South Africa

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Graeme Pollock undergoes cancer surgery after being made of Yuvi’s fight

The former South African batsman Graeme Pollock has been diagnosed with Colorectal cancer and becomes yet another cricketer to have his life affected by the disease.

Sunil Narine signs for Cabe Cobras for South Africa Twenty20

The Cape Cobras have confirmed that West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has agreed to play for the franchise, based in Cape Town, for the bulk of South Africa’s domestic T20 competition.

CLT20: English counties should be there - come on ECB see some sense!

I keep being asked why there are no English counties entered into the Champions League T20 (CLT20) competition and can only come up with one answer – the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are jealous and have thrown their toys out of the pram.

CLT20: Trinidad win, Titans still alive, but Sunrisers washed away by Ahmedabad rain

Trinidad & Tobago were assisted in winning their crunch Champions League t20 clash with the Titans by Messrs Duckworth and Lewis after a heavy storm ended the match three overs from its natural conclusion.

CLT20: Otago Volts and Rajhastan Royals set up Group A decider with crucial victories

Otago Volts continued their unbeaten record in CLT20 with a nail-biting Super Over victory over Highveld Lions that sets up a Group A decider with Rajhastan Royals.

World’s legendary cricketers unite in London to help disabled children

A who’s who list of 21 legendary Test cricket captains from all corners of the globe gathered in London earlier this week in support of The Lord’s Taverners, the UK’s leading youth cricket and disability sports charity.

CLt20: Titans strengthen their case to join Chennai Super Kings in semi-finals

A trio of outstanding performances from seamer David Wiese and opening batsmen Henry Davids and Jacques Rudolph fired the Titans to a second Champions League t20 win from three matches as they overcame Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets with 21 balls to spare in Ranchi today.

CLT20: Dwayne Smith steers Mumbai to lifeline victory over Lions

Dwayne Smith led the Mumbai Indians to a seven wicket win over the Lions with 9 balls to spare as he claimed the man of the match tag for 63 from 47 balls.

CLt20: Otago Volts and Rajasthan Royals seize early initiative in Group A

The Otago Volts enhanced their glowing reputation by extending their winning run in completed Twenty20 matches to 14 with a crushing 62-run win over Perth Scorchers in Jaipur. In the second game of the day Rajasthan Royals defeated Lions by 30 runs to retain their position at the top of Group A.

CLt20: Thisara Perera sees Sunrisers home against Trinidad as Titans beat the Heat

Thisara Perera struck an unbeaten 57 from 32 balls as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Trinidad & Tobago by 4 wickets in Mohali with three balls to spare.

CLT20: Suresh Raina and Mike Hussey power Chennai Super Kings to impressive victory

Chennai Super Kings veterans Suresh Raina and Mike Hussey starred to help make a tough chase of 186 look very, very easy against the Titans from South Africa in Ranchi today. Raina, who has played in all 114 CSK matches in either at the Indian Premier League or the Champions League, hit 47 off 28 … Continue reading »

CLt20: Chennai Super Kings opportunity provides mixed fortunes for Francois du Plessis

EXCLUSIVE: Francois du Plessis has admitted he will have torn loyalties for the start of another Champions League campaign when tournament rules dictate he lines up for Chennai Super Kings.

CLt20 PREVIEW: Steyn back as Dhawan leads Sunrisers Hyderabad

India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been named captain of the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Sunrisers Hyderabad as they prepare for the qualifying stages of the Champions League t20 (CLt20).

IPL can survive says de Speville if made clean

Bertrand de Speville, the London-based Anti-corruption fighter, didn’t wish to be credited for first disclosing to the International Cricket Council (ICC) that the arrival of T20 and the Indian Premier League (IPL) have increased the risk of fixing.

Haroon Lorgat wants global anti-corruption body

Haroon Lorgat, the current chief executive of Cricket South Africa and former CEO of the International Cricket Council, has suggested a global anti-corruption body be established for all sports.

Who do you think will win the Champions League t20 in 2013?

We have twelve sides on the starting line and the qualifying group gets underway on 17 September. We want to know who you think will lift the trophy on 6 October in Delhi?

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