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Proteas allrounder Jacques Kallis has signed a two-year deal with the Sydney Thunder franchise to play in the Big Bash T20 league in Australia. The veteran, who retired from test cricket at the end of 2013, now faces an almost full year of

Brazil kicks off the Football World Cup later today - hoping to unite the football-mad country after a chaotic seven-year build-up plagued by violent protests. The latest strike to bedeville the build up is a 24 hour partial strike today

Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland has named an experienced side to take on the Springboks in the first test at 5pm on Saturday. Adam Jones will make his 100th International appearance in the game at Growthpoint Kings Park in Durban, in a match that

The Junior Springboks beat Samoa 21-8 in their IRB Junior World Championship clash at the ECOLight Stadium in Pukekohe on  Tuesday to top their group with a perfect three wins out of three headed into the semi-finals. The two EP Kings

 Toulouse and South Africa hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle has tested positive for the anabolic steroid drostanolone in a control carried out by the International Rugby Board. French media reports that the 27-year-old hooker is now preparing his

Junior Springboks coach Dawie Theron has selected his strongest available starting line-up for the final Pool C Junior World Championship match against Samoa on Tuesday in Pukekohe. The match at the Ecolight Stadium will kick off at 07h35 SA time

Springbok coach Heynecke Meyer says the performance of Irish referee George Clancy in Saturday's clash between South Africa and the World XV at Newlands has served as a wake-up call for the Boks. South Africa won the match in impressive fashion by

Rafael Nadal claimed his ninth French Open title on Sunday when he beat world number two, Novak Djokovic, 3-6 .. 7-5 .. 6-2 and 6-4. The World Number One became the first person to win five titles at Roland Gaross in succession. On Saturday

On a day when the next best score was a two-under-par 71 at Lusaka Golf Club, Lyle Rowe sailed serenely to his maiden Sunshine Tour title with a closing five-under-par 68 on Sunday to win the R1.2-million Zambia Sugar Open. His closest pursuer was