MCGREGOR TAKES AIM AT FREEDOM PADDLE Cape Town - Multiple world marathon champ Hank McGregor will jet into Cape Town for the Freedom Paddle double ski race around Robben Island on April 27 with the single-minded intention of winning the race with his partner Andy Birkett to add the prestigious title SUNDOWNS STRETCH UNBEATEN RUN TO 28 GAMES Poor defending by hosts Highlands Park helped Sundowns triumph 2-1 near Johannesburg to stretch an undefeated league record to 28 games from last January and spanning two seasons. PRESIDENTS CUP: 5 PIVOTAL HOLES AT ROYAL MELBOURNE Hole 4 . Par 4, 428 yards - The signature hole and considered the best dog-leg in Australia. with a tee shot is over heath and sand and a decision whether to attempt carrying the corner. LAKAY THANKS AJAX AS HE REJOINS SUPERSPORT SuperSport ended seventh in the standings last term having flirted with relegation prior to Tinkler's exit. Speaking to KickOff, 22-year-old Lakay said: "It was a good experience as a player to play in front of my people of Cape Town. "It was also a good career move you know, as I got valuable game-time and that was the main idea. ROONEY SEES RED FOR DC UNITED Rooney's red completed a miserable afternoon for D.C. United, who by that stage were trailing 3-0 against a vastly superior LAFC side. The eagerly anticipated battle between the leading teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference turned into a one-sided affair at Washington's Audi Field, with Los Angeles ruthlessly exploiting some sloppy play from the home side. ANSCOMBE EYES RUGBY WORLD CUP GLORY WITH WALES Cardiff - Gareth Anscombe is backing Wales to "ruffle a few feathers" at the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year after storming to Grand Slam glory in the recent Six Nations. FAMILY TRIES TO REVIVE SEARCH FOR SALA PLANE PILOT British rescuers on Thursday formally identified the one body pulled from the submerged wreckage as that of the 28-year-old striker. But strong currents and winter weather forced them to call off the search before locating 59-year-old pilot David Ibbotson-- the only other person on the Piper Malibu propeller aircraft. "As a family we are relying on the kindness of the good hearted people to TEMBO HAILS SUPERSPORT'S SOLID DEFENCE Cape Town - SuperSport United caretaker coach Kaitano Tembo was delighted that his charges managed to keep Orlando Pirates at bay in their Absa Premiership clash on Wednesday. Matsatsantsa are in the thick of the relegation scrap and sit only one point clear of the bottom two after playing out a goalless draw with the Buccaneers. NEIL BOSHOFF ON HIS DREAM DEBUT AGAINST ORLANDO PIRATES The 23-year-old debutant swam rather than sinking, keeping an impressive clean sheet in a 0-0 draw. Boshoff was helped by some lacklustre finishing from Orlando Pirates, but make no mistake: his fine display did not come by accident. BOUCHER: PROTEAS NOT A GOOD TEAM ON PAPER HEADING INTO Boucher admits that through the loss of AB de Villiers, a huge void has been exposed in the Proteas batting line-up, which has been evident in the Sri Lanka away series and the MCGREGOR TAKES AIM AT FREEDOM PADDLE Cape Town - Multiple world marathon champ Hank McGregor will jet into Cape Town for the Freedom Paddle double ski race around Robben Island on April 27 with the single-minded intention of winning the race with his partner Andy Birkett to add the prestigious title SUNDOWNS STRETCH UNBEATEN RUN TO 28 GAMES Poor defending by hosts Highlands Park helped Sundowns triumph 2-1 near Johannesburg to stretch an undefeated league record to 28 games from last January and spanning two seasons. PRESIDENTS CUP: 5 PIVOTAL HOLES AT ROYAL MELBOURNE Hole 4 . Par 4, 428 yards - The signature hole and considered the best dog-leg in Australia. with a tee shot is over heath and sand and a decision whether to attempt carrying the corner. LAKAY THANKS AJAX AS HE REJOINS SUPERSPORT SuperSport ended seventh in the standings last term having flirted with relegation prior to Tinkler's exit. Speaking to KickOff, 22-year-old Lakay said: "It was a good experience as a player to play in front of my people of Cape Town. "It was also a good career move you know, as I got valuable game-time and that was the main idea. ROONEY SEES RED FOR DC UNITED Rooney's red completed a miserable afternoon for D.C. United, who by that stage were trailing 3-0 against a vastly superior LAFC side. The