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Hansie Cronje during cross-examination at the King commission of inquiry into allegations of cricket match-fixing. (AFP)

Illegal betting syndicates target MSL cricket

Cricket, wittingly or unwittingly, is host to an alternate society of parasitic fixers, gangsters and business people who trade in extortion

WBS has not been able to capitalise on all its valuable ­spectrum

West Indies rebels’ bitter legacy

The divisions that were created by the tours to apartheid South Africa in the 1980s still persist

In 1991

SA, India can now kiss and make up

The ‘special relationship’ between the two cricketing nations soured nastily, but sanity will hopefully prevail now Haroon Lorgat has gone

Ali Bacher: T20 a bad influence on Test cricket

Former Test captain Ali Bacher has fired a warning to South African cricket administrators not to get too carried away with 20-over cricket.

Steve Waugh: Kallis the greatest of all time

Former Australia cricket captain Steve Waugh has rated South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis as the greatest cricketer of all time.

Former England cricket captain and television commentator Tony Greig watches a ball he just hit at a golf course in Bangalore in a celebrity golf event to raise funds for charity.

Ali Bacher mourns death of Tony Greig

Cricket commentator Tony Greig – who helped revolutionise the game of cricket – never forgot his SA roots, former cricketer Ali Bacher has said.

Bacher hails one of the greatest draws in Test cricket

Bacher hails one of the greatest draws in Test cricket

Former cricket boss Ali Bacher believes the Proteas’ draw against Australia at the Adelaide Oval could be one of the greatest in history.

King to close Cricket SA bonus inquiry

King to close Cricket SA bonus inquiry

The inquiry into the Cricket South Africa bonus scandal is due to close with the testimony of former Supreme Court of Appeal judge Mervyn King.

Ali Bacher’s CSA cameo: For the love of the game?

Ali Bacher’s CSA cameo: For the love of the game?

Ali Bacher’s appearance at Judge Nicholson’s probe into the state of CSA has elicited a burning question about the former cricket boss’s motives.

Bacher says bonus was above board

Bacher says bonus was above board

Former UCB CEO Ali Bacher has dismissed claims that his R5-million bonus at the end of his tenure was not approved by the former board.

Bacher to explain R5m ‘precedent’ to CSA probe

Bacher to explain R5m ‘precedent’ to CSA probe

Dr Ali Bacher will today explain a R5m payout cited by Cricket SA boss Gerald Majola as a precedent for his own controversial handling of bonuses.

Wherein lies the truth about CSA?

Wherein lies the truth about CSA?

At times the ministerial committee hearings into the affairs of CSA seemed like an awful South African remake of <i>Rashomon</i>.

Bacher to explain alleged bonus payment in inquiry

Bacher to testify when CSA probe reconvenes in 2012

The CSA probe has been adjourned until January, when it will hear from more witnesses, including former cricket administrator Dr Ali Bacher.

Oldest Test cricketer celebrates a century

History will be made on Saturday when the oldest living Test cricketer South African Norman "Mobil" Gordon celebrates his 100th birthday.

SA cricket mourns Tiger Lance

SA cricket’s flag was at half-mast on Wednesday as it mourned sporting great Herbert Roy "Tiger" Lance, who died at the age of 70.

Smith’s shaky support

According to Ali Bacher, his only job as South Africa’s captain was to win the toss. That done, his team duly whipped the opposition.

Patel’s ICC job ‘not a done deal’

Imtiaz Patel’s appointment as the next chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is ”not a done deal” according to SuperSport, his current employer. ”Nothing has…