Sport in brief: García to see expert over hand

Shane Watson rides his luck | Australia lie in wait | Andrej Jerman's efficiency | NBA fines Nate Robinson | Maldwyn Evans

Bowlers put England on brink of victory

South Africa v England: Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad grab six wickets for 50 runs to leave hosts in deep trouble after day four

Collingwood could play in second innings

England are hopeful the batsman will be able to bat again in second Test after X-rays show he has not broken his injured finger

Cook wins the game of patience

South Africa v England: opening batsman shows monastic restraint on day three to score his tenth Test hundred

Hard work pays off for Essex openers

Changes made by Alastair Cook under the supervision of Graham Gooch were integral to first hundred against South Africa

Sport in brief: Sangakkara a ‘coup’ for Lancashire

Tommy Bowe stays put | Alfa Romeo triumphs | ICC sets deadline | USF1 plans on track | Lindsey Vonn given all-clear

Sangakkara signs for Lancashire

The Sri Lanka captain follows Muttiah Muralitharan and Sanath Jayasuriya as the county's overseas player

Cook helps England to seize initiative

South Africa v England: opening batsman hits 118 before Ian Bell pushes home the advantage on day three of second Test

Bullish Strauss gives England flying start

South Africa v England: captain leads England reply with quick half century as bowlers fail to exploit pitch

Gamesmanship could be victim of referral system

England are learning how to get the most out of the Decision Review System and have benefited from its use at Kingsmead

‘It was so much another game, another world’

A new film has brought memories of the 1956 tour to South Africa flooding back, showing how little, and how much, has changed

Delhi’s status as venue for World Cup threatened

Feroz Shah Kotla ground could be excluded from 2011 tournament after pitch is ruled too dangerous in one-day international

Sport in brief: Pittsburgh still in hunt

Bob Arum's final offer | Valentino Rossi rejects Le Mans | Arthur McIntyre dies | Phillips Idowu faces test | Eagles close on prey

Goodwill cannot hide Ntini's poor form

Simon Wilde says that England look as if they have chosen to target the South African bowler and the tactic is paying off

Strauss ensures England make good start

South Africa v England: captain hits his fastest Test fifty before team finish on 103-1 in reply to hosts' 343

Bell must trust his instincts

England’s troubled batsman has to prove his worth or risk a tactical change that may cost his place, argues David Gower

Time for England to know their Onions

Andrew Strauss must show greater faith in his most accurate and reliable pace bowler on England's South Africa tour

A decade to remember in Ireland

In this final part of our review, our writers recall the landmark and pivotal moments, starting with a unique view of Saipan

Sport in brief: plain sailing for Alfa

Alfa Romeo, skippered by Neville Crichton, just ahead of Britain’s ICAP Leopard in the Sydney to Hobart race

England regain edge after Smith fightback

South Africa v England: three quick wickets put tourists back in charge after century stand from captain and Jacques Kallis