Following months of negotiations, SABC has agreed a broadcasting deal with the African Cup of Nations Local Organising Committee which will see the company become the tournament’s host broadcaster. As part of the deal, worth an estimated R65m, SABC will broadcast AFCON on TV and radio. read more
Proteas Test squad sponsor Castle Lager and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have announced that day three of the team’s series against New Zealand will be dedicated to former South African wicketkeeper Mark Boucher. read more
SuperSport has agreed a new broadcast rights deal with the SA Football Association that will see the broadcaster show all of Bafana Bafana’s home and away friendly matches during 2013. read more
Media guru Ashraf Garda, host of Special Assignment on SABC 3 and the Sunday morning Media@safm show, brings in the festive period by facing the Sport Industry TV 'Headlines' cameras to give his favourite headlines of 2012, as well as looking forward to the big sporting moments of 2013. read more
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have failed to agree broadcasting terms, meaning that many fans will be unable to watch the national team’s upcoming matches against New Zealand. read more
The announcement of the broadcast rights agreement for the upcoming 2013 Africa Cup of Nations has been postponed for a third time in less than a week, after Sipho Sithole, chief communications officer for the local organising committee, said the announcement of a deal with the SABC had been delayed indefinitely. read more
The Springboks’ Rugby World Cup hopes were given a boost on Monday evening after avoiding any potential ‘group of death’ for the 2015 edition of the tournament, drawing Scotland and Samoa in Pool B. read more
Premier Soccer League (PSL) and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have agreed a new radio rights deal. read more
University sport in South Africa is set to get a high-performance boost with the launch of the Varsity Sports competition platform, which took place in Plettenberg Bay on Wednesday and Margate on Thursday. read more
e.tv has been announced as the broadcaster for the annual momentum 94.7 cycle challenge on Sunday 18th November 2012. Currently in its 16th year, the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge attracts over 27,000 cyclists – ranging from the novice to international cycling champions – who will take to the streets of Johannesburg in a mass-participation event… read more
Tottenham Hotspur FC has announced it is developing its web TV channel to offer additional content for its growing overseas fan base who cannot attend matches. read more
Fanatix, the world's most popular social network for sports fans, has partnered with Empire of the Kop, the independent social-blog for Liverpool fans, to produce the first club-specific app on their network. read more
The inaugural Sport Industry Summit saw South African sport breaking new ground in October when, for the first time in history, the leaders of football, rugby and cricket in the country came together at the inaugural Sport Industry Summit. read more
Ahead of the Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards 2013, the annual celebration of commercial achievement in sport, James Monteith, Director at BMI Sport Info is the next industry figure to take the spotlight for ‘Headlines’ – a series of video interviews with leading individuals from across the South African sport industry. read more
A newspaper in Australia has released a dossier containing information of the cricket side's perceived weaknesses of a number of South African players, ahead of the series-opening test between Australia and the Proteas. read more
Cyclist David George has admitted to having used a banned substance after the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport announced that the champion had tested positive for EPO (Erythropoietin) and will now face a charge of doping at an independent tribunal. read more
Manchester City has given the classic football sticker a 21st century makeover with the launch of the City Stickers Facebook app, which allows fans to replace their favourite player's image with their own. read more
SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee president Gideon Sam came close to kicking Cricket SA acting chief executive Jacques Faul and president Willie Basson out of a meeting over the composition of their new board. read more
talkSPORT’s global football service talkSPORT Live has joined with Twitter to offer free, live commentary of the Barclays Premier League to its social media users. From this weekend, live streaming of Barclays Premier League English language commentary will be available through talkSPORT Live’s audio player embedded in an enhanced Twitter profil… read more
Austria's Felix Baumgartner earned his place in the history books on Sunday after reaching an estimated speed of 833mph jumping from the stratosphere, which when certified will make him the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall and set several other records while also delivering valuable data for future space… read more
The South African rugby sevens women’s team received a boost on Thursday after it was announced that they would be one of the six invited team selected by the International Rugby Board (IRB) to take place alongside the core sides for the inaugural leg of the first ever IRB Women's Sevens World Series. read more
With three years to go until Rugby World Cup 2015 in England, the race to book a place at the sport’s showpiece event will be gathering pace over the next few weeks, as European qualifying gets underway. read more
The Premier League has announced an expansive new broadcast agreement with SuperSport, who has been awarded the live audio visual broadcast rights for all Premier League games played throughout the 2013/14 to 2015/16 seasons - across the territories of South Africa, Nigeria, and Sub-Saharan Africa. read more
South African women’s number one Chanelle Scheepers has dropped out the top 50 in the world tennis rankings for the first time in a year, following her quarterfinal defeat last week in China. read more
The FedGroup Berg & Bush mountain bike race through KwaZulu-Natal is joining forces with Spioenkop Game Reserve to protect its 28 white rhino in celebration of World Rhino Day on Saturday. read more
Cricket South Africa and Sky Sports have announced a new long-term agreement allowing exclusive television broadcast rights for the United Kingdom and Ireland for all home international matches for the Proteas as well as CSA’s domestic franchise T20 competition. read more
The Cape Town Marathon is set to go hi-tech this year, offering supporters of the race the opportunity to track the progress of their favourite runners live, via Facebook, for Sunday’s race. read more
London 2012 Paralympic Games proved to be a huge online success with record-breaking figures for its website and social media channels. read more
Oscar Pistorius secured his first gold medal of the 2012 Paralympics by anchoring a South African T42-46 4x100m relay victory - on the same evening that the IPC dismissed any substance to his allegations over the length of his rivals’ artificial running blades. read more
With less than one month until entries for the Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards close on Friday 5th October, the industry’s greatest minds have been named to the Official Judging Panel that will decide the winners ahead of the star-studded Awards ceremony on 7th February 2013. read more
Paddlers of the Lowveld Croc Canoe Marathon will face no threat from hippos this year after organisers revealed they have implemented innovative new measures to ensure paddlers safety during the two day race later this month. read more
Having already dethroned England at the top of the world Test rankings, South Africa has now replaced the hosts as number one of the equivalent one-day standings thanks to victory last night – becoming the best ranked team in all three formats - the first team to achieve this feat. read more
One always wants to play for the Boks and it will always be my goal to play there. But at the moment it's a bit tough, because the coach's game plan is a bit different.
Heinrich Brüssow is still eager to play for his country despite being left out of Heyneke Meyer's squad.
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