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Cricket South Africa withdraws disciplinary charges against Mark Boucher
Johannesburg : Less than a fortnight after absolving former captain Graeme Smith of racism charges, Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday gave the clean chit to another former player and current Proteas coach Mark Boucher, saying there is…
Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith cleared of racism allegations
Johannesburg : Former Cricket South Africa (CSA) Director of Cricket, Graeme Smith has been cleared by two independent arbitrators of racism allegations against him, which emanated from CSA's Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN)…
Bangladesh hire Albie Morkel as power-hitting coach for SA ODI series
Johannesburg : Former South African all-rounder Albie Morkel will be the Bangladesh men's cricket team power-hitting coach during their three-match One-day International (ODI) assignment here beginning on March 18.Following the ODI series,…
Pfizer likely to supply Paxlovid Covid pills to Africa
Johannesburg : US drugmaker Pfizer is set to supply Africa's top health body with its Covid antiviral pill Paxlovid.Paperwork for the deal between the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Pfizer is now in the hands of the African…
Sune Luus to lead SA women’s team in Cricket World Cup
Johannesburg : Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday announced a 15-member squad under skipper Sune Luus that will compete in the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup taking place in New Zealand between March 4 and April 3.All-rounder Chloe…
COVID UPDATE: Keegan Petersen out of South Africa’s tour of New Zealand
Johannesburg : Top-order batter Keegan Petersen has been ruled out of South Africa's tour of two Tests to New Zealand due to testing positive for COVID-19. In his absence, Zubayr Hamza has been added to the 17-member touring party departing…
How did Omicron evolve?
Johannesburg : The highly transmissible Omicron variant, which emerged with a host of unusual mutations in late November last year, has been detected in more than 120 countries. Now, scientists are trying to find out how it evolved.The…
South Africa give off-spinner Simon Harmer call-up for Tests against New Zealand
Johannesburg : South Africa on Wednesday have called up off-spinner Simon Harmer for the two-match Tests tour of New Zealand.The 32-year-old Harmer made the last of his five Test appearances against India at Nagpur in November 2015 and will…
Sune Luus to lead South Africa in West Indies ODIs
Johannesburg : All-rounder Sune Luus will lead the 18-member South Africa women's squad against West Indies in a five-match ODI series starting January 28, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed on Tuesday.The 26-year old Luus will lead a…
SA v IND: The way Elgar led with the bat was phenomenal : Vernon Philander
Johannesburg : Former South Africa all-rounder Vernon Philander showered praise on captain Dean Elgar, saying the way he led with the bat was 'phenomenal'. He added that South Africa's intent and urge to attack more in the second innings…