Third Test, Day 2: Smith scored 104 and De Villiers made an undefeated 122 to anchor South Africa's total of 253 for one.
Lou Vincent blasted a double-century to put New Zealand in complete control of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka.
Hamish Marshall and Nathan Astle both made centuries as New Zealand piled on 561, their sixth highest total in Test cricket.
Manchester United ushered in a new era under interim manager Ryan Giggs with a 4-0 Premier League win over Norwich City on Saturday full of the verve and attacking intent often absent under the sacked David Moyes.
Wayne Rooney scored two spectacular goals as holders Manchester United reached the FA Cup fifth round with a classy 3-0 win over Middlesbrough.
Fast bowler Shaun Pollock took four for 32 as England were shot out for 139 in the first innings of the second Test.
The seventh seed German toiled hard to get past her Thai opponent Suchanan Viratprasert in the first round of the Tashkent Open.
A round-up of the weekend's action in the major European leagues.
Napoli brush aside lowly Crotone to go third in Serie A.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh Wizards twice came from behind to stun defending champions Ranchi Rhinos 3-2 in their opening match of the Hero Hockey India League in Ranchi on Sunday.
Bangladesh were 14 for one in reply to Zimbabwe's 441 at close on day 2 of the first Test.
Thilan Samaraweera and Mahela Jayawardene hit centuries as Sri Lanka posted 563 for 5, in reply to England's 265, at the close on day 3 in the third Test.
A marathon hundred by captain Michael Vaughan helped England salvage a draw in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Chelsea reached the Champions League knock-out stage on Tuesday despite a 1-0 defeat by Basel in Group E after a late Mohamed Salah goal shocked the 2012 title winners, with Jose Mourinho saying they deserved to lose. Barcelona, without Lionel Messi but already into the last 16, went two goals down in Amsterdam but looked a different side in the second half after Ajax's Joel Veltman was sent off.
The Indian ace shares the top place with China's Gu Xiaobing after the third round in the Asian women's chess championship.
The Kolkata pro played a brilliant round of three-under 69 on the penultimate day of the Cotton City Open.
Milan replaced Gennaro Gattuso with former Sampdoria coach Giampaolo during the close season in a bid to improve on last season's fifth place and to take them back to the Champions League.
Defending champion Albert Costa narrowly escaped a humiliating French Open fate on Tuesday. A round-up of Day 2.
Sri Lanka were 94 for 2 in reply to New Zealand's 305 in the first innings, on day 3 of the second Test.
Atletico Madrid took a giant step towards the La Liga title
The Kanpur pro leads the field at the half-way stage in the HT Pro Golf 2003.
The victory enabled the Indian ace maintain the sole lead in the Corus chess championship.
'If you are looking to fulfil imminent long-term commitments, the new online Ulips are the right product for you,' notes Santosh Agarwal/Policybazaar.com.
India 'A' registered a thumping innings and 13 runs victory over South Africa 'A' on the fourth and final day of the unofficial first Test to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, in Rustenburg, on Tuesday.
Images from football matches played across Europe.
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