Cricket: England capitulated on the fifth morning at Centurion, yesterday, as Kagiso Rabada inspired South Africa to a commanding consolation victory in the fourth Test. The Proteas took seven wickets for just 49 runs in little more than an hour’s play, sealing a 280-run success as the series ended 2-1 to the tourists. Twenty-year-old Rabada was again the star, taking six for 32 to finish with 13 wickets in the match.

Basket, NBA: Golden State Warriors recorded a first round knockout in their battle with San Antonio Spurs for Western Conference regular-season superiority, riding Stephen Curry’s 37 points to a 120-90 victory in a highly-anticipated showdown. The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player bombed in five three-pointers as the Warriors (41-4) shot 11-for-26 from beyond the arc in the first meeting of the top two teams in the West this season. Golden State’s 39th consecutive home victory gave them a three-game lead over San Antonio (38-7) in their duel for top seeding in the Western play-offs.

Tennis Doubles: Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza extended their winning streak to 34 matches to reach the Australian Open semi-finals with victory over Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Coco Vandeweghe yesterday. Swiss Hingis, 35, the former singles number one whose career has blossomed again as a doubles specialist, is also in the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles with another Indian partner, Leander Paes, and will face top seeds Mirza and Ivan Dodig. Hingis and Mirza came through 6-2 4-6 6-1, yesterday.

Rugby Union: England winger Chris Ashton will appeal against a 10-week ban for eye-gouging that would rule him out of this year’s Six Nations campaign, the BBC reported yesterday. The 28-year-old Saracens player, recalled to the England squad for the first time in 18 months, was cited for making contact with the eyes of Ulster’s Luke Marshall during a European Champions Cup match. Ashton pleaded not guilty at a hearing last week and is appealing against the severity of the punishment. England begin their Six Nations campaign in Scotland on February 6.