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Riverside Football Club reaffirmed their credentials as a North End Football Association premier league title contender at the weekend. They beat Stars of India 4-nil yesterday at the North End stadium in East London. Atlantic Spurs remain

American cyclist Lance Armstrong will be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from cycling for life, the US Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday. The decision came after Armstrong announced he was dropping his fight against USADA's

American Andy Roddick suffered a third-round loss at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina on Thursday, losing in straight sets to Belgium's Steve Darcis 7-6 7-6. Darcis next faces second-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, who

Fernando Torres's controversial late goal proved decisive as Chelsea staged a second half recovery to secure a 4-2 Premier League victory over promoted Reading at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. Reading had led 2-1 at the break and

Orlando Pirates and SuperSport United, the only teams to have won the Premiership title in the last five seasons, played to a dull 0-0 draw in the second round of league fixtures in Polokwane on Wednesday night. Moroka Swallows beat Ajax Cape

After rolling an ankle in the first test in Cape Town, winger Bryan Habana has been declared fit for the return-leg of the Rugby Championship duel with Argentina in Mendosa on Saturday. His inclusion means the backline is unchanged from the one

Spain's Sergio Garcia won the rain-disrupted Wyndham Championship in Greensboro yesterday by two strokes, securing a Ryder Cup berth with his first US PGA Tour title since 2008. Garcia carded a final round 66 for an 18-under par total of 262

Robin van Persie's Manchester United debut ended in disappointment on Monday night as Marouane Fellaini gave Everton a 1-0 win at Goodison Park. Van Persie came off the bench for the last 22 minutes as United searched for an equaliser after

South Africa captain Graeme Smith was delighted by the "perfect" way his side replaced England as the world's number one Test side as they held their nerve in a 51-run win at Lord's late on Monday. Victory gave South Africa the three