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Central Gauteng got their A-section title defence off to a solid start, while Southern Cape emerged as the B-Section pacesetter in Monday's first round of the 52nd South African Interprovincial at Port Elizabeth Golf club. After turning at 2-all

Senegal striker Demba Ba rescued a 2-2 draw for Newcastle as his late equaliser left Everton to pay the price for a crucial blunder by the officials at Goodison Park on Monday night. Ba came off the bench at half-time with Newcastle trailing to

Tottenham manager Andre Villas Boas breathed a sigh of relief after his side recorded their first win under his leadership with a 3-1 defeat of Reading on Sunday. His former club, Chelsea, stayed top after a nil-all draw with QPR on Saturday

 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano won the Italian Open on Sunday, beating overnight leader Garth Mulroy of South Africa by two shots for his second win in the tournament. The 31-year-old Spaniard shot a superb eight-under-par 64 in the final round

South Africa will play in the Euro-Africa Group I division of the Davis Cup again next season after they lost 4-1 to Canada in their World Group playoff in Montreal at the weekend. The underdog South Africans, who had put up a valiant fight to

Springbok prop Dean Greyling has been suspended for two weeks for his reckless use of the forearm in cleaning Ritchie McCaw out of a ruck in Saturday's Rugby Championship clash in Dunedin. Greyling was cited for the incident for which he also

 Golden Lions Rugby Union president Kevin de Klerk says they have released former captain Josh Strauss to pursue a possible international career with Scotland. The union announced this week that Strauss, who led the team to the 2011 Currie

Scrum-half Aaron Smith, hailed as the standout find for the All Blacks this year, has been dropped to the bench for Saturday's Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks in Dunedin. The 62-Test veteran Piri Weepu has instead been given his

 Kevin Pietersen could resume his England career during the tour of India after the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed that Thursday's planned squad announcement had been put back until Tuesday at the earliest. Pietersen remains in