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A London-based security clothing company has been lambasted by the South African government and some South Africans for marketing a "stab-proof vest" for football fans planning to visit the World Cup in June this year. The idea is that tourists order one of these vests online and it is delivered to their hotel room once they get to South Africa. They then ... Full story

US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro's bid for back-to-back Grand Slam titles has come to a sticky end in the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Del Potro struggled most of the way through the 4-hour, 38-minute five set match against No14 ranked Marin Cilic, losing 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. The 21-year-old Croat lost to del Potro in ... Full story

Ghana knocked hosts Angola out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 quarter-final win in front of 50,000 home fans at the November 11 Stadium. The Black Stars reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive tournament through an early breakaway goal from Rennes striker Asamoah Gyan. Angola's Manucho missed three clear chances for his side as the Palancas Negras failed in their bid ... Full story

Angola shoved Malawi off the top of the Group A table as the Africa Cup of Nations hosts got their tournament back on track with goals from Flavio and Manucho at a raucous November 11 stadium. The Black Antelopes struck twice early in the second half as Malawi finally succumbed to to a wave of attacks amid an intimidating atmosphere in the ... Full story

Graeme Smith hit a confident century as South Africa took control before heavy rain stopped play on the second day of the fourth and final Test against England at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg Smith was out for 105 shortly before a thunderstorm flooded the ground an hour before the scheduled tea break. South Africa were 208 for two at the stoppage, a lead of 28 ... Full story

The first grand slam event of the season is only days away, and Roger Federer faces a challenging path to the final as he seeks to extend his record grand slam haul to 16 at the Australian Open in Melbourne. The Swiss champion is set to face 36th ranked Russian Igor Andreev in the first round. In their previous meeting at the 2008 US Open, Andreev took ... Full story