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Maria Sharapova reached the US Open quarter-finals for the first time since her 2006 championship run with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Russian compatriot Nadia Petrova on Sunday night. Sharapova will next face French 11th seed Marion Bartoli

 Alastair Cook was in an upbeat mood after England beat South Africa by 6 wickets in the fourth one-day international at Lords on Sunday. A week that saw England fall 1-0 behind in this five-match series ended with them 2-1 in front after a

 A surprise silver medal for Oscar Pistorius on the track and a silver medal for Charles Bouwer in the pool took South Africa’s medal tally to ten at the London Paralympic Games on Sunday. Pistorius, after setting a T43 world record

Its been a bleak weekend on Eastern Cape roads. At least 16 people have been killed in accidents across the province since Friday. Ten people were killed in a three vehicle collission between Stutterheim and Queenstown on Saturday night. At

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will visit the Northern Cape on Monday to assess the impact of violent protests in that province. Protests in the Kuruman area have kept 41 schools closed for the past four months. Mthethwa is expected to assess

The Justice Ministry and the ANC have welcomed a decision to withdraw murder charges against hundreds of miners from Lonmin's Marikana mine. The decision to withdraw the charges against 270 Lonmin mineworkers was announced on Sunday by the deputy

Twenty six of the 34 miners killed in the Marikana shooting will be buried this weekend. Spokesperson for the inter-ministerial committee, Harold Maloka says government has so far issued 43 death certificates to families. The committee

At least 4 people were killed in a car accident on Friday evening on the R61 between Ngcobo and Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape. Police spokesperson, Capt. John Fobian says 3 cars were involved. He says 10 people, of which 4 are critical, were

Two men were jailed for 29 years each for rhino poaching by the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court on Friday. Magistrate Catherine Hugo says the sentences should be a deterrent to other would-be rhino poachers. 35-year old Gearson Cosa, and 25-year