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England told to focus on getting African votes

06.11.09
The leader of South Africa's World Cup organising committee has warned England they will need to have Africa on their side if they are to survive the first round of voting to host the 2018 finals... more

Aaron Mokoena hoping to link-up with South Africa team-mate Benni McCarthy

06.11.09
Portsmouth midfielder Aaron Mokoena would love to see former Blackburn team-mate Benni McCarthy join him at Fratton Park... more

Patrick Vieira: I should have been picked

06.11.09
France veteran Patrick Vieira has lashed out after he was left out of Raymond Domenech's squad for the World Cup qualifying play-offs against the Republic of Ireland... more

Shane Williams bids to end Welsh losing streak

06.11.09
Shane Williams insists Wales can defeat New Zealand in Cardiff to end a losing run against the All Blacks that stretches back 56 years and 20 matches... more

Rafe Spall - My London

06.11.09
Rafe was named after the title character in The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont, played by his father Timothy in an RSC production in the 1980s... more

England make steady start

06.11.09
An excellent unbeaten 67 from Eoin Morgan added to half-centuries from Jonathan Trott and Andrew Strauss helped England amass a strong 294 for seven in their opening match of the tour to South Africa... more

Tony Pulis: Ryan Shawcross can claim World Cup spot

06.11.09
Stoke manager Tony Pulis believes Ryan Shawcross can still win a place in Fabio Capello's England squad for next summer's World Cup... more

Harry Redknapp has no regrets about offloading Darren Bent

06.11.09
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp insists he has no regrets about selling Darren Bent over the summer, despite the striker's barnstorming start to the season with Sunderland... more

Linford Christie's niece forced to return Miss England crown after brawl

06.11.09
Miss England hands back her crown after alleged nightclub brawl with fellow beauty queen over her boyfriend... more

Matthew Hoggard set to make decision on future

06.11.09
Former England seamer Matthew Hoggard is expected to make a decision on his future early next week as he weighs up rival bids from Leicestershire and Sussex... more

‘Team Johnson’ cannot make any more excuses if England fail again

06.11.09
Manager and his band of coaches have to transform their team’s fortunes this autumn, starting tomorrow at Twickenham against Australia... more

Simon Mann's road to freedom

04.11.09
As British 'dog of war' comes home, Stephen Robinson looks at the politics behind his release and what the future might hold for him... more

Luke Wright confident of more batting success

04.11.09
Luke Wright believes that his last batting performance for England showed a "different side" to his game, which he will be hoping to showcase more during the tour to South Africa... more

Steve Thompson back to face Australia as Martin Johnson draws on the spirit of 2003

04.11.09
Martin Johnson has asked World Cup heroes Jonny Wilkinson, Lewis Moody and Steve Thompson to help power England to victory against Australia at Twickenham in a team shaped by injury... more

Sajid Mahmood has a point to prove

03.11.09
Sajid Mahmood wants to prove himself worthy of the second chance he has been given by England in the limited-overs leg of their tour of South Africa... more

Wounded Australians can still hurt us, says Martin Johnson

03.11.09
Martin Johnson fears Australia possess the ability to seriously "hurt" England at Twickenham despite the tourists' dreadful record this year... more

Old Etonian ex-SAS man in a plot straight out of a thriller novel

03.11.09
The planned 2004 coup to oust Teodoro Obiang, president of Equatorial Guinea, came straight out of the plot of a thriller novel or action film, involving mercenaries, shadowy millionaires, the Pentagon and the son of a former British prime minister... more

'Dog of War' weeps as he walks free

03.11.09
Latest: Former SAS officer Simon Mann jailed for 34 years over a 'dogs of war' coup attempt wept as he walked free from an African prison after serving only 15 months of his sentence... more

Original punch restored in Porgy and Bess

27.10.09
The resonances shift and Porgy and Bess once again packs the punch that Gershwin intended.... more

The end for Steve Harmison as he is ditched by England

08.10.09
Steve Harmison's England career appeared to be over today after the fast bowler was left out of the squads for the winter tour to South Africa... more

Capital gains as South Africans get set to make St Mary's their Olympic base

12.08.09
The Olympic squad of South Africa look poised to choose St Mary's College in Twickenham as their training base for the 2012 Games... more

We’re devastated, say family of new father killed in crash after funeral

04.08.09
Family of a new father killed in a car crash just hours after attending his own father's funeral told of their 'utter devastation'... more

New father is killed on the day of his own father’s funeral

03.08.09
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I always had faith I would play for the Lions in First Test

19.06.09
Rugby union: The power of prayer and belief in God has helped to make me the rugby player that I am today... more

Our plodders needs some Indian spice to acquire a taste for Twenty20

12.06.09
Cricket: It's still called Twenty20, but the likes of South Africa, India and Sri Lanka appear to be playing a completely different game and there seems little chance of England catching up any time soon... more

Anti-apartheid link celebrated

05.06.09
London's links with the anti-apartheid movement are to be celebrated in a major exhibition... more

It takes bags of talent to pack all this but there's only one jersey I want

26.05.09
Rugby union: Given the amount of Lions kit we have each been supplied with, it didn't surprise me that the jumbo jet taking us to South Africa was delayed leaving Heathrow while they made sure everything was in the right place in the hold... more

Super 14 event safe for another season

15.05.09
Rugby union: The future of the rugby competition between franchises from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia is safe after the three parties agreed to a revamped Super 14 tournament... more

A flawed result - but this poll gives me hope for a new South Africa

24.04.09
Voters' queues snaked around many city blocks in South Africa on Wednesday in scenes reminiscent of the first democratic elections in 1994 - but the mood was less exuberant... more

South Africa to host IPL

24.03.09
Cricket: South Africa will host the 2009 Indian Premier League, it has been confirmed ... more

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