Evans, Piketh confirm their class at South Africa Masters bowls competition
Cape Town - South Africa's leading players, Jason Evans and Colleen Piketh, enjoyed a successful weekend at Wingate Park as they claimed gold in the South African Masters.
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Australia begin post-Justin Langer era with Sri Lanka T20 series
Justin Langer when they line-up for their Twenty20 clash against Sri Lanka on Friday. Langer was always going to miss the five-match series, opting to rest after a long stint on the road, during which he led Australia to the T20 World Cup title and a 4-0 Ashes Test hammering of England. But his shock exit last weekend after unsuccessful talks with Cricket Australia over a contract extension has cast a dark shadow over the opening match in Sydney.
South Africa put friendships aside ahead of Devan Conway showdown
Dean Elgar says friendships will be put aside when they come up against in-form New Zealand batsman Devan Conway in the first of two Tests at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Feb. 17. Johannesburg-born Conway made his Test bow against England at Lords last year and has been in sensational form since, with three hundreds and two fifties in his nine innings to date.
Rugby league-'Galloping Garbo' Filipaina dies aged 64
SYDNEY : New Zealand rugby league great Olsen Filipaina died on Thursday at the age of 64, more than two weeks after being placed on a ventilator due to kidney failure, his brother Alf announced on Facebook.
South Africa put friendships aside ahead of Conway showdown
South Africa captain Dean Elgar says friendships will be put aside when they come up against in-form New Zealand batsman Devan Conway in the first of two tests at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Feb. 17.
Proteas skipper Elgar grateful for NZ quarantine allowances: 'I'd be climbing up the wall'
Proteas Test skipper Dean Elgar says his squad's managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) in New Zealand has been reasonable, but 10 straight days without movement under stricter regulations would have felt like incarceration.
Super Rugby: Covid threatens Moana Pasifika debut
Super Rugby Pacific’s opening round is under threat as members of the Moana Pasifika squad wait on results from their covid-19 tests.
WATCH: Quarantine is hard but Dean Elgar grateful Proteas not ’living in jail’ in New Zealand
Johannesburg - Proteas captain Dean Elgar said he was grateful his team didn’t have to experience the full scale of New Zealand’s ‘managed isolation and quarantine’ demands ahead of the side’s two Test series against the Black Caps.