Captain Brian Lara praised the efforts of his tail enders after the unlikely duo had guided the West Indies to a two-wicket win over England in the ICC Champions Trophy. The pair put on 71 for the ninth wicket, after West Indies had been 147-8, to get their side past England’s 217 with just two wickets to spare.

The Cheetahs won their Currie Cup encounter against the Sharks 30-22 after leading 20-8 at half-time in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Although winger Anton Pitout was named man of the match and Juan Smith did everything right to confirm that he is one of the best flankers in the country.

Ten people, including two minors, have been arrested in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on suspicion they took part in a massacre at Lengabo village, in the restive Ituri region, say UN officials. Three hundred people in Medu were questioned, and 10 were eventually taken into preventive custody.

The singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, said on Friday that he had instructed legal advisers to discover why he was not allowed into the United States. FBI and customs officers detained Islam for questioning after security officials diverted his Washington-bound flight to Bangor, Maine, having spotted his name.

George Bush’s grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany. Newly discovered US National Archives files confirm that a firm of which Prescott Bush was a director was involved with the financial architects of Nazism.

A rebel group battling rival militias and government forces in Nigeria’s oil-rich delta has threatened to target oil installations in an escalation of the conflict. Production in Africa’s biggest oil exporter has not been disrupted by the fighting which has turned much of the region into a war zone.

Banyana Banyana’s disastrous campaign in the fourth African Womens’ Championship ended yet with another defeat after the unfancied Ethiopians beat them 2-1 at Caledonian stadium on Friday. It was Banyana’s third consecutive defeat since the start of the tournament.

Natalie du Toit continued her historical golden trail through the water at the Athens Paralympics with a stunning world record victory in the 400m freestyle on Friday night after Tadgh Slattery added yet another gold to South Africa’s coffers in the 100m breaststroke.

Scrumhalf Bolla Conradie scored a hat-trick of tries for Western Province as they maintained their challenge for a home Currie Cup semifinal with a 70-13 thumping of the Eagles. Province scored nine tries in total, eight of which were converted by flyhalf Pieter Benade, with a personal haul of 25 points.