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England spinner Graeme Swann and Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene head a star cast of cricketers who will be auctioned on Saturday to join the Indian Premier League. As many as 144 foreign and Indian players will be part of an auction

Al Ahly has announced that the club will be in mourning for three days after the tragic events that saw 74 fans die and a thousand others injured after last night's match against Al-Masry at the Port Said stadium.  After Al-Masry beat Al

SANZAR CEO Greg Peters says they'll trial new disciplinary rules during the 2012 Super Rugby competition. The changes follow a cross-country Working Group meeting with representatives across all areas of the game held in September last year

Arsenal's hopes for a top-four finish in the league suffered another blow as they were held to a 0-0 draw at lowly Bolton Wanderers. The gunners are now 7th, 5 points behind fourth-placed Chelsea. Newcastle moved above both Arsenal and

An eight goal thriller gave the South African women's hockey team a 5-3 win over Belgium at the Randburg Astro last night and ensured they win the Investec Tri-Nations Series - also featuring Ireland. A brace each from Kate Woods and Dirkie

Ghana and Mali were the last teams to qualify for the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals last night,  but the continent's top tournament was overshadowed by violence at a club game in Egypt that left at least 73 people dead and a thousand

Thomas Bjorn is the defending champion at the Qatar Masters which gets underway tomorrow at Doha Golf Club.  Lee Westwood, at three in the world, is the highest ranked player in the field which includes major winners Retief Goosen, Martin

Former Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld will compete in the famous Le Mans 24 Hours and two further 2012 world endurance championship races for Swiss team Rebellion Racing. The team said in a statement today that 34-year-old Heidfeld would share

Gutsy Ireland weathered an assault on their goalline by the Investec South Africa women's hockey team to draw their Tri-Nations match 1-1 at the Randburg Astro last night. In the 70 minutes, SA had 20 shots at goal including eight penalty