Breakfast Headlines

The Proteas will be hoping to stay second on the one day world rankings today - whether they deserve to, is another question. If England win the fifth and final match in Cardiff today they'll get a series whitewash and overtake South Africa. Former Proteas batsman, Adrian Kuiper, says the team is missing Graeme Smith, who's back in Cape Town for treatment for tennis elbow. The day night match could be affected by rain. Heavy rain has already left a very wet outfield. Kuiper says perhaps there was too much focus on winning the test series.

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Australia hammered Bangladesh by eight wickets to take a 2-0 series lead.
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Benni McCarthy's English club, Blackburn, says he's overweight and unfit, not injured. The striker has joined Bafana Bafana in PE and will undergo a fitness test ahead of Saturday's crucial Nations Cup qualifier against Nigeria. According to reports, Blackburn says McCarthy is being overlooked because he's not matc! h-fit.
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Meanwhile, Bafana goalkeeper, Moeneeb Josephs, says the team is into Joel Santana's philosophy.
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In the English Premier League, Kevin Keegan's future is unclear after his shock exit as Newcastle United manager yesterday.
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Paralympic star, Oscar Pistorious, says the situation in Beijing ahead of the Paralympic Games is unacceptable and unprofessional. Team South Africa is still awaiting kit and equipment with only days before the Games get underway on Saturday. The Blade Runner is fuming.
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Excitement's building ahead of golf's Ryder Cup in two weeks time, as US captain Paul Azinger named his wildcard picks. They are Steve Stricker, Chad Campbell, JB Holmes and Hunter Mahan.
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Tennis from the US Open, Roger Federer is through to the quarter-finals after a big fight-back against Igor Andreev. Third seed Novak Djokovic overcame hip, ankle and stomach problems to beat Tommy Robredo. Olympic champion Elena ! Dementieva is into the women's semi's and is still chasing the! number one ranking and her first Grand Slam title.