Police were on the point of arresting Peter Roebuck on a charge of sexual assault when he apparently jumped from his Cape Town hotel window.

A colleague who saw Peter Roebuck just before he fell to his death says the renowned cricket writer was due to be charged with sexual assault.

Police say cricket commentator Peter Roebuck plunged to his death from a Cape Town hotel room after being questioned about an alleged sexual assault.

Renowned cricket writer Peter Roebuck was found dead at his hotel in Cape Town, where he was covering Australia’s Test series with the Proteas.

The exoneration of Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on racial-abuse charges was heavily criticised in Australia on Wednesday as a blatant demonstration of India’s power in world…