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Thanks to solid effort from their defence, the South Africa men's hockey side managed to defeat Belgium 3-2 in a once-off Test match at the University College Dublin, in Ireland, last night. South Afric led 2-1 at the break and can look back on

Slovakian champion Peter Sagan continued his impressive start to his Tour de France debut with his second stage win inside three days yesterday. RadioShack's Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland retained the overall leader's yellow jersey at the end

Serena Williams produced a champion's display to knock out title-holder Petra Kvitova in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon yesterday as Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska and Angelique Kerber joined her in the Wimbledon semi-finals.  

SA Rugby Union CEO Jurie Roux says the nation-wide revival of club rugby remains one of Saru's top priorities and plans to safeguard its survival are at an advanced stage. Roux was speaking at the launching of a national club rugby SMS results

Mumbai Indians will defend their CL T20 title – Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils will also fight it out against top quality opposition. Sialkot Stallions joins this edition as the Pakistan domestic T20 champions

Britain's Mark Cavendish claimed his 21st victory on the Tour de France and his first as world champion yesterday after beating German sprint rival Andre Greipel to win the race's second stage. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara, of RadioShack

New Zealand yacht Camper has won the the ninth and final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, but it was the boat finishing second, France's Groupama 4, which claimed the overall around-the-world title. Camper, skippered by Australian Chris Nicholson

The Blue Bulls made a strong start at the National Under-18 Academy Rugby Week in Wellington yesterday but South Western District Eagles made the biggest splash by beating the more fancied KZN. The Blue Bulls beat Eastern Province 22-8 

Leg spinner Imran Tahir gained some much-needed bowling practice yesterday ahead of the Proteas’ tour to England starting next week. The 33-year-old finished with three for 82 in an unchanged spell of 22.4 over at Kingsmead in Durban, where