Poznań, one of the favourites to host the 2018 Youth Olympics, has dropped out of the race to stage the Games due to a lack of financial guarantees. The Polish city was bidding for the competition for the second time in succession, having narrowly lost out to Nanjing for the 2014 edition. read more
England Rugby 2015, the tournament organiser for Rugby World Cup 2015, has announced the long list of 17 potential match venues that will be considered to host the 48 Rugby World Cup matches in three years time. read more
The Tournament of Hope is set to tee off in South Africa next year after a contract for the $8.5m golf competition was finalised between the International Federation of PGA Tours, event promoter SAIL and the Sunshine Tour, with the tournament secured in South Africa for 10 years. read more
FIFA has announced the 11 cities set to host the 2018 World Cup in Russia, with Krasnodar omitted from the original 13 shortlisted. Having been divided into four geographical clusters, the host cities of Russia’s first World Cup have been confirmed as Moscow, the only city with two stadiums, namely Luzhniki and Spartak (central cluster); St. Pet… read more
The new track built for this season's United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, has been passed fit for racing, after bosses at the Circuit of The Americas track confirmed approval had been given. read more
Formula One’s inaugural Grand Prix of America in New Jersey has been placed in serious jeopardy after the sport’s commercial rights-holder, Bernie Ecclestone, revealed its contract had been withdrawn. read more
The Singapore Grand Prix will remain part of Formula One’s race calendar for a further five years after a deal was announced that will see the government bear responsibility for 60% of the $122m (R1.01bn/£75.37m) cost of staging the race. read more
The South African Rugby Union has confirmed that The Nelson Mandela Bay South African Sevens Tournament will move to a weekend format at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth due to popular demand. read more
The Premier Soccer League has announced that the MTN8 Cup final will be played at Soweto's Orlando Stadium, offering Moroka Swallows a degree of home advantage when they face SuperSport United – with Swallows based just around the corner, at nearby Dobsonville Stadium. read more
With the first two races already full, organisers of the FedGroup Berg & Bush are giving mountain bikers another opportunity to experience one of the top multistage races in the country, with the introduction of a new event. read more
The London 2012 Paralympic Games were officially opened last night, with Great Britain’s first Paralympic gold medallist lighting the cauldron in front of the Queen, and 80,000 spectators packed into the Olympic Stadium. read more
Ernie Els is helping to raise money for "Els for Autism" and the $30 million Autism Centre for Excellence he is building in south Florida by staging a new annual event at Deepdale Golf Club, with Ogden Phipps II. read more
The Belgian Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar for at least another three years after organisers secured a contract to continue hosting the event at a reduced rate. read more
The Sunshine Tour announced the addition of the Nelson Mandela Championship to the 2013 schedule, with the 72-hole tournament forming part of the Race to Dubai - the season long moneylist. read more
An additional 450 temporary seats are being installed at Forsyth Barr Stadium for South Africa’s clash with New Zealand, in order to meet the high demand on for the Rugby Championship match on Saturday, 15th September. read more
The Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters, has broken years of tradition by admitting its first female members into the club. read more
Melbourne's mayor has revealed the Australian city is ready to host another Olympic Games, with 2024 or 2028 potential bids, according to media reports. read more
Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic Games organisers have promised their event will see fewer empty seats than London 2012, adding that a ‘fill the stadiums’ plan will be put in place to avoid large areas of unused seating. read more
Madrid 2020 bid leaders have maintained they are committed to bringing the Olympic Games to the city, despite the deepening Spanish financial crisis. read more
SAIL has announced five partner packages available for the Soccer City Complex, FNB Stadium as well as three for Orlando Stadium. read more
The French government has asked the country’s motorsport federation (FFSA) to investigate the potential of staging a Formula One race - just months after the apparent collapse of a similar proposal. read more
The Wimbledon Championships will start a week later from 2015, to allow players a three-week rest period following the French Open. read more
South Africa will play its first cricket Test at Brisbane's Gabba ground in nearly half a century when the Proteas take on Australia in the opener of a three-Test series beginning 9th November. read more
The International Cycling Union (UCI) released the calendar for the 2013 Mountain Bike World Cup at the weekend, with Pietermaritzburg’s familiar kick-off to the global cross-country and downhill season in March/April a noticeable absentee. read more
New contracts for the Belgian and Singapore Grand Prix have been agreed by organisers to continue to host Formula One at the venues, according to media reports. read more
Stadium Management South Africa (SMSA) CEO Jacques Grobbelaar has called for an end to the 'millions of rand' that misuse of stadiums in the aftermath of the 2010 World Cup is costing the South African taxpayer. read more
The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of South Africa has issued its full support to the second consecutive staging of the 18th Amateur World Golfers Championship, to be hosted in South Africa. read more
The 2012/13 HSBC Sevens World Series is set to return to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth in December after the International Rugby Board confirmed dates for the upcoming season. read more
Bernard Lapasset, chairperson of the International Rugby Board, has hailed the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 as a huge success – with the tournament won by the host nation for the first time as South Africa ended New Zealand’s dominance with a 22-16 victory. read more
The organisers of the Contego Wines2Whales Mountain Bike (MTB) Adventure and Race powered by Maserati showed their support of the Jonkershoek MTB Trail upgrade project by donating an entry into the 2012 Contego Wines2Whales MTB Race that was auctioned at a recent Wine and Wheels Celebrity Evening hosted by the BMT Bike Shop in Stellenbosch. read more
The South African Rugby Union has revealed that more than 30,000 tickets have been sold for the IRB Junior World Championship final between South Africa and New Zealand on Friday evening at Newlands. read more
The Open Championship will be held in Royal Troon again after the Ayrshire course was selected to host the tournament in 2016, 12 years after it was last held there. read more
Whether at the Sharks or at the Springboks, I am going to push for a place to start.
Bismarck du Plessis is ready for his return into the Springbok side after 10 months out with injury.
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