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Review: On ‘Twice as Tall’, Burna Boy bends Afrobeats to his will
Burna Boy’s fifth studio album, ‘Twice as Tall’, extends beyond the hype to reveal the Afrobeats star’s vulnerability
Femi Kuti, Beyonce headed to SA for Mandela festival
Global Citizen says it hopes that the run-up to the festival would raise commitments of $1 billion to help the world’s poorest
Coldplay makes Jo’burg Paradise
Coldplay gave Jo’burg a scintillating performance at the FNB Stadium, including a clip shot with the crowd for a video of their song <i>Paradise</i>.
Ambrose, Collingwood rescue England’s innings
Tim Ambrose and Paul Collingwood rescued England’s innings after New Zealand’s Jacob Oram had inspired a top-order collapse to ensure the second Test was evenly poised at the end…
Mills bowls NZ to comfortable win
New Zealand thrashed England by 189 runs in the first cricket Test on Sunday when England’s second innings disintegrated after Kyle Mills ripped through the top order. Set a…
Sidebottom hat-trick shatters Kiwis
A sensational hat-trick by Ryan Sidebottom shattered New Zealand’s run charge and ignited an England fightback on day four of the first cricket Test on Saturday. New Zealand, who…
Late wickets give NZ advantage against England
England slipped to 87-2 in reply to New Zealand’s 470 all out at the close of play on the second day of the first Test on Thursday. Michael Vaughan was 44 not out with Andrew…
New Zealand thrash England by 10 wickets
A dominant batting performance by openers Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder powered New Zealand to a 10-wicket win over England in the second one-day cricket international on…
Revitalised NZ make short work of England
In a stunning reversal of form, New Zealand thrashed England in their opening one-day cricket international by six wickets with 20 overs to spare at Westpac Stadium in Wellington…
England too strong for Kiwis in Twenty20 clash
England continued their perfect start to their tour of New Zealand by beating the Kiwis by 32 runs in their first Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on Tuesday.…
New Zealand trounce Bangladesh
New Zealand’s inspired bowlers wrecked Bangladesh’s hopes of survival in the first cricket Test on Sunday, setting up a comfortable nine-wicket win with two days to spare.…
NZ dominate first day against Bangladesh
Matthew Bell scored an unbeaten half-century in his first Test appearance in more than six years to ram home New Zealand’s advantage over Bangladesh on the opening day of the…
Ponting, Gilchrist steer Aussies to victory
Ricky Ponting scored his 24th one-day 100 and Adam Gilchrist clubbed a ferocious half-century to steer Australia to a convincing seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the opening…
SA win as New Zealand drop catches
South Africa celebrated Graeme Smith’s 100th one-day international as captain by squeaking home by two wickets in the first MTN one-day international at Kingsmead on Sunday, with…
Another bad day for Black Caps
New Zealand endured another bad day on the second day of the second Castle Lager Test against South Africa at Supersport Park on Saturday as Jacques Kallis notched up his fifth…