Graeme Swann was a surprise omission from the Cricketer of the Year category as the International Cricket Council announced the long-lists for their annual awards... more
Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis showed early form with fluent half-centuries as South Africa's two-day game against India's Board President's XI wound down to a draw in Nagpur... more
Jacques Kallis has insisted that South Africa are a superior team to England and will prove it when the Fourth Test gets underway at The Wanderers... more
England can expect a "macho" Test series against South Africa this winter but should be confident of one thing - that Andrew Strauss will lead them expertly throughout... more
South Africa have included four uncapped players in their 15-man squad for the first Test against England - with injured all-rounder Jacques Kallis named despite being a fitness doubt... more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Even though Kevin Pietersen lost the toss at Trent Bridge, his Midas touch seemed to have rubbed off on his team as they ripped through the South africa batting line-up... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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