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JP Duminy. Photo: Gallo Images Sri Lanka’s six wickets win in the third and last Twenty20 International against South Africa in Hambantota on Tuesday has helped it to keep its position as the number-one ranked side on the Reliance ICC T20I Rankings Table. Sri Lanka, which lost the series 1-2, however, has dropped six ratings points and, as such, its lead over second-ranked … [Read more...] about Duminy re-enters into top ten rankings

Hoedspruit local Samantha Sanders has competed in two marathon World Championships so that experience could prove to be a massive advantage for her when she takes to the Cascades MTB Park course for the UCI MTB and Trials World Champs. Photo: Supplied / Gameplan Media Newly crowned national cross country champion Samantha Sanders will lead the South African women’s charge at … [Read more...] about Sanders makes world MTB champs debut

Marion Bartoli returns a shot to Lauren Davis in their Rogers Cup women’s tennis match in Toronto on Wednesday. Photo: Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press Chinese tennis star Li Na and Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli won their Toronto openers in straight sets yesterday. Fourth-seeded Li stormed to a 6-1, 6-4 win against Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova while seventh seed … [Read more...] about Victory for Li and Bartoli in Toronto

Chad le Clos set a new world record in the men’s 200m butterfly short course to open his Swimming World Cup challenge in style in Eindhoven on Wednesday. Photo: Michael Dalder / Reuters Fresh from his successes at the Fina World Champs, Chad le Clos has again outperformed his swimming rivals to set a world record at the Cup in Eindhoven. Another South African swimmer in the … [Read more...] about Le Clos and McIlroy dish up world record and dinner

Lusapho April. Photo: Gallo Images South Africa’s hope of a good showing in the men’s marathon event at the Athletics World Championships in Moscow was dealt a further blow yesterday when Lusapho April pulled out due to an Achilles injury. “I’m very disappointed I will miss the world champs,” April said on Tuesday. “I have Achilles tendonitis and it could take weeks or months … [Read more...] about SA athletes pull out of World Championships