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South Africa axe Herschelle Gibbs and Makhaya Ntini

23.10.09
South Africa's selection chief Mike Procter described the decision to axe experienced pair Herschelle Gibbs and Makhaya Ntini from the early part of the one-day season as a difficult one, but one that needed to be made... more

South Africa player profiles

23.10.09
South Africa will want to prove that they sit deservedly at the top of the ICC Test rankings... more

Graeme Smith warns Andrew Strauss he will regret ruthless decision

28.09.09
Andrew Strauss was warned by Graeme Smith he will one day regret the ruthless decision which enabled England to beat South Africa by 22 runs last night and reach the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy... more

South Africa v New Zealand - Champions Trophy - Live!

24.09.09
Follow all the action from Centurion with our live ball-by-ball commentary ... more

South Africa survive as ace Wayne Parnell leads charge

24.09.09
South Africa's Wayne Parnell claimed his first five-wicket haul as the Champions Trophy hosts won their vital game against New Zealand by five wickets at Centurion... more

Tillakaratne Dilshan ton propels Sri Lanka to victory

23.09.09
A composed century from Tillakaratne Dilshan helped Sri Lanka begin the Champions Trophy with a comprehensive 55-run Duckworth-Lewis victory over a rusty South Africa... more

Andrew Strauss and Graham Onions up for award

02.09.09
Ashes-winning captain Andrew Strauss and England team-mate Graham Onions are among 14 players nominated for the ICC cricketer of the year award... more

Pakistan are a serious bet for ‘fun cricket’ title

19.06.09
Cricket: Pakistan have proved they are deadly serious about “fun cricket” by knocking favourites South Africa out of the World Twenty20 — and few would bet against Younus Khan’s team having the last laugh in the final at Lord’s... more

Great Scot's set for big time

08.06.09
Cricket: Scotland captain Gavin Hamilton has backed batsman Kyle Coetzer to play international cricket for England after the Durham player burst on to the global stage in the World Twenty20... more

Improving England still have a lot to learn

08.06.09
Football:While they managed to see off Pakistan with ease, the hosts had earlier been shown by South Africa how to be truly clinical in twenty20 cricket... more

IPL team-by-team guide

08.04.09
Cricket: With the new season about to get under way in South Africa, we take a look at the eight teams going for glory in the Indian Premier League ... more

Aussies gain revenge over South Africa

10.03.09
Cricket: Australia remain top of the world rankings after beating South Africa by 175 runs in Durban to clinch a 2-0 lead in the three-Test series... more

Proteas pair frustrate Aussies

09.03.09
Cricket: An unbroken 164-run partnership between Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers kept South Africa's slim hopes of saving the second Test against Australia alive after they reached stumps on day four at 244 for two ... more

South Africans pile up woes for Ponting

26.01.09
South Africa completed a Test and one-day double over Australia with an eight-wicket win in Adelaide... more

Morkel combat floors Australia

23.01.09
Albie Morkel again provided the late hitting to guide South Africa to a three-wicket win against Australia in the third one-day international in Sydney... more

Brave Smith can't deny Aussies Test consolation

07.01.09
Australia snatched victory in the Third Test against South Africa in Sydney with just 10 balls remaining despite Graeme Smith batting with a broken finger... more

Johnson puts Australia in control

05.01.09
Mitchell Johnson struck with the ball and in the field to leave South Africa in trouble at 176 for four at lunch on the third day of the third Test at the SCG... more

Siddle stars for Aussies

05.01.09
A maiden five-wicket haul for paceman Peter Siddle saw Australia finish day three of the third Test on top despite the best efforts of Mark Boucher, who rescued South Africa's innings with a well-made 89 ... more

Ponting is rescued by Katich and Clarke

17.12.08
Michael Clarke and Simon Katich helped Australia recover from a desperate start in the First Test against South Africa... more

Shaun Udal leads a crusade to capture £2m prize

25.11.08
Middlesex will go into the history-making Champions League in Mumbai as rank outsiders to scoop a £2million jackpot. And they couldn't be happier with their billing... more

Key battles in vain as England Lions fail to roar

14.08.08
Captain Rob Key was left in the lurch at Leicester as England Lions collapsed spectacularly against South Africa... more

Top-order places at stake

11.08.08
England's batting line-up is under scrutiny with the consequences of failure likely to stretch way beyond final Test... more

Flintoff heroics re-ignite a fire in English hearts

01.08.08
Once again it falls to the talisman to rescue his team as Andrew Flintoff single-handedly gives hosts hope in the Third Test... more

Smith has wounded England on brink of defeat

21.07.08
England were facing an innings defeat inside four days at Headingly as Graeme Smith's fast bowlers moved in for the kill... more

Flintoff fails as England suffer

18.07.08
Andrew Flintoff lasted less than an hour on centre stage at Headingley as England lurched into deep trouble against South Africa... more

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