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Israel offered South Africa nuclear weapons: paper

Cricket: Centuries inspire Proteas

Rugby: Crusaders charged with poaching Bok youth

Rugby: Crusaders targets of poaching claims

Accusations of a player-poaching drive have given extra spice to an already tantalising Super 14 semi between the Crusaders and Bulls.

Soccer: Altitude replaces attitude for this World Cup

<i>Fred de Jong:</i> Pluck and luck keys to success

Crusaders need to be bullish in semifinal

Richie McCaw's men can square their previous loss against the Bulls but they must fire on all cylinders, writes Wynne Gray.

Soccer: A-Z of the 2010 World Cup

With the World Cup less than a month away, Michael Brown gives the alphabetical rundown on this year’s tournament.

Soccer: Kewell gives thumbs-up to South Africa safety

The miracle onboard flight 771

Ruben van Assouw joins a list of more than a dozen known examples of sole survivors from air disasters.

Legends welcome apology to Maori rugby

Two prominent Maori former All Blacks have welcomed NZRU's apology to Maori players, but one player from the 60s says the scars will never heal.

NZRU: Statement of Apology

SARU: Statement by Oregan Hoskins

Soweto: History at every turn

There's pride and hope among the shanties, says Catherine Masters.

Child only survivor of airliner crash

The Netherlands has gone into mourning over the deaths of at least 61 Dutch citizens among the 104 people on a plane that crashed in Libya.

South African woman killed by giraffe

Forget the WAGs, meet the SADs

If the British public was shocked by the WAGs (Wives and Girlfriends) culture at the World Cup finals in Germany four years ago, this year is going to be all about SADs - Sons and Daughters.

Pressure for full apology over rugby's Maori ban