Paceman Stuart Broad became the first English bowler since Sir Ian ‘Beefy’ Botham to take 10 wickets in a Test at Lord’s. On Sunday, Broad claimed four sticks (4/93) in the West Indies’ second innings to add to the seven (7/72) he claimed in the first innings for an overall 11-wicket haul at More...

West Indian Dwayne Smith, the Mumbai Indians latest opening batsman cracked a whirlwind 58-ball 87 not out to pave the way for a 10-wkt win over the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Twenty20 day/night match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on Sunday. Smith enjoyed an unbroken first More...

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck is thrilled with the job Roberto Di Matteo has done while serving as caretaker manager at Stamford Bridge, where the bulging trophy cabinet proudly displays the FA Cup and the Champions League trophies. Buck has confirmed that the likeable Italian is being strongly More...

Chelsea's stalwarts have set their sights on Roberto Di Matteo as Chelsea's new full-time coach. Di Matteo stepped into the breach after Chelsea sacked Andre Villas-Boas three months ago. With the Italian at the helm the Blues have annexed the FA Cup and then Saturday they were More...

Chelsea captain John Terry, suspended for Saturday's final, said that the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was in tears following his club's dramatic victory in the Champions League Final in Munich. Abramovich had spent £1billion to fulfil his ultimate football More...

South African Under 20 National Team coach Solly Luvhengo has announced a 25-member squad to play in the 8-Nations International tournament in Cape Town which will be hosted by SAFA Cape Town. The squad, which includes four overseas-based players, More...

Mumbai Indians will be looking for a playoff berth while the Rajasthan Royals will play for pride when the two sides take on each other in their last IPL league encounter Sunday. Mumbai are placed third with 18 points from 15 matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore have 17 points from 15 matches and they take on the lowly Deccan [More]

The DHL Stormers won their 10th game of the season to move back into pole position on the Vodacom Super Rugby log, albeit thanks to a rather frustrating victory over the Waratahs in Cape Town on Saturday evening. Despite leading by 16-3 at the break and playing More...

DHL Western Province were crowned Vodacom Cup champions for the first time ever when they beat GWK Griquas in a nail-biting final at GWK Park in Kimberley on Friday evening. The Capetonians’ victory by 20-18 – sealed by a converted More...

By Herman R Gibbs Chelsea striker Didier Drogba foolishly conceded a 93th minute penalty, which his goalkeeper Petr Cech saved when he stopped Arjen Robben’s spot-kick for Bayern Munich. And then in the penalty shoot-out, Cech saved a penalty from Bayern’s More...