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South Africa to introduce climate change legislation

Cape Town: South Africa will introduce a climate change legislation by 2018, as part of its commitments to the Paris Agreement, the Parliament has said. The Parliament has been informed of this development by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs (PCEA) said on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported. “The […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Homo sapiens emerged 350,000 years ago: Study

Washington: Genetic data from seven humans who lived 2,500 years ago in South Africa suggest that Homo sapiens arose 350,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought, a new study has revealed. Swedish and South African scientists managed to identify the genetic sequence of the remains of three hunter-gatherer individuals who lived between 2,300 and […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
S.African JP Duminy bids adieu to Test cricket

Johannesburg: South African all-rounder Jean Paul Duminy on Saturday announced his retirement from Test and first class cricket with immediate effect, a Cricket South Africa statement confirmed. Duminy, who was dropped from the Test team after the first match at Lord’s in the four-match Test rubber against England in July earlier this year, decided to […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
India A crush Afghanistan A by 7 wickets in tri-nation tourney

Pretoria (South Africa): India A rode on three-wicket hauls from Vijay Shankar and Axar Patel, and a half century from Karun Nair, to beat Afghanistan A by seven wickets and register their first win in the tri-nation ‘A’ tournament. This was after the Manish Pandey-led side lost a low-scoring encounter against South Africa A in […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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India, NZ to battle for last WWC semi-final spot

Derby: The Indian eves face a do-or-die situation to seal the last semi-final spot at the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup when they face a formidable New Zealand in their final group tie at The County Ground here on Saturday. England, Australia and South Africa have all booked a place in the last-four with victories on […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
India overwhelm S. Africa to enter Champions Trophy semis

London: Defending champions India here on Sunday rode on a superb display by their bowlers to thump South Africa by eight wickets and become the first team from Group B to enter the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament. Disciplined Indian bowling dismissed world top-ranked ODI team South Africa for 191 runs in 44.3 […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Mithali, Jhulan star in India's 7-wkt win over Proteas women

Potchefstroom: Skipper Mithali Raj’s quick-fire half century and pacer Jhulan Goswami’s three wickets helped India beat South Africa by seven wickets in a low-scoring match of the women’s Quadrangular Series here on Tuesday. Chasing 120, Mithali top scored a 66-ball unbeaten 51 and Mona Meshram contributed with a patient 93-ball 38 to overhaul the target […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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India rise to No.3 in ICC ODI rankings post-annual update

Dubai: India have risen to the No.3 spot in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) One-day International (ODI) rankings with South Africa and Australia taking the top two spots in the latest annual update on Monday. India have gained five points to swap positions with 2015 World Cup finalists New Zealand, who have dropped to fourth […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Gayle, Pollard sign up for T20 Global Destination League

Johannesburg: West Indian power-hitters Chris Gayle and Keiron Pollard, along with England discard Kevin Pietersen are some of the big names to have signed up for the new #T20 Global Destination League in South Africa, set to take place later this year. Apart from Gayle, Pollard and Pietersen, Cricket South Africa (CSA) also signed up […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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AB de Villiers becomes top ranked batsman in ODIs

Dubai: South Africas star batsman AB de Villiers on Friday regained the top spot in the ICC player rankings for One-Day International batsmen after leading the list of run-scorers in the recent series against New Zealand. De Villiers’s 262 runs in the series, including a highest of 85 in the third ODI at Wellington, have […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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India to face South Africa in ICC T20 WC opening match

Dubai: Former champions India will square off against South Africa in their opening match of the men’s T20 World Cup to be held in Australia next year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Tuesday. India’s opening match will take place in Perth on October 24 while the tournament will get underway from October 18 with […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Impressive India maul South Africa 5-0 in hockey WC opener

Bhubaneswar: Hoping to recreate history after 43 years, hosts India started their hockey World Cup campaign on a rousing note, blanking South Africa 5-0 in their opening Pool C match in front of a packed Kalinga Stadium here Wednesday. World number five India are eyeing to reclaim the World Cup after 43 years, a title […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Ruthless South Africa thrash Australia by six wickets

Perth: South Africa hammered Australia by six wickets in the first one-day international in Perth on Sunday, with a Dale Steyn-led pace onslaught exposing their batting frailties. Set 153 to win, Proteas’ openers Quinton de Kock (47) and Reeza Hendricks (44) helped secure victory with 124 balls to spare, leaving Australia with plenty to ponder […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Will give rest to key batsmen ahead of overseas tours: Kohli

Mumbai: With two hectic and crucial overseas tours lined-up, India captain Virat Kohli today said they will give much-needed rest to some key batsmen of the team to manage their workload. After playing against New Zealand and Sri Lanka at home, India will embark on a tour of South Africa, involving three Tests, six ODIs […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
India thrash SA by 130 runs to end World Cup jinx

Shikhar Dhawan smashed a rollicking 137 as India rode on a clinical display to break their World Cup jinx against South Africa with an emphatic 130-run victory in a group B match here today

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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