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With the Paris Olympics fast approaching, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) on Wednesday announced additional names and sporting codes for next month's multi-sporting event. Last month, Team SA confirmed an initial 39 athletes at Olympic House in M

Tickets are sold out for the Springboks' highly anticipated Rugby Championship Test against the All Blacks in Cape Town later this year. Tickets went on sale on 19 June, with Stormers Rugby confirming tickets had sold out on Wednesday. News24 earlier reported that ticket prices

Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand in white-ball cricket. This follows the Black Caps early exit from the T20 World Cup. He will still be available to play international cricket. News24 Sports T20 World

Rory McIlroy said on Monday he plans to take a break from golf after describing his epic US Open collapse as probably the 'toughest' day of his professional career. In his first public comments since his meltdown at Pinehurst on Sunday that allowed Bryson DeChambeau to claim a one-shot

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named his first team of the 2024 season for Saturday's Test against Wales at Twickenham. Flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit will captain the Springboks in what will be their first Test since winning the Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand last October.

Highlanders outside back Connor Garden-Bachop has died aged 25 after an unspecified 'medical event', New Zealand Rugby said on Tuesday. Police said they were called to the scene of a sudden death in Christchurch on Monday evening. It is not being treated as suspicious and will be referr

It was a mixed day for the South African contingent after the second round of the US Open at Pinehurst on Friday. While Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Dean Burmester made the cut and will play the weekend rounds, Erik Van Rooyen and Casey Jarvis both missed out. LEADERBOARD | <

Christiaan Bezuidenhout led the South African charge in the opening round of the US Open at Pinehurst on Thursday. Bezuidenhout shot a two-over round of 72 to sit tied for 50th on a tricky course characterised by its dome-shaped greens, sandy waste areas and wiregrass. He is seven shots

Sharks fullback Aphelele Fassi has scooped the 2023/24 URC Try of the Season accolade. Fassi's virtuoso solo effort against Edinburgh in Round 13 has been voted as Try of the Season following a social media vote by URC fans, with over 5 000 votes cast. Fassi garnered double the number o