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Rassie van der Dussen says the way Anrich Nortje dealt with bouncers from England's fast bowlers gave an indication of the kind of mental toughness to be expected from South Africa under new head coach Mark Boucher.
Van der Dussen hails South Africa mentality under Boucher
CAPE TOWN — Rassie van der Dussen says the way Anrich Nortje dealt with bouncers from England's fast bowlers gave an indication of the kind of mental toughness to be expected from South Africa under new head coach Mark Boucher.Nortje and Test debutant Van der Dussen shared a crucial second innings partnership of 91 in the first Test in Centurion, which played a big part in the home team eventually winning by 107 runs."When they came really hard at us, those are the things you live for. (Anrich) was obviously jumping around to those short balls," Van der Dussen said ahead of the second Test, starting at Newlands on Friday."I said, listen, I promise you it may not be fun in the moment but the satisfaction afterwards, that's the fun part of it, so hang in there,...
January 02, 2020

Van der Dussen hails South Africa mentality under Boucher

Ben Stokes returns to the scene of one of his most spectacular performances but the circumstances are different going into the second Test between England and South Africa at Newlands on Friday.
Stokes back to scene of success but in different circumstances
CAPE TOWN — Ben Stokes returns to the scene of one of his most spectacular performances but the circumstances are different going into the second Test between England and South Africa at Newlands on Friday.Four years ago Stokes thrashed 258 off 198 balls in a brutal display of power hitting, collecting 11 sixes and sharing in a world Test record sixth wicket partnership of 399 with Jonny Bairstow, whose 150 not out from 191 balls was scarcely pedestrian.England went into that match 1-0 up in a four-Test series which they went on to win. This time they are the team needing to catch up after losing the opening encounter in Centurion.South Africa were captained by Hashim Amla, who effectively acknowledged his lack of aptitude for the job by resigning from it after the match despite making a...
January 02, 2020

Stokes back to scene of success but in different circumstances

Australia and New Zealand cricketers will pay tribute to firefighters and bushfire victims during the third Test in Sydney.
Cricketers to pay tribute to Australia firefighters, brace for smoke delays
SYDNEY — Australia and New Zealand cricketers will pay tribute to firefighters and bushfire victims during the third Test in Sydney, officials said Thursday, as they prepare for possible delays if air quality plummets due to smoke.At least 18 people have lost their lives in one of Australia's most devastating bushfire seasons which has seen blazes raging across the country, including on the outskirts of Sydney.The match, starting Friday, will go ahead but play will be suspended at the umpire's discretion, should smoke significantly affect air quality or visibility.Saturday is shaping as of most concern, when another heatwave is expected to sweep across the country and create dangerous fire conditions."Like rain, the rules are in place to add time, to suspend play (for...
January 02, 2020

Cricketers to pay tribute to Australia firefighters, brace for smoke delays

Australia's team members Alex de Minaur (L) and Nick Kyrgios attend a press conference ahead of the ATP Cup tennis tournament at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane on Thursday. — AFP
Kyrgios-inspired tennis fundraisers to help Australia fire victims
SYDNEY — Australia's tennis chief announced a series of fundraisers for victims of raging bushfires on Thursday after an appeal from bad boy Nick Kyrgios.Kyrgios, often a controversial figure in the sport, called for an exhibition tournament before the Australian Open Grand Slam, after blazes that have claimed 18 lives and forced mass evacuations."C'mon @TennisAustralia surely we can do a pre @AustralianOpen exho to raise funds for those affected by the fires?" tweeted the 24-year-old, who has handed a 16-week suspended ban in September after a series of outbursts.Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley responded by saying fundraisers would be held during tournaments including the Australian Open and the ATP Cup team event, telling fans to "stay tuned" for...
January 02, 2020

Kyrgios-inspired tennis fundraisers to help Australia fire victims

Justin Thomas of the United States tees off during the pro-am prior to the Sentry Tournament Of Champions at the Kapalua Plantation Course on Weddnesday in Kapalua, Hawaii. — AFP
Thomas set to tee it up at first PGA Tour event of 2020
LOS ANGELES — Justin Thomas' all-around game has made him one of the hottest players on the PGA Tour and the American will try to carry that momentum into this week's Tournament of Champions, the first event of 2020.Thomas, Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm are the headliners for the event as the tour returns from a December hiatus at the par-73 Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.The field, which consists of only those who won on the tour last year, includes just 34 golfers after several notable winners decided to skip the no-cut event.Top-ranked Brooks Koepka is out with a left knee injury while Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods also qualified but opted not to play, as did Justin Rose, Francesco Molinari and British Open champion Shane Lowry.That sets the stage for Thomas...
January 02, 2020

