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Vernon Philander rocked England with a double strike late on the fourth day as South Africa cemented their grip on the third Test at Lord's. The seamer removed both England openers during a superb spell of two wickets for one run in 10 balls

EP rugby boss Cheeky Watson is ecstatic after SA Rugby announced on Thursday that the Southern Kings will be playing Super Rugby in 2013. The Kings inclusion in the competition comes at the expense of the Lions who will drop out of the

 Port Elizabeth paralympic swimmer Kevin Paul was given an olympic send-off by more than 80-well wishers at the Old Grey Club in the city on Wednesday night. He says he's determined to bring back gold as he defends his 100 metre breastroke

Lionel Messi scored and missed a penalty in Argentina's 3-1 win in an international friendly in Germany on Wednesday night. Belgium stunned the Netherlands 4-2. With 2014 World Cup qualifying games approaching fast in September, France drew 0

Rafael Nadal's Grand Slam count will stay stuck at 11 for now, sidetracked by another knee problem. The third-ranked Spaniard withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Tendinitis has kept him out of action since his stunning loss at Wimbledon

South Africa opened their campaign with a 55-26 victory over Botswana at the inaugural Netball Diamond Challenge in Pretoria on Wednesday night. It was a successful first match in charge for Port Elizabeth's Zanele Mdondana as the Proteas took a

Springbok centre Frans Steyn will on Saturday play in his 50th Test for South Africa when they take on Argentina in the opening round of The Castle Rugby Championship at DHL Newlands in Cape Town. The 25-year-old Steyn, who made his Test debut

Springbok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle on Wednesday withdrew from the Springbok squad because of a knee injury. DHL Stormers hooker Tiaan Liebenberg has replaced Ralepelle in the squad and trained with the team on Wednesday morning in Cape Town

More than two million Paralympic tickets have already been sold and more will be made available before the Games begin on the 29th of August. On the London 2012 website the only tickets currently available are for the opening and closing