President Thabo Mbeki met leaders of the Dutch Reformed Church in Pretoria on Tuesday to explore common ground.

England bowler Darren Gough announced his retirement from Test cricket on Tuesday after deciding his injury-ravaged body could no longer stand up to the strain of playing five-day matches.

New Zealand coach John Mitchell is expecting a physical but fair clash against the embattled Springboks in Saturday’s Tri-Nations rugby union test in Dunedin.

Former All Black skipper Taine Randell has urged New Zealand to get their retaliation in first when they take on South Africa here on Saturday.

All Black coach John Mitchell on Tuesday made five changes to the forward pack for this weekend’s Tri Nations match against South Africa in Dunedin despite last week’s record victory over Australia.

Zimbabwe batsman Grant Flower spoke out here on Wednesday in support of his brother Andy’s controversial World Cup protest.

Test cricket’s third-highest wicket taker, Muttiah Muralitharan, says he is amused to see batsmen adopting ball-kicking tactics against spin bowlers.

The Indian government is likely to allow the resumption of bilateral cricket matches against Pakistan within a week, an Indian cricket board member said on Thursday.