Tag Archives: South Africa

Thursday, 30 March 2017 :  The tourists – on 80-5 at the start of the day and 95 runs short of making New Zealand bat again – had faced defeat. But New Zealand were denied the chance to seal a series-levelling victory as play was abandoned without a ball being …

Tuesday, 14 March 2017 :  David Grevemberg, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation, said the city did not meet the criteria set by his organisation, and the search for a new host city had already begun. Durban was awarded the Games in September 2015 and was due to be …

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 :  Overnight leader Scott Jamieson produced a nightmare final round of 78 to blow his chances at the Tshwane Open in South Africa. Scotland’s Jamieson shared the lead with Sweden’s Alexander Bjork after rounds two and three at Pretoria Country Club. But his hopes evaporated early …

Tuesday, 7 Feb 2017 : Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen has died aged 45, six years after he was diagnosed with the debilitating motor neurone disease. Van der Westhuizen won the World Cup with the Springboks in 1995. Regarded as one of the finest scrum-halves in history, he …

South Africa stunned Olympic champions Fiji to win the opening round of the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai. The Blitzboks scored four tries in a 26-14 victory over the defending World Series champions to claim their fifth Dubai title. England finished third after beating Wales 38-10 in the …

Malaysia’s golden run has come to an abrupt halt on the third day of the Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa. Instead, the Malaysian keglers ended up playing second and third fiddle to England in the mixed doubles event at the Northcliff Bowl on Wednesday. England’s Elliot Crosby …

Wednesday, 13 September 2017 :  South African football chiefs have agreed a 2018 World Cup qualifying tie against Senegal should be replayed “on ethical and moral grounds”. World governing body Fifa ordered the replay after the referee for the original game, Joseph Lamptey, was banned for manipulating the match. The …

Thursday, 7 September 2017 :  A World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal will be replayed after the match referee was banned for life by Fifa. Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey was banned for “match manipulation”. He awarded a penalty to South Africa in their 2-1 win in November last …

Friday, 26 May 2017 :  England all-rounder Ben Stokes is an injury doubt for the second one-day international against South Africa in Southampton on Saturday. The 25-year-old injured his knee in Wednesday’s 72-run victory over the tourists at Headingley. He will be assessed by England’s medical staff when the team …

Friday, 12 May 2017 :  Ireland are still without a win in the quadrangular series in South Africa after a 178-run hammering by the hosts in Potchefstroom on Thursday. Teenager Laura Wolvaardt hit a superb 149 as South Africa made a massive 337-5, their highest one-day total. Ireland struggled in …