Breakfast Headlines

Proteas batsman AB de Villiers is getting some much needed practice against Western Australia, reaching 82 not out. Neil McKenzie scored 69 and the proteas are 197 for 4.

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The second day's play between New Zealand and the West Indies has been abandoned with the home side on 226 for 4.
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England have reached 294 for 8 at lunch on day two against India. Andrew Strauss scored 123.
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After two massive music concerts, cricket returns to Sahara Park Newlands for the first time this season when the Nashua Cape Cobras face the Nashua Dolphins on Sunday. The match starts at ten o'clock and tickets cost R40 for adults and R30 for scholars. We caught up with Cobras fast bowler Francois Plaatjies who says he's hoping to stop Sanath Jayasuriya early in the innings. Plaatjies, who was clocked at 148 km per hour recently, makes his first class debut at Newlands and says he'll be going for the 150 mark.
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Rafael Cabr! era Bello has taken the lead at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek. He's 9 under par, three ahead of Ryder Cup star Lee Westwood.
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Formula One could be heading for a stand-off between teams and the FIA if plans go ahead to standardise engines and gearboxes. That's the view of motorsport journalist, Hendrik Verwoerd, who says there's a very real chance that some of the top teams will walk out on F1 is the plans go ahead. But he says standard engines will bring the teams a lot closer.
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Ajax Cape Town will be flying the flag for the Mothercity when they face Pirates in the Telkom Knockout final in Durban tomorrow night. Ajax are without centre-back Eduardo Ferreira, but have the psychological edge after a 1-0 win over the Buccaneers recently.
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The World Club Cup is underway in Japan. Man United have a by to the semi-final and will fly out after they've played Tottenham tomorrow night.