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THE Proteas' Castle Test squad had one of their best days of the entire summer on Sunday to give themselves a chance of saving the first Test against Australia at the Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium and even of winning it. This may sound like a big claim after the events of Perth and Melbourne but the facts of the fourth day speak for themselves. They first took nine Australian wickets for 156 runs and then posted a confident 178/2 in reply on a full day's cricket played out in bright sunshine in front of a huge crowd. At the close they were a tantalising 276 runs away from victory with eight wickets in hand with both Hashim Amla (43 off 88 balls with six fours) and Jacques Kallis (26 off 40 balls with three fours) looking well set.

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Ramnaresh Sarwan was dismissed nine runs short of a triple century as West Indies passed England's first innings total to reach 607 for six at tea on the fourth day of the fourth test on Sunday. Sarwan's majestic 291 from 452 balls, batting from the evening session on the second day, was his highest test score. Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, who shared a marathon 261 sixth- wicket partnership with Sarwan, also made his personal best, going in unbeaten on 101 at tea having made his maiden test century.

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THE Nashua Titans and the Gestetner Diamond Eagles virtually turned the SuperSport Series into a two-horse race when they both scored comfortable victories in their sixth round matches on Sunday. The Titans beat the Nashua Dolphins by a massive 220 runs at Willowmoore Park shortly after lunch whilst the Diamond Eagles, after trailing on the first innings, beat the Nashua Cape Cobras at Sahara Park Newlands by 80 runs.

RUGBY

The Reds won the battle of the basement by downing the Cheetahs 22-3 in their Vodacom Super 14 rugby match played at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Sunday.

GOLF

Former winner Geoff Ogilvy capitalised on a fast start in bright sunshine to go three up on Britain's Paul Casey midway through Sunday's 36-hole final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Bidding for his third victory in a World Golf Championships (WGC) event, Australian Ogilvy birdied three of the first nine holes to take immediate control at Dove Mountain's Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.