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DUNEDIN. — Kirk Edwards and Darren Bravo scored half centuries as West Indies battled to save the first test against New Zealand but were still 228 runs from making the…
Cricket Australia apologise over Monty Panesar tweet
ADELAIDE. — Cricket Australia yesterday apologised for a tweet on its official Twitter account referencing England spinner Monty Panesar with a photo of four bearded men wearing turbans and dressed…
Two charged with match-fixing in England
LONDON. — Two players with an English non-league club were charged yesterday with conspiracy to defraud as part of the National Crime Agency’s match fixing probe.
Ronaldo to open museum in Portugal
MADEIRA. — Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo says he is opening a museum dedicated to himself on the Portuguese island where he was born. The 28-year-old will use the museum…
Platini wants sin-bin to replace yellow cards
LONDON. — European football chief Michel Platini has called for yellow cards to be replaced by a sin-bin. “I would make it like rugby, punishing the offender with 10 or…
All eyes on Brazil ahead of World Cup draw
SAO PAULO. — The eyes of the world will turn to Costa do Sauipe, a sprawling tourist resort on Brazil’s Atlantic coast, for the 2014 World Cup finals draw today.
City cure travel sickness
MANCHESTER. — What travel sickness? Manuel Pellegrini’s players appeared consumed by wanderlust at the Hawthorns as they produced a deafening response to Jose Mourinho’s mischievous mind games.
Old Trafford in ruins
MANCHESTER. — The naked numbers make uncomfortable reading for David Moyes, while on the pitch his side’s frailties are being laid brutally bare.
Cheetahs upbeat ahead of tough mission
Mbachi Mutukula-Maregere in PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa CHEETAHS coach Liam Middleton has been impressed with the hard work that his team has been putting during their friendly matches against Fiji…
Muzhange happy with contract
Jeffrey Murimbechi Sports Correspondent Mid-West Rhinos right arm fast bowler Richard Muzhange is pleased with the mutual decision he reached with his franchise to downgrade him from a monthly fixed…