South Africa’s victory over Afghanistan felt less like a sporting triumph and more like an exorcism

On Wednesday, the Proteas face an Afghanistan side that were semi-finalists two years ago and are desperate for blood after a loss to New Zealand

The depth in their batting and the variety of their bowling make South Africa one of the teams to fear at the World Cup.

A furious Ricky Ponting took out his frustration at being run out in Australia’s match by smashing a television set with his bat in the dressing room.

Cities across India were placed on alert on Sunday with the army called out to patrol ”sensitive areas” after a wave of bombings left 46 people dead.

At least 16 small bombs exploded in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Saturday, killing at least 29 people and wounding 88.