eagerly anticipated battle between the leading teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference turned into a one-sided affair at Washington's Audi Field, with Los Angeles ruthlessly exploiting some sloppy play from the home side. ANSCOMBE EYES RUGBY WORLD CUP GLORY WITH WALES Cardiff - Gareth Anscombe is backing Wales to "ruffle a few feathers" at the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year after storming to Grand Slam glory in the recent Six Nations. FAMILY TRIES TO REVIVE SEARCH FOR SALA PLANE PILOT British rescuers on Thursday formally identified the one body pulled from the submerged wreckage as that of the 28-year-old striker. But strong currents and winter weather forced them to call off the search before locating 59-year-old pilot David Ibbotson-- the only other person on the Piper Malibu propeller aircraft. "As a family we are relying on the kindness of the good hearted people to TEMBO HAILS SUPERSPORT'S SOLID DEFENCE Cape Town - SuperSport United caretaker coach Kaitano Tembo was delighted that his charges managed to keep Orlando Pirates at bay in their Absa Premiership clash on Wednesday. Matsatsantsa are in the thick of the relegation scrap and sit only one point clear of the bottom two after playing out a goalless draw with the Buccaneers. NEIL BOSHOFF ON HIS DREAM DEBUT AGAINST ORLANDO PIRATES The 23-year-old debutant swam rather than sinking, keeping an impressive clean sheet in a 0-0 draw. Boshoff was helped by some lacklustre finishing from Orlando Pirates, but make no mistake: his fine display did not come by accident. BOUCHER: PROTEAS NOT A GOOD TEAM ON PAPER HEADING INTO Boucher admits that through the loss of AB de Villiers, a huge void has been exposed in the Proteas batting line-up, which has been evident in the Sri Lanka away series and the
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British & Irish Lions 2021 DISMAL PROTEAS THRASHED IN OPENING T20 AGAINST AUSTRALIA 21:07 21/02/2020
Cape Town - The Proteas, full of energy, came nowhere near beating Australia in the first T20 at the Wanderers on Friday night. As it happened | Ill-disciplined Proteas thrashed for 107 runs The visitors emerged comfortable 107-RUN winners, dismissing their rivals for 89 (14.3) for a commanding triumph. It was the Proteas' second lowest ever score in T20 cricket. The fast bowling effort was poor from South Africa, who then followed that up with a dismal top-order batting performance. Proteas skipper Quinton de Kock won the toss and opted to bowl first on a strip that most were expecting to be a run machine. Dale Steyn removed David Warner with a bumper with just the second ball of the game to get the fans going, but what followed was an onslaught from Aaron Finch (42 off 27) and Steve Smith (45 off 32) that saw the visitors go to 70/1 by the end of the opening powerplay.
At that stage, a score in excess of 220 seemed very much on the cards, but the Proteas pulled it back somewhat when they took pace off the ball with spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (2/31 in 4) and Andile Phehlukwayo (1/35 in 4).
The innings was still frantic throughout, with Australia looking to push the tempo all the time, but after the first period South Africa would have been more than happy chasing 197 for victory. Kagiso Rabada (0/45 in 3) and Lungi Ngidi (1/37 in 3) were two bowlers the hosts would have expected more from, but given the high-scoring nature of the Johannesburg wicket and what South Africa, and particularly De Kock, had done against England, the match felt evenly poised at the break. Easily his side's biggest batting weapon, De Kock (2 off 3) was out bowled by a peach from Mitchell Starc (1/23 off 3) with the third ball of the innings.
South Africa never got going despite their efforts, and while their was resistance from the returning, former skipper Faf du Plessis (24 off 22), the rest of the batting was abysmal. Ashton Agar (5/24 off 4) took the 12th hat-trick in T20I history when he had Du Plessis, Andile Phehlukwayo (0 off 1) and Dale Steyn (0 off 1) out with the last three balls of his opening over. 44/7 after 8, the Proteas were buried in an instant as the sold out Wanderers crowd fell silent. Kagiso Rabada (22 off 19) gave the crowd some late entertainment, but it meant almost nothing in the greater scheme. _- COMPILED BY LLOYD BURNARD_ Share This
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