South Africa won their first Test series at home since beating Bangladesh in 2008 after two dominant displays at Centurion and Newlands, plus being taught a lesson at Kingsmead in Durban (again).
Jacques Kallis silenced his ever-present band of cr...
That was freaky wasn't it? One minute Australia's first innings was being complete, the next South Africa had been bowled out and then, Australia get rolled over for 47. Truly bizarre.
The pitch shouldn't be examined for Gummy Bear juice, nor shou...
The Springboks received a healthy dose of confidence after winning their last Tri-Nations fixture against a weakened All Blacks in Port Elizabeth. Having shaken off the evident rust against Australia the week before, South Africa went back to what th...
As the circus that is World Cup comes to life in the subcontinent, a significant moment is upon South African cricket. Yes, the Proteas have headed eastward in effort to slay the ghost of Headingley past, but this will also be Graeme Smith's last ODI...
It may be somewhat surprising when you think about how, in over 13 decades of cricket's well-documented existence, we only have one known way to judge cricketers -- batting and bowling averages. The void that this leaves is quite huge.
Measuring c...
So with the Super 14 pretty much done and nearly dusted, South African attention now turns to the -- impending/looming/choose own hyperbolic adjective here -- incoming tour by the British and Irish Lions. Now as is the nature of such, every man, dog ...
Come June, SA Rugby will need to come up with guarantees of R3 billion for an event to be staged in 2015 and 2019. And a strategic plan of note.
This is the same organisation that if you pop along to their site you will see they are opera...
The hideous attack on the Indian city of Mumbai has once again demonstrated that terrorism has no boundaries. And with the spotlight now shifting to South Africa as the hosts of the next mega global sporting event, concerns over this country’s secu...
Since local organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan first spearheaded South Africa’s campaign to host a World Cup, he has frequently repeated the refrain: “There is no contradiction between African and world class”.
And this country’s favo...
South Africa’s preparations to host the 2010 World Cup face the next hurdle with this weekend’s draw for the 2009 Confederations Cup.
It’s no secret that the “Festival of Champions”, which pits continental winners against the holders (It...
