AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli. Overseas stars including Australia's white-ball captain Aaron Finch praised young Indian talent in the IPL after batsman Devdutt Padikkal smashed a half-century for Royal Challengers Bangalore.The 20-year-old left-handed opener proved his worth for Virat Kohli's team with a 42-ball 56 that set up an opening Indian Premier League win…
Proteas limited-overs captain Quinton de Kock has said that AB de Villiers was in line to make his return to international cricket at the T20 World Cup later this year before it was postponed.The 36-year-old De Villiers retired from international cricket in 2018 citing tiredness but his comeback to the South African team has been…
Former Proteas star batsman AB de Villiers led the Eagles to win 'gold' in the inaugural Solidarity Cup tournament at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Saturday.The 3TC match saw three teams of eight players each, contest in a 36 over-match with each team batting for 12 overs. The team with the highest total at the end of…
Former captain AB de Villiers says it would have been "silly" to make any decisions on his Proteas future during the coronavirus lockdown.De Villiers was speaking at the launch of the Solidarity Cup - a unique three-team cricket (3TC) event that is set to take place at SuperSport Park on June 27 - where he…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…