Tuesday morning sports wrap
Soccer
South Africa will play hosts to the Nigerian Super Eagles in the Nelson Mandela Challenge in Durban tomorrow. Bafana Bafana captain Ithumeleng Khune has urged his teammates to win the match, the action will get underway at 20h15 at Moses Mabhida.
Maroune Chamakh has joined Crystal Palace from Arsenal on a one year deal, the Moroccan international is set to make his debut when Palace host Tottenham this weekend, while the Gunners have offered Bayern Munich 17.2 million pounds for Luiz Gustavo.
Cricket
The Sunfoil Dolphins have named Dale Benkenstein as the new batting consultant and England are Ashes winners once again after beating Australia by 74-runs in the fourth Test in Durham yesterday.
Rugby
Ruan Pienaar looks set to start at nine for the Springboks in Saturday’s opening Castle Rugby Championship Test match against Argentina, while injury has ruled Dan Carter out of the Southern hemisphere showpiece.
Athletics
31-year-old 2008 Olympic bronze medalist David Oliver ran the fastest time of the season, as he clocked 13 seconds to win gold in the men's 110-metres hurdles at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow last night. Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce claimed gold in the women's 100m final.
Tennis
Kevin Anderson will be on display at the Cincinnati Masters today - the SA number one will meet Tommy Haas in the first round.
Cycling
South Africa's downhill rider Andrew Neethling is aiming for a podium finish at the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships later this month. Neethling says “a medal or a top five finish will make him extremely happy.”
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