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An unbeaten half century from Michael Price put the Warriors firmly in control after the opening day of their Sunfoil Series match against the Titans in Pretoria. At close of play Price was on 50 from 72 deliveries and Arno Jacobs 29. The

 Former Australian fast bowler, Glenn McGrath will be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame during Australia's third test against Sri Lanka in Sydney, his home ground during a first-class career that included 124 tests

Bangladesh says it has shelved plans to become the first cricket team to tour Pakistan since a 2009 attack on Sri Lanka's team bus, with the head of the board saying there are fears for players' safety. Bangladesh Cricket Board chief, Nazmul

The draw for the last 16 in the Champions league took place at Uefa headquarters yesterday. Bayern Munich, last season's beaten finalists, play Arsenal and Juventus take on surprise qualifiers Celtic. Big-spending Paris St Germain face Valencia

Michael Phelps has been voted The Associated Press male athlete of the year in a poll of U.S. editors and broadcasters. Its a fitting payoff for the retired swimmer for winning four golds and two silvers at the London Games, as well as

Ivorian Yaya Toure of Manchester City has won Africa's top football honour, beating out his countryman Didier Drogba and Alexandre Song of Cameroon for the CAF player of the year award. 29 year-old Toure claimed the prize for the second

Chevrolet Warriors speedsters Aya Gqamane and Andrew Birch took three wickets apiece yesterday in holding the Highveld Lions to 275 for 7 at stumps on day one of their Sunfoil Series match at the Wanderers. Lions captain Stephen Cook made 95 and

Rory McIlroy is the near unanimous choice as the best male player of the year by the Golf Writers Association of America. McIlroy received 190 out of the 194 votes cast by the Association members. Three votes went to FedEx Cup champion Brandt

Chelsea scored five goals in a masterful second-half display to beat Leeds United 5-1 last night and advance to the semifinals of the League Cup. A shock was on when Leeds went in at halftime 1-0 up thanks to Luciano Becchio's 37th-minute goal at