Monday Morning Sportswave Wrap
Rafael Nadal, Jason Dufner, Chad le Clos, Roland Schoeman and Usain Bolt all celebrated title success over the past weekend.
Soccer
Bennett Chenene and Innocent Mdledle are out of the Bafana Bafana squad to face Nigeria on Wednesday.
Chenene and Mdledle both have hamstring injuries and are no longer available for the Nelson Mandela Challenge match in Durban.
Amazulu defender, Marc van Heerden, has been summoned as a replacement for Mdledle.
Chenene has not been replaced.
Orlando Pirates have joined Kaizer Chiefs..Bidvest Wits and Platinum Stars in the MTN 8 semi-finals.
Pirates beat Supersport United on penalties at Mbombela Stadium yesterday.
The sides were level at 2-2 after regulation play.
Lennox Bacela netted twice for the Buccaneers.
David Moyes has won his first silverware as manager of Manchester United.
Moyes guided to Red Devils to Community Shield success yesterday.
United defeated Wigan Athletic 2-0 at Wembley.
Robin van Persie scored both goals in London.
United will play their first English Premier League match of the season this coming Saturday night.
They have a date with Swansea.
Kickoff is 18h30 - South African time.
Westville Boys High have won the annual Kloof High School soccer tournament.
Westville beat Port Elizabeth school, Victoria Park, 1-0 in the final.
The tournament also involved the likes of Kearsney, Glenwood, DHS, Maritzburg College, Northwood, Port Shepstone, Kingsway, Grosvenor, Izisanda and Paul Roos Gymnasium.
Athletics
Usain Bolt has won the 100-metres gold medal at the Athletics World Championships in Moscow.
Bolt won the final in a time of 9.77 seconds.
South African sprinter, Anaso Jobodwana, was eliminated in the semi-finals.
His compatriot, Willem Coertzen, ended ninth in the decathlon.
Coertzen set a new African record in the process.
Swimming
Roland Schoeman has ended the FINA World Cup meet in Berlin with three gold medals.
Schoeman shocked favourite, Vladimir Morozov, in the final of the 50-metres freestyle yesterday.
Chad le Clos added two silver medals to the gold medal he won on Saturday.
Le Clos was second in both the 100-metres butterfly and the 200-metres individual medley.
Golf
Jason Dufner has won the final golf major of 2013.
Dufner secured the USPGA Championship in New York yesterday.
He finished two strokes clear of Jim Furyk.
Tim Clark was the best of the South Africans.
Clark ended 20 shots adrift of the champion.
Cricket
England will start day four of the fourth Ashes Test on 234 for five in their second innings.
England lead Australia by 202 runs in Durham.
Ian Bell is undefeated on 105, while Kevin Pietersen is out for 44.
Chris Rogers had earlier top scored for Australia with 110.
Shane Watson made 68 in the Australian first innings total of 270 all out.
Stuart Broad was the most successful England bowler.
Broad took five for 71.
England lead the series 2-0 and are assured of retaining the Ashes.
Australia A are through to the triangular one-day series final in South Africa.
This after beating India A by 25 runs in Pretoria.
Shaun Marsh hit 96 and Glenn Maxwell 93 for the winners, while Rohit Sharma made 61 for India A.
South Africa A and India A will meet today with a spot in the final at stake.
Tennis
Rafael Nadal has won the Montreal Masters tennis tournament.
Nadal defeated Milos Raonic in straight sets in the final.
Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Serena Williams, meanwhile, was crowned champion at the Rogers Cup in Toronto over the past weekend.
*Sharks v Lions at 17h05 in Durban this Friday - Absa Currie Cup.
*Kevin Anderson to face Tommy Haas in the Cincinnati Masters first round.
*MTN 8 semi-final draw is scheduled for 12 midday today.
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- Andre Bloem
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