Proteas beat England, end five-match losing streak

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The Proteas brought a five-match losing streak to a close beating England by 107 runs at SuperSport Park on Sunday to lead the series.

Proteas set England a daunting target

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South Africa holds a significant advantage after setting England a target of 376 runs after posting a second-innings score of 272 in the first Test at Centurion

Brad Binder is living the dream

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Now that he has made it to the top level, he wants to help uplift the next South African generation, writes Ockert de Villiers

Van der Dussen looking to Cook for inspiration

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A 33-year-old Cook emerged as one the Proteas? heroes against England in January 2016 scoring a ton on his Test debut at Centurion.

Watching South African cricket stuck in the doldrums has been ‘frustrating’, says Kallis

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The South African great has been roped in to help with the turnaround as short-term batting consultant.

Pollard and Vermeulen crowned kings of Loftus

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Pollard was named Player of the Year with Vermeulen claiming the Super Rugby Player of the Year title

Badenhorst is building for the future

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?It is all about trust and combinations. The more we play together and combinations I try out they can develop in each other,? Badenhorst said.

Building for the future

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Proteas coach Dorette Badenhorst believes her strategy of growing the player depth is already bearing fruit.

Proteas come from behind to beat England in Cape Town

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The Proteas netball team finally exacted some payback on the England Roses in their third and final Test of the SPAR Challenge in Cape Town on Sunday.

A race against time for Sascoc

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The Olympic body made important progress over the weekend when the general council voted on constitutional changes as per the recommendations.

SA Women’s Sevens team to miss out on Tokyo Games

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The Olympic body also voted for two executive posts at the AGM one for first vice president and the other a regular board seat.

ASA’s Skhosana up for Sascoc top job

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Athletics boss Aleck Skhosana is lobbying to replace Gideon Sam as head of Sascoc

Mokoena jumps for recognition of local coaches

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The idea behind the PSCSA is to formalise coaching structures in the country

Kevin Anderson to play rising star Lloyd Harris in Soweto

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Kevin Anderson will make his return to a South African tennis court for the first time since 2011

All about depth for Spar Proteas for series against England

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The more players there are at international level, the better for the game in SA.

Relay teams have a real need for speed

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The fight for the six places in each of the relay events will be a fierce one and could make 2020 one of the most exciting seasons in recent years

Relay teams have a real need for speed

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The quartet finished fifth with a time of 37. 73 seconds, 0. 08s slower than the continental record they set.

Kings break their duck

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The Southern Kings finally broke their overseas duck in the PRO14 with a 16-14 win over Ospreys.

Kempson hails Kings after win in Wales

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The Southern Kings broke their overseas duck in the PRO14 competition with a 16-14 win over the Ospreys in Swansea, Wales, on Saturday.

SA athletes need some expert guidance as Tokyo 2020 looms large

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There is a lack of proper monitoring and support of athletes from an ASA perspective over the last decade

Cheetahs must stop errors, says coach

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Reeling from their injury-time defeat last weekend, the Cheetahs will be looking to bounce back against the Scarletts in their PRO14 Rugby clash.

SA v England at Rugby World Cups: Advantage Springboks

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We look at the four previous meetings between the Springboks and England at Rugby World Cups

Simbine to add 200m to his races at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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Simbine missed out on the World Champs bronze medal by 0. 03s, posting a season?s best 9. 93 seconds

Proteas crowned champions of Africa

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SA won their sixth and final match of the tournament with a 72-53 victory over Zambia yesterday

Hawies happy to take over the reigns at Cheetahs who are 'in a good space'

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It is a lot better take the reins of a team that is in a good space and that are playing good rugby, said new coach Hawies Fourie