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England win toss and field against South Africa

AFP - 42 minutes ago

England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and decided to field against South Africa on Sunday at SuperSport Park in the second one-day international.

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South African Equities: Illovo, Investec, SABMiller, Spescom
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 4:48 am ET
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index declined 82 points to 27,128.64 at 10:53 a.m. in Johannesburg. The following are among the most active stocks in the South African market today.
Scotland claim historic Wallabies scalp
CNN - Sat Nov 21, 5:37 pm ET
Scotland stunned the touring Wallabies by claiming a first win in 27 years against the Australians in Edinburgh on Saturday night.
Men’s tennis signs Jarryd Botha
TideSports.com - Sat Nov 21, 7:14 am ET
Alabama men’s tennis coach Billy Pate has announced the signing of Jarryd Botha. Botha, of Cape Town, South Africa, has been ranked as high as No. 161 in the International Tennis Federation world rankings this year.
Seven-try France smash sorry Samoa
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 4:50 pm ET
France warmed up for their year-ending clash with New Zealand by cantering to a comfortable 43-5 win over Samoa in their second autumn Test match at the Stade de France here on Saturday.
U.S. team's World Cup success depends on luck of draw
Los Angeles Times - Sat Nov 21, 10:14 pm ET
The national team will face several scenarios when FIFA representatives meet Dec. 4, but its chances to advance past the first round would improve with play of Landon Donovan. Take Landon Donovan out of the U.S. national team and what you have left is a corpse.
Du Preez looking forward to baptism of fire
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 11:58 pm ET
Loosehead prop Wian du Preez will make his South Africa debut against Italy here on Saturday with Leicester Tiger Martin Castrogiovanni's snarling teeth ready to welcome him.
Rugby-Sexton's Irish debut caps remarkable turnaround
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Nov 21, 4:11 pm ET
* Sexton scores 16 points on debut
Rugby-France warm up for All Blacks by crushing Samoa
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Nov 21, 4:11 pm ET
* France run in seven tries to crush Samoa 43-5
Thierry Henry's hand ball makes case for video reviews
Miami Herald - Sun Nov 22, 12:57 am ET
Luck of the Irish? What luck? The furor continues over French star Thierry Henry's admitted hand ball, which led to the goal that knocked Ireland out of World Cup contention Wednesday. Henry guided the ball with his left hand to keep it in play, and then passed to William Gallas, who headed in the tying goal. France advanced to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa , and Ireland will have to live ...
World figure of peace Archbishop Desmond Tutu to speak at MSU
Murray Ledger & Times - Fri Nov 20, 6:32 pm ET
The latest speaker in Murray State University's Presidential Lecture Series is Archbishop Desmond Tutu, world-renowned human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
Barfield traveling to South Africa forTranscontinental Series race
The Fayetteville Observer - Sat Nov 21, 1:10 am ET
Ron Barfield's been a lot of places in his long career as a racer. He'll put a push-pin into another spot on the map on Jan. 31, 2010, when he journeys to South Africa to competition in the ASA Transcontinental Series Free State 500.
Bolt headlines athletes lined up for Diamond League
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 3:31 pm ET
Jamaican triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt headlines a group of nine athletes contracted to compete in the new Diamond League circuit next year, league organizers and the IAAF announced on Saturday.
Bolt, Gay set for 3 showdowns in Diamond League
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Nov 21, 3:06 pm ET
Sprint stars Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Tyson Gay of the United States will race each other at least three times at elite Diamond League meetings next year. Athletic's governing body said on Saturday that the two fastest men in history are contracted to compete in seven of the 14 cities in Asia, Europe and the United States featured in the inaugural global series.
Gender-test runner Semenya to keep gold medal, says South Africa
CNN - Thu Nov 19, 10:49 pm ET
South African runner Caster Semenya will be allowed to keep the gold medal she won in the women's 800-meters at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, in August, the country's sports ministry announced Thursday.
Johnson: England progress not immediately obvious
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Nov 21, 1:11 pm ET
Even Martin Johnson acknowledges that any progress he is making with England may not be immediately obvious to those sitting in the Twickenham stands or watching on television. In the wake of last week's uninspiring 16-9 win over Argentina, critics, including some of Johnson's former teammates, questioned whether the former lock was capable of forging a team imaginative enough to compete...
Zambia easily beat World Cup bound North Korea
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Nov 21, 1:11 pm ET
Striker James Chamanga scored a hat-trick to help Zambia beat World Cup-bound North Korea 4-1 in a friendly international on Saturday.
Study crimps old theories on cramps
The Sacramento Bee - 2 hours 0 minutes ago
For a marathoner, the signs of trouble can start around Mile 20 – maybe earlier for those unfortunate middle-of-the-packers. Tiny muscle twitches, the slightest spasms, predict a long, painful road to the finish.
Mellouli finds swimming form in Singapore
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 6:39 am ET
Tunisia's Ousamma Mellouli finally found form again on Saturday with two titles at the Singapore leg of the shortcourse World Cup, but a slew of expected world records failed to materialise.
REFILE-UPDATE 1-Rugby-S.Africa tame Italy for first win of tour
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Nov 21, 12:11 pm ET
(Refiles dropping word "late" from bullet point)
Carter overtakes Mehrtens as NZ's leading scorer
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Nov 21, 12:11 pm ET
Dan Carter became New Zealand's all-time leading international scorer on Saturday and is still looking to improve. The All Blacks flyhalf kicked 14 points in the All Blacks' 19-6 win over England at Twickenham to overtake Andrew Mehrtens' five-year-old record of 967 points, but was just as focused on the two first-half kicks he missed.