South Africa look to re-establish Test credentials after Australia mauling
South Africa will seek to show their heady ascent to the top of the Test cricket pile was no accident as they bid to level the series against Australia in the second Test, starting on Sunday in Gqeb
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17.10.2026
South African striker swaps Sunday league for Champions League
A former student from Rotherham has climbed the football ladder from the bottom up.
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14.10.2026
South Africa vs Australia - First Test day five highlights
Highlights from day five of the first Test between South Africa and Australia.
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13.10.2026
Josh Hazlewood reminds Australia of his worth with 6-49 to see off South Africa
After every stunning Scott Boland performance of recent years, many of them in place of an injured Josh Hazlewood, a reasonable question does the rounds: why isn’t Boland the automatic pick in the Tes
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13.10.2026
Hazlewood fires Australia to convincing first-Test win over South Africa
Australia clinched a convincing 214-run win over South Africa in the first Test of their three-match series to take a 1-0 lead.
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13.10.2026
Renshaw’s heroics leave South Africa reeling as Australia close on first Test victory
What a few days it has been in the life of Matt Renshaw. His comeback to the Test team had consisted of one innings, edged to slip for eight, before he made the trip to South Africa, where his job as
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12.10.2026
South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day four – live
Follow updates from the match at KingsmeadAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email10th over, Australia 71-1 (Maddinson 48, Labuschagne 5) The Maddo Express keeps rolling, loaded heavy with receipts. S
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12.10.2026
South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live
Follow updates from Kingsmead Cricket GroundStart time is 9.30am local/6.30pm AEDT | Email Jim12th over: South Africa 37-1 (Markram 24, Bedingham 13) Beautiful batting from Markram. Hazlewood was frac
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11.10.2026
Renshaw keeps Australia’s hopes intact against South Africa after Maddinson gamble fails
Opener’s painful duck gets tourists’ series off to bad startRenshaw and Cummins keep hosts’ attack at bayIf we accept that sporting tenures are results-based, then the Australian selectors George Bail
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09.10.2026
South Africa's impressive bowlers halted by bad light as Australia battle
Australia captain Pat Cummins and Matt Renshaw led the fightback against South Africa on day one of the first Test in Durban, as the visitors were reduced to 187-6 before bad light stopped play.
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09.10.2026
Smith rapped on fingers then gets out in South Africa
Steve Smith was dismissed by Marco Jansen for 25 in 53 balls in Australia's first Test against South Africa.
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09.10.2026
Rabada misses out on South Africa side for first Test vs Australia
South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada misses out on the first Test of the three-match series against Australia in Durban as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury suffered in June.
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08.10.2026
Australia stick to familiar formula in South Africa as they seek to bury demons of 2018 | Geoff Lemon
The Test series shapes as one of unforced errors and modest scores with both sides unconvincing with the bat and relying on their bowling attackLost among the looking back to Australia’s Test tour of
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08.10.2026
Cameron Green injury opens door to Nic Maddinson ahead of first South Africa Test
Australia all-rounder fails to overcome abdominal strainMaddinson or Cooper Connolly to fill No 5 spot in Durban openerAndrew McDonald insists Nic Maddinson’s Test squad call-up should be no shock, wi
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07.10.2026
'Sandpapergate’ adds to intrigue of Australia Test tour of South Africa
Australia's first Test tour of South Africa since 'Sandpapergate' in 2018 begins with the first of three Tests in Durban on Friday - live on Sky Sports - as the top two in the world rankings do battle
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06.10.2026
Sandpaper made Australia the story in 2018 while South Africa’s achievement faded into irrelevance
The hosts’ stunning Test victory was overshadowed by the scale of national angst felt in Australia after the team’s ball tamperingFor South African cricketers, administrators and supporters, the most
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05.10.2026
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne set for South Africa Test after first ton in 11 months
Batter makes 111 against Cricket South Africa Invitation XIThree-match Test series starts in Durban on Friday The indefatigable Marnus Labuschagne has responded to all the hand-wringing over whether h
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05.10.2026
Labuschagne hits timely ton as Australia warm up for South Africa Tests
Marnus Labuschagne scored a speedy, and timely, century in Australia's sole warm-up match before the three-Test series in South Africa from Friday, live on Sky Sports Cricket.
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04.10.2026
Australia deny South Africa series sweep as Carey returns to form in rain-affected third ODI
Third ODI: Aus 322-9, SA 145-4; Australia won by 45 runs (DLS)Wicketkeeper and Marsh hit half-centures while Peake also impressesAustralia have avoided a whitewash in their ODI series in South Africa
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30.09.2026
Australia beat South Africa by 45 runs in third ODI
Highlights of the third ODI between South Africa and Australia.
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30.09.2026