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Flyhalf Greig Laidlaw kicked a penalty after the full-time siren to give Six Nations wooden spooners Scotland a stunning 9-6 win over Australia in wet and windy conditions at Hunter stadium in Newcastle, Australia, on Tuesday. It was

The SA women's hockey team will not request an apology from their hosts after the incorrect national anthem was played ahead of their match against Great Britain in London on Tuesday night. Team manager Les Galloway confirmed that the anthem

South Western Districts main strike bowler Gurshwin Rabie has been crowned the SWD Player of the 2011/12 season. Rabie, with 64 wickets, bagged the most wickets in domestic first class cricket last season. Behind Vince van der Bijl and Dale

East London and Port Elizabeth have been included on the schedules for the international cricket season announced on Tuesday by Cricket South Africa. The Proteas will play the 2nd ODI against New Zealand in East London on December 23 and third

Pitso Mosimane has been sacked as Bafana Bafana head coach, the SA Football Association (Safa) confirmed on Tuesday morning. Assistant coach Steve Komphela would take charge of South Africa's next two matches. "Drawing in the last 15

Former captain Chris Gayle has been chosen by West Indies for the first time in 14 months as part of its one-day squad to tour England later this month. The 32-year-old opener, whose public spat with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) resulted

South Africa went down in a shock 23-19 defeat at the hands of Ireland in their opening match of the IRB Junior World Championship in Stellenbosch on Monday night. The Irish led 13-3 at the break and managed to score a try in each half, whereas

Defending champion Rafael Nadal stormed into the French Open quarter-finals on Monday as three Spaniards plus Andy Murray made it through to the last eight in the bottom half of the draw. Nadal demolished Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-2, 6-0, 6-0

Jean de Villiers will become the 54th Springbok captain after he was named to lead the Boks in the Castle Incoming Tour against England, which starts on Saturday. The announcement was made on Monday in Durban, where the Springboks are preparing