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Cape Town – Jacques Kallis on Wednesday announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket. “I realised in Sri Lanka that my dream of playing in a World Cup…
Serena fit for US Open title defence
Serena Williams will be fit to defend her US Open title after recovering from the virus which ended her Wimbledon. The world number one, 32, was forced to pull out…
Bolt says Games slur claims are ‘nonsense’
The row between Usain Bolt and the Times over whether he labelled the Commonwealth Games “a bit s**t” continues to rumble on – with Bolt calling the story “nonsense” and…
Toure staying at City
Yaya Toure has opened up on a turbulent summer in which he threatened to quit Manchester City for failing to celebrate his 31st birthday and then attacked the club for…
Lisicki hits fastest serve in women’s tennis
Germany’s Sabine Lisicki hit the fastest recorded serve in the history of women’s tennis at 131mph during a first-round loss in Stanford, USA.
Southampton duo ‘not for sale’
Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin and striker Jay Rodriguez will not be sold this summer, according to chairman Ralph Krueger.
EU gives extra $2m to fight Ebola crisis
Brussels — The European Union yesterday allocated an extra €2m to fight the Ebola outbreak spiralling out of control in West Africa, bringing total EU funding to €3.9m.
India jails school staff over 94 fire deaths
An Indian court has convicted 10 people over a 2004 fire that killed 94 children in a thatch-roofed school. The owner of the primary school was sentenced to life in…
Israeli fire kills refugees in Gaza UN school
Israeli shells have struck a UN school in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 19 people and wounding scores more, after Israeli ground troops made a significant push into the…
Woman strips naked at Mandela statue
Johannesburg — A woman caused a commotion when she stripped naked and caressed the statue of former president Nelson Mandela in Sandton, The Star reported yesterday.