South Africa

The North American NBA basketball league has confirmed that it will stage an exhibition game in South Africa next August.

The Msunduzi Municipality in South Africa has agreed to invest R36m (€2.5m/$3.4m) into Maritzburg United over the next three years to keep the Premier Soccer League (PSL) team in the region.

The Superbike World Championship (WSBK) has been forced to remove another race from its 2014 calendar after the circuit for its South African event failed to meet the required standard for homologation by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM).

South Africa’s Kyalami race track is set to remain a motorsport venue after German automotive giant Porsche agreed to acquire the circuit for a reported R205m (€14.1m/$19.1m).

Cape Town was ranked fourth in the 2014 Ultimate Sports Cities rankings in the category of Legacy. The city approaches legacy in a way that contributes to two main pillars of the city’s 2012-2017 Integrated Development Plan: "Opportunity City" and "Inclusive City". Both pillars incorporate several criteria for events.

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has been ordered to submit a financial report every six months for the next two years by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) as part of a process to arrest the monetary problems that have engulfed the troubled national governing body.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has called on the support of other African nations as it seeks to bring the Commonwealth Games to the continent for the first time in 2022.

Sanzar’s bid to establish a Super Rugby expansion franchise in the Asian market has suffered a blow with Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) president Trevor Gregory stating the continent is not ready to host a team.

SportAccord Convention has announced it is closing in on a decision over the host of its 2015 event, adding that “strong interest” has been received from multiple Brazilian cities to stage a future edition of the Convention in the country for the first time.

Reform of the Super Rugby model is set to move forward with a four-conference setup in 2016, according to Australian Rugby Union (ARU) chief executive Bill Pulver.

The South African city of Durban (pictured) and Edmonton in Canada have entered the running to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has announced a small operating profit as forecast for the year ending December 31, 2013.

The English Premier League has announced that the South African city of Johannesburg will stage the first edition of its Premier League Live initiative on March 29-30.

New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) chief executive Steve Tew has moved to allay fears over player welfare through the planned expansion of Super Rugby, adding that new teams in South Africa and Argentina will boost broadcast revenues and enhance the development of the game.

Super Rugby organiser Sanzar has announced that a “preferred model” has been drawn up for the southern hemisphere rugby union competition to expand to 17 teams from 2016 through the addition of new clubs from Argentina and South Africa.

Delhi Daredevils ownership group GMR Sports has warned Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises stand to lose around 40 per cent of their annual revenues if the Twenty20 cricket tournament is moved outside India, while Cricket South Africa has maintained it is yet to be contacted over potentially hosting the event.