South Africa

Cricket
Events

South Africa’s Mzansi Super League, the top-tier of domestic T20 cricket in the country, will not take place in 2020, with Cricket South Africa having announced the postponement of the season until next y…
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

UCI WorldTour cycling team NTT Pro Cycling is looking for a new title sponsor after Japanese technology brand NTT opted not to renew its contract with the team beyond 2020
Table Tennis
Events

The South African city of Durban has defeated a rival bid from Düsseldorf, Germany, to land hosting rights to the International Table Tennis Federation’s 2023 World Championships Finals.
Rugby Union
Events

Doubts remain over whether world champions South Africa will join this year’s Rugby Championship in Australia due to concerns over the level of the team's preparations.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Satellite television service DStv has acquired naming rights to the Premier Soccer League (PSL), the top tier of club football in South Africa
Rugby Union
Events

Pro14 Rugby has stated it is in “early discussions” with SA Rugby to expand the number of South African franchises in the cross-border league, while it has introduced a Monday Night Rugby concept for the…
Football
Media

The Team Marketing agency has initiated its first Uefa club competitions media-rights sales processes in nearly seven months, inviting bids from broadcasters in Italy and also sub-Saharan Africa for the…
Football
Attendance

Mounting delays to 2022 World Cup qualifiers due to Covid-19 are becoming a problem and a shortening of the format is a possibility
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Financial services provider Momentum has revealed that it will not be renewing its one-day international sponsorship of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) national governing body when the deal expires next…
Football
Media

Public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired a package of free-to-air Bundesliga rights in South Africa for the next two seasons
Table Tennis
Events

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed that the German city of Düsseldorf and Durban in South Africa will contest hosting rights for the 2023 edition of its World Championships.
Rugby Union
Events

Sanzaar chief executive Andy Marinos has conceded that Super Rugby overreached when it expanded its number of teams and launched a conference structure
Rugby Union
Events

South Africa's rugby union team is being lined up as a replacement for Japan in the expanded Six Nations tournament in Europe later this year
Australian Rules Football
Events

The English Premier League allowed 2,500 supporters to attend a friendly between Brighton and Chelsea in a test of Covid-19 measures - AFP/CNA
Cricket
Governance

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced that its board of directors has terminated the contract of chief executive Thabang Moroe after an independent investigation found that he had committed acts of…
Events

India will host the multi-sport Brics Games next year alongside the Khelo India Games, its annual youth sports competition, India’s Sports Minister has confirmed.
Rugby Union
Events

The Pro14 cross-border rugby union club competition will not feature any matches involving South African teams until at least 2021 after Port Elizabeth-based outfit Southern Kings voluntarily withdrew…
Baseball
Events

Chinese police, working with the US Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group, seized more than 120,000 counterfeit golf products in raids of online golf retailers in four cities