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 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

Jos Buttler's quickfire 32 not out provided the platform for England to beat South Africa by 28 runs in the third and final Twenty20 international at Edgbaston on Wednesday night. Victory saw World Twenty20 champions England square this three

 American siblings Venus and Serena Williams will play an exhibition tennis match in Johannesburg in November. Venus, a five-time Wimbledon champion, said she looked forward to facing her sister for the first time on African soil. Serena

A brace by Bernard Parker saw Bafana Bafana canter to a 2-0 victory over Mozambique in an international friendly at Mbombela stadium, in Nelspruit on Tuesday night. In front of a small crowd, just under 10,000, the South Africans produced a

England's football team found a way to quickly dissipate the nation's summer of sporting success and bring back the gloom with a dreary performance against Ukraine at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. It took Frank Lampard to score his 26th England

Flip van der Merwe has been named to replace the suspended Eben Etzebeth among two changes to South Africa's starting lineup for Saturday's Rugby Championship test against New Zealand at Dunedin. Francois Louw replaces Marcell Coetzee at openside

DHL Western Province prop Frans Malherbe has been called up to the Springbok squad currently preparing for their fourth Test in The Castle Rugby Championship in New Zealand. The 21-year-old Malherbe trained with the Springboks in June during the