South Africa

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has maintained it remains in a healthy financial position, despite having to accommodate reported losses of approximately R180m (€11.2m/$13.3m) from the failed launch of a new Twenty20 competition.

South Africa’s Sports Minister, Thulas Nxesi, has hit back at criticism of World Rugby’s decision to recommend the country as host of the 2023 World Cup stating the “latter day prophets and naysayers” will be proven wrong.

World Rugby today (Thursday) announced details of an increased investment into Fiji, Tonga and Samoa in co-operation with Pacific Rugby Players, the body representing players in the region, while the sport’s global governing body has again defended its under-fire bidding process for the 2023 World Cup.

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has ramped up the pressure on World Rugby following last week’s decision to recommend South Africa as host of the 2023 World Cup by issuing a formal complaint over the process to the sport’s global governing body.

World Rugby has said it will contact the French Rugby Federation (FFR) to “raise its concerns” after FFR president Bernard Laporte accused the world governing body of “amateurism” in the process by which it last week backed South Africa as the proposed host of the 2023 World Cup.

France and Ireland have vowed to fight on in their efforts to land the 2023 Rugby World Cup after seeing South Africa’s bid backed by the sport’s world governing body.

South Africa is poised to land the 2023 Rugby World Cup after World Rugby today (Tuesday) announced that it has unanimously recommended the country’s bid for its showpiece national team competition ahead of rival offers from France and Ireland.

The inaugural season of Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) T20 Global League has been postponed for one year until November 2018 just days after the national governing body revealed that it was set to post a significant loss on the launch edition of the Twenty20 tournament.

Hosting the inaugural T20 Global League could cost Cricket South Africa (CSA) up to $25m (€21.3m) following delays and difficulties in negotiating media-rights and commercial partnerships surrounding the Twenty20 tournament, it has been revealed.

The race to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup will conclude in just a matter of weeks, with the World Rugby Council set to decide on November 15 whether France, Ireland or South Africa should host the tournament. Here, SportBusiness International examines the South African bid.

The race to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup will conclude in just a matter of weeks, with the World Rugby Council set to decide on November 15 whether France, Ireland or South Africa should host the tournament. Here, SportBusiness International examines the three contenders' bids.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has today (Thursday) announced the departure of chief executive Haroon Lorgat amid reports of concerns over preparations for its new T20 Global League competition.

South Africa has become the first major cricket nation to confirm the scheduling of a four-day Test match amid growing momentum for change to the sport’s most historic format.

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont today (Monday) said that the sport’s global governing body faces a tough choice in selecting the host of the 2023 World Cup after France, Ireland and South Africa laid out “exceptionally strong, impressive and exciting bids” for the national team tournament.

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has completed the ownership line-up for Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) T20 Global League by securing control of the Stellenbosch franchise.

World football’s governing body Fifa has ordered the replay of a 2018 World Cup qualification game between South Africa and Senegal after a ban imposed on the match referee was upheld, a decision that could have a significant impact on Africa’s qualification process for next year’s tournament in Russia.

The South African government has today (Thursday) formally backed the country’s bid to host the 2023 edition of the Rugby World Cup.

Pan-European rugby union club competition the Pro12 has today (Tuesday) confirmed the additions of former South African Super Rugby franchises the Cheetahs and Southern Kings for its 2017-18 season, with the league to henceforth be known as the Pro14.