At least that is the common perception. Not so, though, according to Charl Langeveldt. [ Full Story... ]
Star turns - February 04, 2010
2010-02-04 12:00:01 Edition 1
Mr Las Vegas Wayne Newton is asking legislators in his home state of Virginia to grant recognition to his Indian tribe. [ Full Story... ]
'Invictus' merited a nod, says Freeman
2010-02-04 06:00:01 Edition 2
AMERICAN actor Morgan Freeman said yesterday he was disappointed that Clint Eastwood's biopic Invictus, in which he plays Nelson Mandela, failed to pick up an Oscar nomination for best picture. [ Full Story... ]
Cobras coach backs Ontong
2010-02-04 06:00:01 Edition 2
THE Cape Cobras are set to keep faith with their experienced core for the opening match of their Pro20 title defence at Newlands tomorrow night. [ Full Story... ]
Kepler happy with JP, Ashwell
2010-02-04 06:00:01 Edition 2
NEW Proteas batting consultant Kepler Wessels was well pleased with his team's first batting outing in India yesterday, with the performances of Ashwell Prince and JP Duminy the "biggest plus". [ Full Story... ]
Mickey 'scandal' wasn't helped by a 24-hour time freeze
2010-02-03 06:00:00 Edition 2
WHAT is with cricket that it so loves to press the self-destruct button? [ Full Story... ]
Smith uses 10 bowlers in warm-up match
2010-02-03 06:00:00 Edition 2
The Proteas got just the workout they wanted on the opening day of the two-day practice match against the BCCI President's XI yesterday. [ Full Story... ]
Cobras want to win, not defend
2010-02-02 06:00:01 Edition 2
Defending a title is a lot more difficult than winning it. [ Full Story... ]
I would say India are favourites, says captain Smith
2010-02-02 06:00:01 Edition 1
THE Proteas' Test squad will put their focus on playing good cricket rather than worrying about regaining the No 1 ICC Test ranking when the series against India starts at Nagpur on Saturday. [ Full Story... ]
Job-saving project in crisis
2010-01-30 06:00:01 Edition 1
THE retrenchment of thousands of workers in different sectors last year may have been partly due to the lack of involvement of businesses in the government's R2.4 billion lay-off scheme aimed at preventing job losses, analysts said. [ Full Story... ]
Chicken lickin' has train bosses crying fowl
2010-01-29 14:00:01 Edition 2
A video posted online that shows a man kissing and cuddling a live chicken aboard the New York City subway has viewers giggling and the city transit agency launching an investigation. [ Full Story... ]
'Amazing' Henin to meet old foe
2010-01-29 12:00:01 Edition 1
EVEN Serena Williams likes the story of Justine Henin's comeback. [ Full Story... ]
No Dravid or Yuvraj to torment Corrie's Proteas
2010-01-29 06:00:01 Edition 1
Cricket South Africa's board meeting on February 19 is shaping up as a watershed gathering that will shape the national team's future in the build-up to the next Cricket World Cup that starts in a little more than a year's time. [ Full Story... ]
Mickey's gone, but no clear plan in sight ...
2010-01-28 06:00:00 Edition 2
Mickey Arthur's resignation may officially have been caused by Cricket South Africa's board of directors being unhappy with his ideas for improving the national team, but the Board itself remains clueless as to how to get the side to replicate the heights achieved in 2008. [ Full Story... ]
Kepler the disciplinarian might be better as batting consultant than head coach
2010-01-27 06:00:01 Edition 2
Three-nil to Graeme Smith. That's how the Proteas skipper's record now reads after Mickey Arthur sensationally quit the national cricket coach's post yesterday. [ Full Story... ]
Kepler set to be batting coach for India tour
2010-01-27 06:00:01 Edition 1
Cricket South Africa are set to take their first tentative steps into the post Mickey Arthur era by naming Kepler Wessels as the batting consultant for the upcoming tour to India. [ Full Story... ]
ANC tries to sow discord
2010-01-26 06:00:01 Edition 1
I was surprised to learn of an invitation to join the ANC by Cosatu's Zet Luzipho and Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale. My response is a resolute no thank you. [ Full Story... ]
Titans crash out
2010-01-25 06:00:01 Edition 2
The Dolphins yesterday produced the shock of the season by sending the star-studded Titans crashing out of the MTN40 series in the second semi-final at SuperSport Park. [ Full Story... ]
Titans crash out
2010-01-25 06:00:01 Edition 1
The Kwa-Zulu Natal Dolphins produced the shock of the season yesterday to send the star-studded Titans crashing out of the MTN40 series in the second semi-final at SuperSport Park. [ Full Story... ]
South Africa offer to host Pakistan for 2010 Test series
2010-01-25 06:00:01 Edition 1
South Africa have offered to host Pakistan for a full Test series at the end of the year because of concerns over the security situation in the South Asian country. [ Full Story... ]
Baby Proteas crash out of the World Cup after lacklustre showing in the field
2010-01-25 06:00:01 Edition 1
South Africa crashed out the ICC under-19 Cricket World Cup after a 146-run Duckworth-Lewis method defeat to Sri Lanka in the quarter-finals in Christchurch yesterday. [ Full Story... ]
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