Thomas set to tee it up at first PGA Tour event of 2020

In this file photo taken on Aug. 8, 2014 David Stern is hugged by Earvin 'Magic' Johnson during the 2014 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts. Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan were among the NBA legends stunned by the death on Wednesday of former league commissioner David Stern following a brain hemorrhage he suffered last month. — AFP
Magic, Jordan among NBA stars 'devastated' by Stern's death
WASHINGTON — Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan were among the NBA legends stunned by Wednesday's death of former league commissioner David Stern following a brain hemorrhage he suffered last month.Stern, who was 77, spent 30 years as commissioner before retiring in 2014 and oversaw the NBA's growth from a league whose finals weren't televised live to a global sport empire with a worldwide following and talent."The world lost a legend today," said retired NBA star Charles Barkley. "He is the greatest commissioner in sports history, plain and simple."Johnson, a five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers who revealed in 1991 he had contracted the HIV virus, tweeted he was "devastated" by Stern's death, the 1992 US Olympic "Dream...
January 02, 2020

Magic, Jordan among NBA stars 'devastated' by Stern's death

Bradley Beal No. 3 of the Washington Wizards, pictured during a game in December, 2019, returned from soreness in his right leg to lead his team with 27 points — not enough to stop the Orlando Magic. — AFP
James posts triple double as Lakers hold off Suns
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James had a triple double with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers built up a big first half lead then held on to beat the struggling Phoenix Suns 117-107 on Wednesday.The Lakers, who own the NBA's second best record behind Milwaukee, had to hold on in the second half after leading at one stage by 36 points.With their reserves struggling to maintain the big lead James and Anthony Davis had to return to the game and guide the offense after the Suns got within seven points."We have to do a better job of holding big leads," said Lakers coach Frank Vogel. "We had a dominant performance in the first half. I was proud of how we came out."We didn't play well enough in the third and fourth quarter but you learn lessons...
January 02, 2020

James posts triple double as Lakers hold off Suns

In this file photo taken on June 4, 2009 David Stern, NBA Commissioner, gives a press conference before the Game 1 of the NBA final between Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. — AFP
Stern's NBA legacy lives in league's global superstars
WASHINGTON — David Stern grew up in the 1950s working in his dad's New York deli and became a basketball fan watching the hometown Knicks reach the 1951-53 NBA Finals.In the 1960s, he went to college, became a lawyer, then began handling legal matters for the league as the Knicks won their only NBA crowns in 1970 and 1973.Come 1978, Stern began working for the NBA and in 1984 took over as the league's fourth commissioner, starting a three-decade run that saw the league that entertained him as a youth transformed into a global sport and business empire like nothing else America had ever seen.So when Stern died Wednesday, nearly three weeks after a brain hemorrhage, the NBA's legendary players paid tribute to Stern's ongoing legacy of global stars, a worldwide fan base and...
January 02, 2020

Stern's NBA legacy lives in league's global superstars

In this file photo taken on May 21, 1996 National Basketball Association (NBA) Commisioner David Stern (L) congratulates Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan during the 1996 NBA Most Valuable Player trophy presentation. — AFP
NBA mastermind David Stern dead at 77
NEW YORK — David Stern, who masterminded the NBA's growth into a global sports powerhouse while serving as commissioner from 1984 to 2014, died Wednesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage last month. He was 77.The NBA, whose championship games were not televised live in the United States when Stern's 30-year tenure began, announced his passing, which came with his family at his bedside.Stern, who underwent emergency surgery after he was stricken Dec. 12, built the league into a global sporting empire by the time he retired on Feb. 1, 2014, and passed leadership to current commissioner Adam Silver."David took over the NBA in 1984 with the league at a crossroads, but over the course of 30 years as commissioner he ushered in the modern global NBA," Silver said in a...
January 02, 2020

NBA mastermind David Stern dead at 77

Tottenham Hotspur's Argentinian midfielder Erik Lamela, center, vies with Southampton's Scottish midfielder Stuart Armstrong, left, during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Tottenham at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England, on Wednesday. — AFP
Spurs lose at Southampton as Kane limps off injured
SOUTHAMPTON, England — Tottenham's push for a top four finish in the Premier League suffered another setback on Wednesday as Danny Ings's winner handed Southampton a well-deserved 1-0 win at St Mary's, while England striker Harry Kane limped off with a hamstring injury.Ings produced the one real moment of quality in the game by lifting the ball over Toby Alderweireld before firing home his ninth goal in as many Premier League starts to lift the Saints up to 12th, six points clear of the relegation zone.There was little response from Jose Mourinho's men as they slipped six points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, apart from the moment when Kane injured himself as he converted Christian Eriksen's free-kick, but was flagged offside before hobbling down the tunnel.Ings's...
January 01, 2020

Spurs lose at Southampton as Kane limps off injured

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