Bloemfontein (South Africa), Apr. 7: South African cricketers like batsman J P Duminy and left-arm quick Wayne Parnell have emerged as much sought after and potential replacements for players opting out of the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), given their recent performances against Australia.
A bid of Rand 9.5 million has already been tabled for Duminy, while Parnell is emerging as a red-hot buy after his excellent performance on the second one-day international against Australia.
Yusuf Abdulla is the most recent South African to be snapped up. The Kings XI Punjab approached him after West Indian seamer Jerome Taylor was injured in an auto accident.
Bloemfontein (South Africa), Apr. 8 : Former Australian cricket team coach John Buchanan believes that the openers are the weak link in the ongoing one-day series against the South Africans.
Cape Town (South Africa), Apr. 8 : South Africa cricket team coach Mickey Arthur has turned up the heat on Australia''s top-order batting, saying early wickets will put the Proteas in a massive position of strength in Thursday''s third one-day international.
Cape Town (South Africa), Apr. 7 : Experts and commentators on politics in South Africa are of the unanimous view that African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma involvement in a spying and money laundering case is not above suspicion.
Nkandla, South Africa - The trademark Umshini Wam (bring me my machine gun) song of South Africa's presidential frontrunner Jacob Zuma rang out across the hills of his rural Nkandla village in KwaZulu-Natal Monday as his family celebrated the end of his eight- year tussle with the law.
Johannesburg - World football governing body FIFA on Monday said 27 artificial football turfs would be built around South Africa, including some of its poorest areas, as part of the tournament's legacy programme.
