South Africa

Navigation - link to other main sections from here Storms may be blessing for England before opening one-day match against South Africa Richard Hobson, Deputy Cricket Correspondent, Johannesburg Puddles of rain collected on the...

In this article: England, Andrew Strauss, James Tredwell, Adil Rashid, Paul Collingwood, Graham Onions, Sajid Mahmood, and Jonathan Trott

I was surprised earlier this week to see England play South Africa A. I thought England WERE South Africa A. Most of our home-grown players grew up in South African homes. Funnily enough, they happen to be our best players - Andrew...

In this article: England, Andrew Strauss, Sajid Mahmood, and Kevin Pietersen

Michael Vaughan: Eoin Morgan can help England win one-day series in South Africa For England to win the one-day series against South Africa, which I believe they can, they will have to bat extremely well because taking wickets is going to...

In this article: Eoin Morgan, England, Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Matt Prior, England and Wales Cricket Board, and Dale Steyn

...Semenya, who stormed to victory in August's world championships in Berlin, underwent gender verification tests this summer in South Africa and Germany and a panel of experts has been studying the results for the IAAF. South Africa's...

In this article: Caster Semenya, Berlin, African National Congress, Daily Telegraph, and Australia

...runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800 meters world title, the country's sports ministry said on Thursday. The department said South Africa's government, Semenya's lawyers and the IAAF had reached total agreement that she will retain...

In this article: Caster Semenya, Johannesburg, and Reuters

...belief and we were quite ridiculously looking for our passports for next summer. When Damian Duff was sent clear on 60 minutes, South Africa hovered into view, so close you could smell the sea air in Cape Town, but Duff's shot was somehow...

In this article: Ireland, Eiffel Tower, Damian Duff, Croke Park, Stade de France, Paris, Coke, God, and FIFA

...of 2008 riots in which foreigners were targeted. At least 42 people died and tens of thousands were displaced across South Africa. "At the moment between 1,300 and 2,700 people, mostly Zimbabwean asylum seekers, have set up an...

In this article: Cape Town, Recession, Unemployment, Johannesburg, Africa, and Reuters

Try: De Jongh, Nokwe (2) Con: Pienaar Pens: Pienaar (2) Brad Barritt goes over as Saracens hand South Africa a third straight defeat South Africa suffered a third straight defeat on their tour of Europe as Premiership leaders...

In this article: Saracens and Brad Barritt

...singers who butcher their national anthem and an iconic black Springbok prop who isn't even South African. To play or not to play: South Africa's government seemingly does not want star player Tendai Mtawarira to feature for the national...

In this article: Toulouse, Durban, World Cup, New Zealand, Jonah Lomu, Riki Flutey, and Natal Sharks

...to see you through the remainder of your Friday before the weekend mayhem begins. It's Johannesburg, it's South Africa v England, and it's Twenty20 slap and tickle. And as if that wasn't enough - England spinner Graeme Swann will be...

In this article: England, Graeme Smith, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Graeme Swann, Johannesburg, Andrew Strauss, and Ryan McLaren