Australian side New South Wales Waratahs climbed four places to fourth on the Super 14 table after a 18-10 win over the Central Cheetahs on Friday.

Côte d'Ivoire became the first team to reach the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals with a 3-1 triumph over severely depleted Ghana on Friday.

Supporters of hosts South Africa will be anxious onlookers on Friday evening when the 2010 World Cup draw is made.

South Africa cruised to a 45-run victory over Zimbabwe on Sunday in a one-day international designed to dust away cobwebs ahead of a tour by England.

Peter de Villiers is running out of time and excuses after a string of Tri-Nations losses and a World Cup defence less than one month away.

Paul Put has achieved a football miracle with Burkina Faso no matter what happens when the pre-tournament no-hopers tackle Nigeria at the Afcon final.

Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer is worried about the poor form of flyhalf Morne Steyn before the August kick-off of the new Rugby Championship.

The Springboks are all over the front and back pages of SA's daily newspapers: After the death of a Rugby World Cup dream, it's not a pretty sight.