South Africa

The T20 World Cup 2012 continues with the defending champions, England, opening their campaign, against Asian minnows Afghanistan. The second match of the day will see Bangladesh face New Zealand

South Africa open their T20 World Cup campaign with an African derby against Zimbabwe

The 2012 T20 Cricket World Cup is finally underway and Australia, Ireland, India and Afghanistan will be in action today

Wage dispute which led to deaths of 45 strikers ends but industrial action continues in other South African mines.

Kevin Pietersen's international exile will continue after his omission from the England test squad for the winter tour to India.

England concluded their preparations for the defence of their T20 World Cup with a nine run win over Australia in Colombo.

Somerset duo Craig Kieswetter and Jos Buttler were the stars of the show as England breezed past South Africa with a 28-run victory to draw the Twentry20 series 1-1.

Future of rhino in balance with illegal poaching booming as syndicates 'speculate on animal's demise by stockpiling horn'.

Police suggest dead body found on street could have fallen from plane heading into or out of Heathrow.

England host South Africa in the second T20I of the three match series. The hosts were beaten in the first game and cannot afford to lose this series as they did the three match Test series earlier in the summer

England captain Steven Gerrard hopes of winning the World 2014 in Brazil is not very high as he feels that Three Lions will need a miracle to triumph in the global competition.

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has expressed his satisfaction at being called to the England squad for 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine

Jonathan Trott has been ruled out of England's final one-day international against South Africa at Trent Bridge after suffering an injury to his hand in the match at Lord's.

England will face South Africa in the final match of the five-game One Day International (ODI) series confident in the knowledge they are firmly re-entrenched as the No 1 ODI team in the world

Kevin Pietersen's absence from the England's T20 squad won't dramatically affect their World Cup chances in Sri Lanka, according to Graeme Swann.

Cathal Gilbert finds out that South Africa is far from the promised land for refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Warren Gatland has been confirmed as the new coach of the British and Irish Lions for the tour to Australia in 2013.

Violence erupts at goldmine outside Johannesburg as flames of protest fanned by populist Julius Malema.

270 miners arrested after Marikana clashes will not now face murder charges for killing 34 of their colleagues.

England and South Africa go head to head in the fourth NatWest one day international at Lord's on 2 September 2012.

Highlights of the fourth day of action at the London 2012 Paralympics and details on where to watch live.

Scientists to develop treatment for condition after further research.

England have to come out of the shock of Andrew Strauss' retirement quickly and will have to be at their very best to register a win in the third ODI at The Oval so that they can stop South Africa from taking an unassailable 2-0 lead.

Miners to face trial at Ga-Rankuwa court even though police are known to have killed the 34 miners.

Alastair Cook has become the new England test captain after Andrew Strauss confirmed his retirement from cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board have confirmed.

England and South Africa square off for a five match ODI series that could see the Proteas finish their tour of England as the No 1 team in all formats - Test, T20 and ODI - of the game

Stowaway discovered on flight from South Africa at Heathrow Airport.

Israeli minister describes labels as blatant discrimination and says South Africa remains an apartheid state.

IB Times looks back at England's three tests against South Africa, and asks what Andrew Strauss's team can learn from their convincing defeat.

Julius Malema, the politician who demanded that all white-owned land must be confiscated, has organised a memorial close to the site of the killings in Marikana.