PHIL BLENKINSOP, Amstelveen | Monday 2.15pm. FRESH from their destruction of England, South Africa undertake a one-game continental tour to face winless Kenya on Wednesday with only one result possible. A defeat for the tournament favourites would be a shock measuring nine on the cricket Richter scale but the expected victory for South Africa would […]
SACHIN TENDULKAR, grieving over the death of his father, will rejoin the Indian team in time for their World Cup match against Sri Lanka on May 26, team officials confirmed here on Thursday. Manager Brijesh Patel said he was informed of Tendulkar’s return by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Tendulkar, the key […]
CLARE LOVELL, London | Sunday 12.15pm. – South Africa underlined their position as World Cup favourites when they crushed England by 122 runs in a Group A match on Saturday, dismissing them for 103 in only 41 overs at The Oval. Fast bowler Allan Donald ripped the heart out of the England batting with four […]
MONTHLY African rankings from football’s world governing body Fifa were released on Wednesday, showing South Africa second on the continent. Meanwhile Fifa rankings of all international football teams give Bafana Bafana a boost from 27th to 24th. At the new level, Trott’s boys are level with Slovakia and the US. The African rankings: 1 Morocco, […]
GRAEME Hick, 134 not out, will face his sternest World Cup test to date when facing South Africa at the Oval on Saturday. England’s number three, desperate to establish himself as an automatic selection after a see-saw career, has yet to be dismissed in the tournament after making 73 against Sri Lanka and 61 against […]
STORMERS and probable Springbok lock Hottie Louw will miss Tests against Italy due to back problems. A slipped disc will be re-evaluated in two weeks, leaving the Stormers and the Boks without the promising lock. Louw’s performances in the Super 12 put him on the shortlist for Nick Mallet’s Bok side, and he will be […]
BAFANA Bafana midfielder and Vaal Professionals’ stalwart Papi Mbhele has signed on with League-leading Kaizer Chiefs. Mbhele impressed coach Trott Moloto during the recent Caribbean tour, although he worried about the midfielder’s fitness levels. Moloto gave Mbhele a training programme. Vaal Pros got a R35000 transfer fee, and Mbhele will pocket R10000 for signing with […]
SOUTH African cricket took a significant step forward on Tuesday with the appointment of the first black groundsman at a Test venue. Wilson Ngobese succeeds Phil Russell as groundsman at Kingsmead in Durban, the KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union said. Russell becomes Natal’s new director of cricket. Ngobese joined the Kingsmead ground staff as a 15-year-old in […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, London | Saturday 7.15pm. *7.15pm Shaun Pollock put the game away by making Angus Fraser pop up to Gary Kirsten. The last wicket gave SA the match by 122 runs, although the game looked shaky after the Proteas’ innings. Disciplined bowling and excellent fielding kept England from capitalising on a low 226 target, […]
ENGLAND survived a bout with the weather to beat Kenya by nine wickets, with only captain Alec Stewart falling to the weak Kenyan bowling attack. After an interruption for rain, the Kenyans might have had some salvation in the Duckworth-Lewis rule, but the match was seen through, and England hit and bowled superbly, finishing at […]