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South Africa-CAR World Cup qualifier moved to Cameroon

South Africa-CAR World Cup qualifier moved to CameroonJohannesburg, May 7 - The political instability in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced world soccer governing body FIFA to move a 2014 World Cup qualifying match between CAR and South Africa to Cameroon.  Read more »

Graeme Smith receives Test mace, India ranked third

Graeme-SmithJohannesburg, March 28 : South Africa captain Graeme Smith Thursday received the ICC Test Championship mace and enhanced prize money of $450,000 for leading his team to the top of the championship table at the April 1 cut-off date.  Read more »

Hayatou to be re-elected CAF head again

Issa-HayatouJohannesburg, March 9 : Cameroonian Issa Hayatou will be re-elected unopposed in Morocco Sunday for a final four-year term as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) president.  Read more »

Kirsten wants Proteas to stay focused during important ODI period

Kirsten wants Proteas to stay focused during important ODI period Johannesburg, Mar 8 : South Africa coach Gary Kirsten has urged his players to stay focused ahead of their first one-day international against Pakistan at Chevrolet Park  Read more »

Former stars slam England''s embarrassing performance against Kiwis in Dunedin Test

Former stars slam England''s embarrassing performance against Kiwis in Dunedin Test Johannesburg, Mar 8 : England legends Sir Ian Botham, Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan have unequivocally slammed team''s  Read more »

Former World No 1 Ernie Els regrets not advising McIlroy against ‘storm out’ from tournament

Former World No 1 Ernie Els regrets not advising McIlroy against ‘storm out’ from tournament Johannesburg, Mar 6 : South African golfer Ernie Els has said that he regrets that he did not advise World No.  Read more »

South African anti-drug body says country’s cyclists still doping

South African anti-drug body says country’s cyclists still doping Johannesburg, Mar 5 : The SA Institute for Drug-free Sport (SAIDS) has revealed that retroactive EPO (Erythropoietin) testing of  Read more »

FIFA to allow GLT replays for football fans on stadium screens, TVs

FIFA to allow GLT replays for football fans on stadium screens, TVs Johannesburg, Mar 2 : Football governing body FIFA is set to allow decisions of the goal-line technology (GLT) to be shown to fans on big screens in stadiums and television.  Read more »

Armstrong-founded cancer charity Livestrong says ‘will survive’ despite doping scandal

Lance-ArmstrongJohannesburg, Mar 1 : The cancer-fighting charity of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has said it will survive despite the negative fallout of the doping scandal which forced Armstrong to step down from the foundation.  Read more »

Steenkamp’s parents express thanks for financial help

Steenkamp’s parents express thanks for financial helpJohannesburg, Mar 1 : The parents of Oscar Pistorius' murdered girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, have expressed their gratitude to the people offering financial and other  Read more »

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Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season

Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of seasonMadrid, May 21 : Jose Mourinho's three-year term as coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid will end June 30.

Club President Florentino Perez confirmed the news Monday at a press  Read more »

'2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017'

'2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017'St. Petersburg, May 21 : The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg's $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may not open until 2017, a decade after construction work began, the head  Read more »

Chennai through to fourth consecutive IPL final

Chennai through to fourth consecutive IPL finalNew Delhi, May 22 : Blistering unbeaten knocks by David Hussey and
Suresh Raina took two-time champions Chennai Super Kings to their fifth
Indian Premier League (IPL) final in six seasons with a comprehensive  Read more »

SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPL

SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPLNew Delhi, May 21 : While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players.  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »