Faf du Plessis scored his fourth test century but rain ruined the morning session as South Africa went to lunch on 289 for three on day two of the second Test against West Indies at St George's Park on Saturday.
West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor, who took his second five wicket haul in Pakistan on Monday, says he draws his inspiration from paceman Courtney Walsh.
Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga forged an undefeated opening stand of 151 after West Indies bowled Pakistan out for 357.
Uncapped Evin Lewis has been named to replace the injured Lendl Simmons in the West Indies squad for the World Twenty20 in India. The experienced Simmons was ruled out of the tournament due to a back injury. "The 24-year-old left-handed batsman will join the team ahead of the start of the global event," the West Indies Cricket Board said in a statement. Lewis has represented Trinidad & Tobago in the Caribbean T20 and the Champions League and impressed chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd, who led West Indies to two 50-over World Cup triumphs. "Evin Lewis a young and exciting batsman who we believe he will fit into the team set-up very well. He has the ability to perform at this level of the game," Lloyd said. "His selection is in keeping with our policy to give exposure to young, talented players we believe will help to carry West Indies cricket forward," he added. All-rounder Kieron Pollard was ruled out of the World Twenty20 due to a knee injury, spinner Sunil Narine is still working to fix his illegal bowling and all-rounder Darren Bravo has opted to focus on the longer formats of the game.
Sepp Blatter, Luis Figo, Michael van Praag and Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein have bid to stand for FIFA president.
Mohammad Yousuf scored his 20th Test hundred as Pakistan ended Day 2 in the first Test against the West Indies in a strong position.
FIFA's appeal committee has upheld bans on longtime President Sepp Blatter and European football head Michel Platini for ethics violations but reduced them to six years from eight, it said on Wednesday.
India replaced Irfan Pathan with S Sreesanth in the only change to the team that played Australia in the previous match.
Factbox on Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who announced his retirement from international football on Friday.
For the second straight week, the Sensex rose, notching up a significant gain of 528.34 points, or 1.59 per cent. The Nifty was up 129.45 points, or 1.25 per cent, during the week.
Spanish playmaker Mata, 31, joined United in 2014 for a then club record transfer fee of 37.1 million pounds ($46.86 million) from league rivals Chelsea.
On the 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Irving city in Texas, United States became the sixth town in the country to install a Gandhi statue.
Former West Indies skipper and chairman of selection committee Clive Lloyd on Saturday apologized for his team's decision to pull out of the tour in wake of an acrimonious pay dispute with WICB, saying that it was a mistake on the part of the players to have done so.
The West Indies captain dismissed suggestions that his team chocked under pressure in the first ODI against India.\n
The home side won by 98 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the seven-match series against Zimbabwe.
US sports television network ESPN has invited the five candidates in FIFA's presidential election to participate in a debate on the future of the crisis-hit governing body for world football.
Indian sportspersons will be in action in the following events at 28th Olympic Games in Athens.
The Kiwis wrapped up a 27-run victory, bowling West Indies out for 263 after setting them 291 for victory.
David Ginola's bid for the FIFA presidency appeared to end when his campaign website said all financial donations would be returned
IMAGES from the Bundesliga matches played across Germany on Tuesday.
The top seeds scored a 3-0 whitewash of France to make the grade.
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They have not lost to the West Indies in 14 Tests dating back to 2003.
Two defeats and one last-gasp victory in the group stage meant an embarrassed Germany made their earliest World Cup exit in 80 years on Wednesday.
Bayern Munich and Arsenal meet in their big-name Champions League round of 16 first leg on Wednesday, both hoping European success will help lift mid-season gloom on their domestic fronts.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is a mere servant at the service of football, he said on Friday as he re-stated his intention to run for a fifth mandate in next May's election.
The U.S. Olympic Committee appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a recommendation to remove all the gold medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics 4x400 metres squad.
West Indies were further depleted when Jerome Taylor was declared unfit for the first Test against South Africa.
German football great Franz Beckenbauer on Wednesday became the latest FIFA official named as under investigation, along with FIFA vice-president Angel Maria Villar and several other former executive committee members.
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The West Indies trailed England by 244 runs at the close of the second day of the first Test in Antigua on Tuesday after Shivnarine Chanderpaul applied the brakes to any potential batting slump
Facts and figures for the World Twenty20 final between England and West Indies at Eden Gardens on Sunday: World T20 head-to-head: Played: 4 - West Indies wins 4, England wins 0 All T20 head-to-head: Played: 13 - West Indies wins 9; England wins 4
Following is a factbox on the second World Twenty20 semi-final between West Indies and India to be played at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, on Thursday.
A fake Twitter account suggested that he would retire from ODIs at the end of the World Cup, prompting the veteran right-hander to issue a denial.
In a statement, Zurich-based FIFA said the candidates proposed are: Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, Musa Hassan Bility, Jerome Champagne, Gianni Infantino, Michel Platini, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Tokyo Sexwale.
World 400 metres champion Jerome Young tested positive for the banned endurance booster erythropoietin.
Photos of the Pool B game between West Indies and United Arab Emirates being played in Napier
The manner of her defeat inevitably led to speculation that the 37-year-old may have had a physical problem that stopped her from competing with the effectiveness she had shown in earlier rounds.
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