Death toll at illegal South African mine reaches 78; 246 rescued
Death toll at illegal South African mine reaches 78; 246 rescued

Rescuers pulled more bodies from a disused gold shaft in South Africa where the death toll climbed to 78 Wednesday as police finished clearing out illegal miners who had been underground for months, reports AFP. Authorities began trying to remove the bodies and bring up survivors on Monday,...

60 dead at illegal S.African mine: Police
60 dead at illegal S.African mine: Police

Sixty bodies have been removed from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, months into a campaign to try to clear out illegal miners, police said Wednesday. Authorities began trying to remove the bodies and bring up survivors on Monday, after residents voiced fears that over 100 people may have...

Earthquake jolts South Africa, felt in Cape Town
Earthquake jolts South Africa, felt in Cape Town

A moderate earthquake struck western South Africa early Sunday, with tremors reported across several regions. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the magnitude 5.3 quake occurred at 2:51 am local time (00:51 GMT), 101 km west of Brandvlei, a small town in the Northern Cape Province. The...

Tsotsobe, Tsolekile and Mbhalati arrested for alleged corruption
Tsotsobe, Tsolekile and Mbhalati arrested for alleged corruption

Former South Africa cricketers Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Thami Tsolekile, along with former Titans bowler Ethy Mbhalati, have been arrested and charged with five counts of corruption reports ESPN Cricinfo. They have been charged under section 15 of the Act, which relates to corrupt activities...

De Silva to lead Test series against South Africa
De Silva to lead Test series against South Africa

Dhananjaya de Silva will lead Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series away against South Africa later this month, the countrys cricket board said Tuesday, reports BSS. The opening Test starts November 27 in Durban, followed by one in Gqeberha on December 5. The series is part of the ICC World...

India win over South Africa in first T20
India win over South Africa in first T20

Sanju Samson became only the fourth batter to score consecutive hundreds in Twenty20 international cricket when he backstopped Indias 61-run win over South Africa on Friday, reports UNB. Samson scored 107 runs off 50 balls and led India to 202-8. Wrist spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi...

Chattogram Test: South Africa on command after two centuries
Chattogram Test: South Africa on command after two centuries

South Africa are commanding the Chattogram Test with two centuries from Tony de Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs against Bangladesh on Tuesday, reports UNB. South Africa were at 307 for two wickets at the end of day one, with de Zorzi remaining unbeaten for 141, with ten fours and three sixes to his...

South Africa send Bangladesh to field
South Africa send Bangladesh to field

South Africa have win the toss and elected to bat first in the second test against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram on Tuesday. Winning the toss South African captain Markram said, We are going to bat first. Its a good wicket, hopefully it turns at some stage. Need a big...

South Africa beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets
South Africa beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets

South Africa beat Bangladesh on Thursday by 7 wickets in the first test of two-match series, securing a 1-0 lead, reports UNB. Bangladesh only managed to set a target of 106 runs for South Africa which they triumphed in just 22 overs within the first session. Taijul Islam bagged all three...

Bangladesh lead by 81 as bad light stops play
Bangladesh lead by 81 as bad light stops play

In the first test of two match-test series against South Africa, Bangladesh is trying their best to set a moderate target for the opponent. After the early wickets fall in the second day, Bangladesh seemingly turned back as Mehedi Hasan Mirazs bat smiling for a while. The players returned for...

Joy, Mushfiq fight as Bangladesh faces a daunting task
Joy, Mushfiq fight as Bangladesh faces a daunting task

Despite resistance from Joy and Mushfiq, Bangladesh still needs to put up a big fight against South Africa as they are still trailing by 101 runs with seven wickets in hand at the end of day two of the Dhaka Test. After a 50-run partnership between Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Najmul Hossain Shanto,...

Bangladesh all out for 106 against South Africa
Bangladesh all out for 106 against South Africa

Bangladesh managed to score only 106 runs in just 40.1 overs in the first innings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday. Before the disastrous batting, Bangladeshi skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto choose to bat first saying, the pitch seems dry and it would be hard to...

Bangladesh won toss and elected to bat first
Bangladesh won toss and elected to bat first

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first in opening test of two-match test series against South Africa. Najmul Hossain Shanto, skipper of Bangladesh cricket team went for toss on Monday ahead of the match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Shanto choose to bat...