PROTEAS DECIDE AGAINST COMPLAINT

South Africa decided against an official complaint over their suspicions of ball-tampering.

JACOB ASSURES PORTSMOUTH FANS

Executive director Mark Jacob says Portsmout's future is close to being resolved.

LATE STRIKES PUT PROTEAS ON TOP

South Africa are closing on victory in the third Test after reducing England to 132-3.

Arenas suspended indefinitely over gun incident

Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has been suspended by the NBA indefinitely pending investigation into an incident in which he took guns into the team's changing room.

Andre Dawson finally enters Hall of Fame

Andre Dawson, an all-round outfielder who provided speed, power and superb defense, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

Redskins hire Shanahan to bring back glory years

The Washington Redskins hired twice Super Bowl winner Mike Shanahan as their head coach on Wednesday in the latest move by embattled owner Daniel Snyder to return the once-proud franchise to its glory years.

Odom inspires Lakers to gritty victory over Rockets

Lamar Odom produced a solid performance to help the Los Angeles Lakers survive a ragged offensive outing in beating the Houston Rockets 88-79 on Tuesday.

U.S. end Canadian reign with overtime winner

John Carlson fired the overtime winner to claim a dramatic 6-5 victory for the United States and deny Canada a record sixth consecutive gold at the world junior ice hockey championships on Tuesday.

Renouf burnt, Houlihan cut in accidents

Two AFL players will have delayed returns to their pre-seasons after injuring themselves during the Christmas break, their respective clubs revealed on Wednesday.

South Africa leave ball issue to referee

South Africa will not lay an official complaint against England after allegations of interfering with the ball surfaced on the third day of the third Test at Newlands.

Hawks hit back against Breakers

Wollongong Hawks have continued their fairytale NBL season with a stunning 83-78 win over the more-fancied New Zealand Breakers on Wednesday night.

Stoke City defeat Fulham

Stoke City have withstood a rousing second-half comeback from Fulham to end a run of six Barclays Premier League matches without victory with a 3-2 win at Britannia Stadium.

Australia v Pakistan

Australia resume on day four with a threadbare 80-run lead and only two wickets in hand following Danish Kanerias mesmerising spell on day three of the second Test.

Broad in ball interference spotlight

England's Stuart Broad was in the spotlight after television pictures captured him appearing to put the spikes of his boot into the ball during the third Test against South Africa.