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South Africa's Kevin Anderson is into the 4th round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. SA's number one came back from 2 sets to one down earlier today to beat the 22nd seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 4 6 6 3 4 6 7 6 and 6 2. Anderson is

 New Zealand coach Mike Hesson says New Zealand cricket must back its core group of players despite being thrashed in two Tests against South Africa. Speaking the day after South Africa completed a series whitewash with an innings and 193

 China's top player Li Na battled into the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne earlier on Wednesday with a 6 2 7 5 victory over Olga Govortsova of Belarus. Fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska stormed to her 11th straight win of the

 Orlando Terranova delighted the home crowd on Tuesday by becoming the first Argentinian driver to win a stage of the Dakar Rally. The 33-year-old BMW driver came home 2min 07sec ahead of Monday's stage winner Nani Roma in a Mini and the

World No.1 Rory McIlroy confirmed last night he had signed on with sportswear and equipment giant Nike in a deal believed to be one the biggest sponsorship contracts in sport. With the Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque lit up in the background, McIlroy

Roger Federer has cruised into the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Earlier today, he completed a routine 6 2 6 4 6 1 win against Frenchman Benoit Paire. Third seed Andy Murray also easily won his opener against the

The South Africa women’s hockey team was shaded 2-1 by Belgium in the first Test of the four-Test series in Cape Town last night.  Belgium led 1-0 at the break. They extended their lead shortly after half-time. Striker Lillian du

dakar France's defending champion Stephane Peterhansel took a huge step towards his 11th Dakar Rally win yesterday as his main rival Nasser Al-Attiyah struggled during the ninth stage, the longest of the race. Spaniard Nani Roma won the stage

SANZAR has announced the full draw for The Castle Rugby Championship’s second year, kicking off with a clash between the Wallabies and 2012 season winners, the All Blacks, at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Saturday 17 August. That same day