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The final match of the Tri-Nations Series between Ireland and Belgium was abandoned with 38 seconds left to the half-time whistle last night after the lightning surrounding the Randburg Stadium made it too dangerous for the players to continue

Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has sent condolences to the Egyptian government after the deaths of 71 people in violence at a soccer match. Mbalula said it was disheartening to witness such horrific and horrendous actions in the name of sport

The injury count following a gas explosion in a restaurant at the Festival Mall in Kempton Park has risen to 23. Paramedics said three workers are still in a serious condition while the others were treated for minor injuries. The explosion took

The fraud and corruption trial of Northern Cape ANC leader John Block and former senior Sol Plaatje municipal officials, has been  postponed to April next year. Block and his co-accused face charges of fraud, corruption and contravening the

Members of the Hawks have swooped on the Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit in Durban following claims that the unit effectively operated as a hit squad, targeting cop killers and other criminals. Hawks spokesperson, McIntosh Polela says their lead

Rescuers plucked 219 survivors from waters off Papua New Guinea after a ferry carrying more than 300 people sank overnight, officials said on Thursday. "As at 4.30pm (5.30am GMT), there are eight merchant vessels on the scene, five of which

Defending champion Lusapo April will not be competing at the SA Marathon Championships in George on Saturday, leaving the road open for anybody to claim the title. April will not run amother marathon before the Olympic Games taking place in

Kyle Brown will lead a South African Sevens aiming for its first tournament title in ten years in New Zealand. That's when the fourth leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series kicks off in Wellington early Friday morning SA time. The Blitzbokke last

The South African Football Association laid out plans for all their national sides to be in the top three in Africa by 2020 and inside the world's top 20 in the longer term. The concept was unveiled on Thursday by the association's chief