Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 24 : The Australian cricket team has put its innings and 20 run defeat against South Africa aside, and is now preparing for the opening Twenty20 International against South Africa.
According to The Age, the Proteas will host Australia for Twenty20 matches on Friday in Johannesburg and on Sunday (Monday AEDT) in Pretoria followed by next month''s five one-day internationals.
Johannesburg - The organizers of a peace conference in South Africa on Tuesday postponed the event indefinitely after the government refused to issue the Dalai Lama a visa to attend, causing other Nobel peace laureates to pull out.
The conference, which was due to be held Friday, had planned to promote peace through football in advance of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa next year.
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 24 : Reting West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor has called for the ICC to take the right of video referrals away from players and hand them to the men in white coats.
Cape Town, Mar. 24 : Habitual cricketing "bad boy" Herschelle Gibbs has been asked to perform a form of community service after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol last year.
He was pulled over in Sea Point in the early hours of March 28 last year.
Gibbs is not entirely off the hook, as evidenced by a statement issued by his lawyer, Peter Whelan, after the court appearance.
Johannesburg - Former French coach Henri Michel has parted ways with South African Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns, the team announced late Monday.
In a statement the club said that the two parties had agreed to part ways with "a gentleman's agreement."
However, Michel's axing had been widely expected after the club had lost a league match against city rivals SuperSport 4-1 last week and then been knocked out of the cup on the weekend.
Johannesburg - The Red Cross on Tuesday launched an emergency appeal for a little more than one million dollars for the victims of severe floods in the south-west African desert state of Namibia.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is seeking 1.44 million Swiss francs (1.27 million dollars) to fund its relief operation in the country, where at least 92 people have been killed in some of the worst floods in the country in years.
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 24 : The Australian cricket team has put its innings and 20 run defeat against South Africa aside, and is now preparing for the opening Twenty20 International against South Africa.
Johannesburg - The organizers of a peace conference in South Africa on Tuesday postponed the event indefinitely after the government refused to issue the Dalai Lama a visa to attend, causing other Nobel peace laureates to pull out.
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 24 : Reting West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor has called for the ICC to take the right of video referrals away from players and hand them to the men in white coats.
Cape Town, Mar. 24 : Habitual cricketing "bad boy" Herschelle Gibbs has been asked to perform a form of community service after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol last year.
Johannesburg - Former French coach Henri Michel has parted ways with South African Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns, the team announced late Monday.
Johannesburg - The Red Cross on Tuesday launched an emergency appeal for a little more than one million dollars for the victims of severe floods in the south-west African desert state of Namibia.
