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The Titans and Highveld Lions came oh so close to making it a dream final for South African cricket fans in the 2012 Champions League Twenty20 competition, but Australia's Sydney Sixers dashed local hopes with victories over both teams in the semi-finals and final respectively.

South Africa won the Hong Kong Sixes tournament for the second time in four years on Sunday after a 37-run victory over defending champions Pakistan in the final. In a hard-hitting contest, captain Colin Ingram led the way with an astonishing innings.

Western Province were crowned South African provincial rugby champions for the first time since 2001 after an upset 25-18 defeat of the Natal Sharks in the Absa Currie Cup final in Durban on Saturday night.