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Mute point: Some of the censored songs include karaoke favourites

Karaoke in the crosshairs as China’s morality police vet the net

China has banned 120 singalong songs that are deemed immoral, to mixed responses from the public.

Boks trounce World XV

A youthful and relatively inexperienced South Africa trounced a star-studded World XV 32-7 at a miserably cold, wet and blustery Walkers stadium on Sunday. Having led 10-0 at the…

Ralepelle leads SA into new era

A century ago, Paul Roos led the first touring Springbok side to a 29-0 win over a Midlands XV at Leicester. On Sunday, Chiliboy Ralepelle will captain South Africa against a…

White: Bok victory bodes well for 2007

Springbok coach Jake White labelled Saturday’s 25-14 win over England at Twickenham in London as a ”huge psychological boost” ahead of next year’s World Cup. White’s men are in…

Smit in the dark over White departure

Springbok captain John Smit admitted on Friday he was taken aback by the decision to recall coach Jake White before the end of their tour but insisted it would not affect the…

We threw it away, says White

South African rugby coach Jake White said on Saturday that his Springbok side threw away what would have been their first victory against England at Twickenham since 1997. The…

Relieved Sepeng back on track for Olympics

Banele Sindani of Athletics South Africa denied on Thursday that the sentence passed on star athlete Hezekiel Sepeng was too harsh. Sepeng has been given another chance to…

Polling station boosts Brakpan booze sales

A bottle store owner in Brakpan said on Wednesday the nearby polling station had given his business a significant boost. ”Sales are much better than a normal Wednesday and a bit…

Ngam and Boje back in the mix

Paceman Mfuneko Ngam and left arm spinner Nicky Boje were on Monday recalled to the South African cricket side for the upcoming tour of New Zealand. Both lost their places due to…

Windies plunder SA attack

Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan plundered an ordinary South African attack at Centurion on Sunday to win the fourth one day cricket international by seven wickets and…

Klusener earns recall

South African cricket captain Graeme Smith, having described Lance Klusener as disruptive, said on Tuesday the all-rounder had ”come a long way”. Klusener, having settled out of…

Windies stand firm

For the second Test in a row, the West Indies stood firm against overwhelming odds and the South African attack on Monday to ensure the fourth and final Test at Centurion would…

Ntini puts the skids on the Windies

South African pace bowler Makhaya Ntini stormed to his third five wicket haul of the series on Sunday as the West Indies’ chances of saving the fourth cricket Test at Centurion…

‘Getting married is like … taking a fiver’

Andre Nel’s wife offered the paceman sound advice after they tied the knot on Saturday night: ”Let’s have a good time but not too good a time.” It appears that Deanne Nel was…

Kallis aims for the record books

South African batsman Jacques Kallis’s extraordinary capacity to score a glut of runs against the West Indies continued unabated on Saturday as he reached his fourth consecutive…

Smith and Gibbs lash Windies — again

Correy Collymore claimed a wicket eight balls from the close to marginally ease the West Indies’ woes on Friday after the South African openers rode roughshod over their severely…

Pollock denies slowing down

South African opening bowler Shaun Pollock dismissed on Wednesday persistent suggestions that he has slowed dramatically, claiming instead that he was never particularly quick.…

Windies collapse favours Easterns

The West Indies suffered a calamitous lower-order collapse on Sunday to present Easterns with a genuine chance of winning their four-day tour match at Willowmoore Park. The…

Finally, a first-class Windies victory

The West Indies cricket side finally recorded a first-class win on their South African tour after Easterns squandered a prime position at Willowmore Park in Benoni on Monday.…

Windies work on fixing their game

Far from the rigours and intense pressures that is Test cricket, the touring West Indies have been presented with an ideal opportunity in Benoni to improve dramatically on two…