South Africa

Cricket
Business

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced it will form a “comprehensive” code of ethics policy as it seeks to eliminate corruption in the national game.

Football
Business

South African businessman and former political prisoner Tokyo Sexwale is said to be considering running for the presidency of Fifa, world football’s governing body.

Rugby Union
Events

The list of candidates to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup will remain at four after World Rugby today (Friday) said that the United States has elected not to follow-up initial interest in staging its showpiece national team tournament.

Squash
Events

Johannesburg will host the 2016 World Masters Squash Championships, the World Squash Federation has confirmed.

Football
Events

South African government officials today (Wednesday) confirmed that a $10m (€9.2m) payment had been given directly to Jack Warner, a former vice-president of football’s global governing body Fifa, but strenuously denied the money was transferred in order to secure votes to land hosting rights to the 2010 World Cup.

Basketball
Events

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have announced that Johannesburg will host the league’s first game in Africa on August 1.

Cricket
Events

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has launched a new Twenty20 franchise competition that will serve as the curtain-raiser for the African 2015-16 cricket season.

Rugby Union
Events

South Africa’s round in the World Rugby Sevens Series will move from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town for the four-year cycle beginning in 2015-16.

Rugby Union
Events

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has confirmed its interest in bidding to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Events

Durban has vowed to stage the most compact Commonwealth Games in the history of the multi-sport event after officially lodging its bid documents for the 2022 edition of the Games.
Events

Durban is set to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games after the South African city’s only rival, Edmonton in Canada, pulled out of the bidding contest due to economic concerns.
Events

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has moved to play down speculation linking the country with a bid for the 2024 Olympic Games by stating it is fully focused on Durban’s tilt at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Motorsport
Events

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has said he is in talks over the possibility of reintroducing a South African round to the motor-racing championship’s calendar.
Events

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive committee member Sam Ramsamy has said the country is “readying” a bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Football
Business

English Premier League football club Manchester United has launched a new initiative as part of its ongoing efforts to better engage with its global fanbase.

Football
Business

Four leading South African construction companies have said they will argue against a fine imposed by antitrust authorities for alleged collusion on contracts to build stadiums for the country’s staging of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
Events

South Africa’s Gauteng province will bid for the 2024 Olympic Games if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) permits regions, rather than cities, to host the event as part of changes under president Thomas Bach’s Agenda 2020 reform initiative.
Business

South Africa’s Gauteng Province has engaged TSE Consulting to aid its efforts in boosting its presence in the international sports market.