Jacques Kallis has been crowned South Africa’s Cricketer of the Year at the 2011 South African Cricket Awards in Johannesburg.
SA skipper Graeme Smith is engaged to marry Irish singer and model Morgan Deane, a Cricket South Africa official said on Tuesday.
New Zealand stunned South Africa on Friday by knocking the form team out of the World Cup in the third quarterfinal.
As the real battle for the World Cup begins with the quarterfinals the Proteas are confident but without being burdened by a sense of destiny.
South Africa will look to fine-tune their preparations for the knock-out rounds when they take on Bangladesh on Saturday.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes his World Cup batting woes are about to end.
JP Duminy’s sparkling effort helped propel SA into the quarterfinals of the Cricket World Cup with a crushing 131-run win over Ireland on Tuesday.
SA’s thrilling win over India is the perfect psychological boost the team needs after a shattering loss to England, coach Corrie van Zyl says.
Injured SA leg-spinner Imran Tahir is set to miss the rest of the World Cup group stage to nurse a fractured thumb, but he is still in the tournament.
SA paceman Dale Steyn and his Indian counterpart, Zaheer Khan, have already left a mark at the World Cup with their intelligent bowling.
South Africa suffered a World Cup injury scare after it was discovered in-form leg-spinner Imran Tahir had fractured his left thumb.
A resilient England produced an amazing comeback to pip a shell-shocked South Africa by six runs in a low-scoring World Cup thriller on Sunday.
England could not recover from a dreadful start and folded for 171 in 45.4 overs in a World Cup Group B match against South Africa on Sunday.
With their World Cup hopes hanging in the balance England made a disastrous start against South Africa on Sunday.
South Africa crushed The Netherlands by 231 runs in a lop-sided Group B match to record their second successive victory in the World Cup on Thursday.
South Africa will not lower their guard against The Netherlands as they look to build on a good start to their World Cup bid.
SA go into their clash against The Netherlands on Thursday with the enviable choice of a three-prong spin attack or mixing it up to boost their pace.
Graeme Smith is determined to end his reign as SA’s one-day captain in a blaze of glory by leading the Proteas to a first World Cup triumph.
South Africa are determined to prove themselves on the big stage and shed the unwanted tag of chokers as they take on the unpredictable West Indies.
In the north wheat is a staple food, whereas the rest of its cuisine is usually spicy, with a strong emphasis on milk-based dishes.
We’ve seen it before and we all know how it ended. Could it be otherwise this time?
SA’s Graeme Smith and India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined a chorus of World Cup skippers predicting a closely contested tournament.
Six weeks of Cricket World Cup action gets under way on Saturday, with the 2011 tournament tipped to be the most open in history.
Despite boasting several of the world’s top players, past failures have ensured the Proteas are not among the favourites going into the World Cup .
SA will not rush Jacques Kallis back into action at the World Cup to help the all-rounder recover fully from an injury, captain Graeme Smith says.
With concern over the fitness of Jacques Kallis and a relatively inexperienced squad, SA won’t object to being World Cup underdogs for a change.
Nelson Mandela smiled broadly when he spoke about the Proteas, who will be leaving for the World Cup soon, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
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Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has congratulated Cricket South Africa on the team selected for the Cricket World Cup on the sub-continent next month.
Uncapped leg-spinner Imran Tahir was on Tuesday named in South Africa’s 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup from February 19 to April 2.
Proteas coach Corrie van Zyl says SA had a bad experience on Saturday at the Wanderers, but they are a good team and can turn things around.
What happens off the field has become relevant to what happens on it now that the Cricket World Cup has evolved into a two-month behemoth.
South Africa’s fast bowlers struck early to set up a comprehensive 135-run win in the first one-day international against India on Wednesday.