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Sachin Tendulkar sets new landmark with 43rd ton

20.11.09
Sachin Tendulkar recorded his 43rd Test hundred to help guide India to a draw in the First Test against Sri Lanka... more

Michael Vaughan: Alastair Cook's not an England skipper yet

20.11.09
Michael Vaughan fears England are making a mistake by grooming Alastair Cook for the captaincy... more

Snub for Monty Panesar as James Tredwell is called up for injured Graeme Swann

19.11.09
James Tredwell has been called into the England squad for the first one-day international in South Africa after Graeme Swann was ruled out for the first two matches of the series... more

Graeme Swann out of opening one-dayers

19.11.09
England's preparations for the opening one-dayer in South Africa were thrown into further disarray this morning with the news that Graeme Swann has been ruled out through injury... more

Simon Shaw ready to revive his Lions heroics for stumbling England

19.11.09
Simon Shaw is promising to live up to his billing as Lions hero when ailing England face New Zealand... more

Jonathan Trott happy to avenge humiliation as England record much-needed victory

18.11.09
Jonathan Trott says England were spurred on by thoughts of revenge as they beat South Africa A ... more

Stuart Broad losing fitness fight for first one-dayer

18.11.09
Stuart Broad is a major doubt for England’s first two one-day internationals against South Africa after failing to recover from a shoulder problem... more

England prepare to give Adil Rashid chance to redeem himself

17.11.09
With three members of their first-choice bowling attack struggling with injury, there could be no better time for England to work out how to bring the best from leg-spinner Adil Rashid... more

A giant adventure in Botswana

13.11.09
You won't frighten the giraffes and needn't fear lions while riding through the bush on the back of a friendly African elephant... more

Graham Thorpe fears the worst for 'under-prepared' England

23.09.09
Ex-Test star says team have had no time to acclimatise to conditions in South Africa for Champions Trophy... more

England fans planning trip of a lifetime to World Cup 2010

10.09.09
Travel agents report surge in bookings to watch England in the World Cup after Fabio Capello's team booked its place in South Africa... more

Peter Jackson does sci-fi with shellfish

04.09.09
District 9 has been marketed as Jackson’s return to his roots. And it is, in the sense that it is science fiction, and often quite bad.... more

Heathrow Airport writer gets access to all areas

19.08.09
Heathrow Airport’s first writer-in-residence reveals why such a usually dispiriting place can be a great inspiration... more

World Cup could cause race riots, South Africans fear

23.07.09
The World Cup could lead to soaring illegal immigration and a repeat of the anti-foreigner riots that killed more than 70 people last year, South African officials fear... more

Lily Allen goes wild in South Africa

17.07.09
When Kate Moss told Lily Allen about a magical African hideaway, the tour-weary singer grabbed her two nearest friends and headed for the bush...... more

Rugby chiefs say prices too high as tickets go unsold

19.06.09
Rugby union: South African rugby chiefs today admitted they had priced tickets too high for the Lions First Test in Durban, which has left 2,000 unsold... more

This is a country full of contrast and a little hurt

05.06.09
Rugby union: South Africans are so enthusiastic and energetic, yet I find it amazing that some of the locals want the Lions to beat the Springboks... more

Opening high literally took my breath away

01.06.09
Rugby union: Now I really know what playing at altitude is all about. Having previously visited South Africa with the Lions and England, I had experienced matches this high above sea level without feeling this affected but our win over the Royal XV in Phokeng was something very different... more

Game on at the South Africa eco-reserve

10.05.09
Fancy a new challenge? David Cohen trained to be a game ranger in an eco-reserve in South Africa and found it a stress-free and good value way to start the new year... more

Oprah school in new sex scandal

30.03.09
Pupils at Oprah Winfrey's girls' school in South Africa have been suspended in the second alleged sex scandal there in 18 months... more

Aussies earn victory over South Africa

02.03.09
Cricket: Australia captain Ricky Ponting and his men secured victory in the first match of their three-Test series against South Africa at the Wanderers ... more

Pistorius recovering after surgery

23.02.09
Athletics: South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is recovering well at a Johannesburg hospital after undergoing surgery on head and facial injuries sustained in a boating accident... more

Air crew held at Heathrow over 5kg bag of cocaine

17.02.09
The entire crew of a South African Airways flight to Heathrow are due to be questioned after they were arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs... more

Hutchins has a ball despite defeat in his singles debut

04.02.09
Tennis: Ross Hutchins'S first singles outing on the ATP tour ended in defeat but the Davis Cup doubles player still enjoyed it... more

Glaxo eyes African medical firm Aspen

16.01.09
Health: British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is believed to be eyeing up Africa’s largest pharmaceutical firm, Aspen Pharmacare, for a £940 million takeover... more

The house I built for our dear old friend Joyce

30.12.08
Earlier this year, the Standard’s David Cohen wrote about the debt he and his family owed their domestic servant in South Africa. Now he tells how they gave her the home she always wanted... more

Smith in plea to troubled star Gibbs

11.11.08
Cricket: South Africa captain Graeme Smith has pleaded with Herschelle Gibbs to clean up his act... more

Manners, Lily - it's so not cool to lash out

20.08.08
When did it become a ho-ho-ho national joke for our celebrities to beat people up? The nation is chortling today over the photos of a trashed Lily Allen punching a member of the public outside Ronnie Scott's... more

Smit out but Boks bounce back in style

14.07.08
South Africa captain John Smit has been ruled out of the rest of the Tri-Nations... more

Made up dialogue

20.03.08
The plot in Bunny Chow is so thin that any attempt to be subversive about South Africa degenerates to nought.... more

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