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/ 16 January 2009
Albie Morkel blazed SA to an exhilarating three-wicket victory in the final over of the first one-day international against Australia on Friday.
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/ 16 January 2009
The Protea Test side might be on top of its game, but the one-day squad still needs some work, writes Neil Manthorp.
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/ 15 January 2009
This year Roger Federer comes to the Australian Open with a few questions to answer — the one is can he regain number-one ranking?
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/ 13 January 2009
Australia batsman Matthew Hayden announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday, drawing stumps on a dazzling career.
Australia were glad for a cracked pitch and a couple of helpful umpiring decisions as they clinched a last-ditch consolation victory by 103 runs.
An Australian man broke into three adult shops, had sex with blow-up dolls named ”Jungle Jane” and then dumped his plastic conquests in an alley.
Australia were in a near impenetrable position at the close of the fourth day of the third Test against SA on Tuesday.
Saving the planet by eating kangaroos and wild camels may seem like pie in the sky, but the offbeat menu comes with a scientific stamp of approval.
South Africa will be called on to mount their biggest rearguard action yet as Australia finished the third day of the third Test 151 runs ahead.
South Africa is in the ascendancy in the third Test against Australia after the first day at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
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/ 30 December 2008
South Africa have every right to call themselves the world’s best team after their nine-wicket victory in the second Test in Melbourne on Tuesday.
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/ 28 December 2008
South Africa wriggled off the hook and even managed to snare an improbable lead on the third day of the second Test against Australia on Sunday.
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/ 27 December 2008
South Africa were calling for rain or miracles as they ended the third day of the second Test against Australia on 198 for seven, or 196 runs behind.
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/ 26 December 2008
Ricky Ponting ripped the bowlers to shreds but South Africa still managed to pick up six wickets on an enthralling first day of the second Test.
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/ 23 December 2008
The Australian government said on Tuesday it would begin testing a pilot system next month to filter harmful information from the internet.
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/ 22 December 2008
Messages of congratulations have poured in for the South African cricket team after their historic six-wicket victory over Australia on Sunday.
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/ 21 December 2008
AB de Villiers’s century guided SA to the second-highest run chase in the history of Test cricket on Sunday, as they beat Australia by six wickets.
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/ 20 December 2008
Graeme Smith’s superb century gave South Africa hope on the fourth day of the first Test against Australia in Perth on Saturday.
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/ 20 December 2008
An Australian navy frigate on Saturday rescued a French yachtsman badly injured in the remote Southern Ocean during a solo round-the-world race.
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/ 19 December 2008
Australia had the lower-order batting strength to ensure SA will not have an easy target to chase as the hosts reached 228-7 at stumps on Friday.
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/ 19 December 2008
No SA player had any doubt the series would be hard work, but the first day in Perth put their minds to rest — it’s going to be very tough indeed.
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/ 19 December 2008
A spate of refugee boats to Australia prompted the government on Friday to open a much-criticised new immigration detention centre.
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/ 18 December 2008
An astonishing late spell by Mitchell Johnson left Australia firmly in control after the second day of the first Test against SA on Thursday.
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/ 17 December 2008
The series between Australia and SA exploded into action on Wednesday as the hosts reached 341-9 on a scintillating first day in Perth.
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/ 17 December 2008
A bogus aircraft engineer accused of putting thousands of Qantas passengers’ lives at risk was jailed for more than three years on Wednesday.
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/ 16 December 2008
A court in Australia has approved the use of Facebook to notify a couple that they lost their home after defaulting on a loan repayment.
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/ 15 December 2008
South Africans account for four of the nine referees in the inaugural merit panel of officials announced by Sanzar on Monday.
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/ 14 December 2008
Tim Clark stormed home with nine birdies to become only the third South African to win the 93rd Australian Open in a sudden-death playoff.
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/ 13 December 2008
An Italian adventurer was reunited with his family in Australia on Saturday after just failing to row solo across the Pacific from Peru.
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/ 12 December 2008
In the past South African players have not been able to cope with the “Aussieness” of a tour Down Under. This time, things may be different.
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/ 11 December 2008
Controversial American golfer John Daly grabbed a spectator’s camera and smashed it into a tree at the Australian Open at Royal Sydney on Thursday.
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/ 10 December 2008
Australia’s government on Wednesday agreed to spend millions of dollars to back the country’s bid as host nation for the 2018 Fifa World Cup.