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48 tuna were caught on yesterday's second day of the Tuna Classic off Algoa Bay. The heaviest fish caught was a 19.8 kg tuna by EP junior angler Carla Schmidt. Half a kilogramme in catches separates the top five boats. Adverse weather

 Cricket Eastern Cape (Pty) Ltd announced their contracted squad for the 2012/2013 season. 4 new players have been contracted - 3 of the 4 being players that hail from the Eastern Cape region. Simon Harmer has had an incredible season for

Rafael Nadal began his title defence at the Barcelona Open with a 6-1, 6-2 defeat of compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Top seed Nadal, champion at the Real Club de Tenis in six of the last seven editions claimed his 30th match victory in a row

 Second-ranked Maria Sharapova began her clay court season in Stuttgart on Wednesday by reaching the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix when her opponent Alize Cornet of France retired with a shoulder injury. The Russian was leading 6-3

Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 3-1 on penalties at the Bernabeu Wednesday night to secure its place against Chelsea in next month's Champions League final. Cristiano Ronaldo looked to have put Real on its way to the final with two early goals

Lionel Messi missed a penalty as holders Barcelona were sent crashing out of the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday after 10-man Chelsea battled to a 2-2 draw at the Nou Camp. Chelsea, leading 1-0 from the first leg, snatched a 3-2 aggregate

 There was a big shock at the National Club cricket championships in Pretoria on Tuesday when the defending champion Mecer NMMU Madibaz were beaten by the University of the Western Cape. The PE students won the toss and sent the opposition

A maiden test century from Matthew Wade and a poor batting display by the West Indies left Australia in total charge at the end of the second day of the third and final Test in Dominica. Australia lead by 163 runs, after being dimissed for 328

25 deep sea angling boats are heading to the fishing grounds off Cape Recife after taking part in the traditional blessing of the fleet and mass start of the tuna classic at seven o'clock on Wednesday morning. All the action took place off shark