Harbhajan Singh starred in a resounding eight-wicket victory over South Africa that helped India win the two-Test series here on Thursday. The off-spinner grabbed 7-87 to block all escape routes for the visiting side, who managed to draw the first match in Kanpur last week. It was only the second Test series win for India over South Africa after the 1996-97 series at home which India won 2-1.

Team SA captain Isaac Mboyaza led by example in claiming the 1 500m gold medal, while his athletics team-mates continued to build on the rainbow nation team’s healthy medal tally at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Bendigo, Australia on Thursday.

Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has been summoned for a disciplinary hearing after being reported for dissent on Wednesday following the rejection of an appeal during the second Test match against South Africa. Expression of dissent against an umpiring decision amounts to a violation of the International Cricket Council’s code of conduct.

Harbhajan Singh bagged a seven-wicket haul to help India move close to victory over South Africa in the second and final Test on Thursday. The off-spinner finished with 7-87 as South Africa were bowled out for 222 on the final day to set an easy target of 117 for the home side after they conceded a 106-run first innings lead.

Vitali Klitschko begins his day an hour earlier than usual, waking at 6am so he can have some time before training for his heavyweight title defence against Danny Williams. That’s when he gets on the phone with friends and family in Ukraine, getting the latest news on the country’s presidential crisis just as the sun begins to come up in Los Angeles.

South African skipper Graeme Smith on Thursday admitted missing an experienced spinner in his side during the two-Test series against India. ”We missed having a frontline spinner in the team,” Smith said after South Africa went down in the second Test by eight wickets on a pitch aiding turn to lose the series 1-0.