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Venus Williams has `no plans` to retire
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov.16 (ANI): Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has affirmed that she has no plans to bring curtains on her illustrious career and is targeting a place in the American team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Scott still hurt with McIlroy's Oz Open win in 2013
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov. 16 (ANI): Australian golf ace Adam Scott has admitted that his final place bogey to hand current world number Rory McIlroy the Australian Open in 2013 still hurts.
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De Villiers to continue as Proteas captain on return
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov.16 (ANI):Clearing the air on South Africa's Test captaincy role, national selection convener Linda Zondi has confirmed that AB de Villiers, who is currently sidelined with an elbow injury‚ will continue to remain the skipper of the team despite stu
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Du Plessis caught rubbing saliva from mint onto ball
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov. 16 (ANI): South Africa stand-in skipper Faf du Plessis has been caught on camera while trying to deliberately shine the ball with his mint during the second Test against Australia at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
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Only four players sure for Adelaide Test in shattered Australian XI: Lehma
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov. 16 (ANI): Australia's head coach Darren Lehmann has declared that only four players are sure to keep their places in the line-up post humiliating and demoralising defeat at the hands of South Africa at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Tuesday.
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Du Plessis reveals Aussies' BIG mistake post Hobart Test victory
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov. 15 (ANI): After humiliating Australia in the second Test of the ongoing three-match series, Proteas stand in skipper Faf du Plessis has asserted that the Steve Smith-led side had made a mistake by sending an under-strength team to South Africa for a five-ma
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'Embarrased' Steve Smith calls on team to shake-up post Hobart T
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov. 15 (ANI): Australian skipper Steve Smith, who is 'embarrassed' following the humiliating series defeat to South Africa, has called on the team to shake-up, saying something has to change ahead of next week's day-night third Test in Adelaide.
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Du Plessis all praise for 'relentless' Proteas attack post Hobar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov. 15 (ANI): Stand-in South African skipper Faf du Plessis has heaped praise on the 'relentless' bowling performance of his team which won them the second Test of the three-match series against Australia at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
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ATP rankings remain unchanged ahead of World Tour finals
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov.14 (ANI): The latest men's world top 10 rankings remained unchanged ahead of the ATP World Tour finals this week which will determine whether British maestro Andy Murray or Serbia's Novak Djokovic end the year at the number one spot.
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Kevin Pietersen becomes victim of newspaper fixing blunder
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov. 14 (ANI): Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has expressed unhappiness after his photograph was attached to a newspaper article regarding the sensational match-fixing news about Alviro Petersen.
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Cricket Australia defends under-fire Steve Smith
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov. 14 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) has come in defence of skipper Steve Smith who has been under fire post the series whitewash in Sri Lanka, followed by defeat against South Africa in the opening Test in Perth, going 0-1 in the three-match series.
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Ex-Proteas batsman Alviro Petersen quashes match-fixing charges
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov.13 (ANI): Former South Africa opener Alviro Petersen has rubbished claims of accepting bribes to fix matches, but admitted to playing along with those involved in the match-fixing scandal in the domestic T20 tournament.
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