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Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk will win his 50th Test cap in a settled Springbok team for the Rugby World Cup opener against Scotland in Marseille on Sunday.

SA Rugby warned supporters and consumers against buying any Springbok apparel from online outlets that pass themselves off as “official” but end up scamming fans.

White-ball head coach Rob Walter has announced a strong 15-player squad for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India from 5 October.

South Africa’s men’s and women’s national cricket teams had tough outings at the crease on Friday going down to Australia and Pakistan respectively.

Not a single match of the Australian Cricket Tour to South Africa which is starting on Wednesday will be broadcast on the SABC. Cricket SA confirmed the news in a statement saying despite protracted negotiations they could not reach agreeable terms to secure broadcast rights.

The Springboks trounced New Zealand 35-7 in a dominant world cup warm up match at Twickenham.

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said the Boks would hold nothing back in their final Rugby World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand at a sold-out Twickenham on Friday evening.

South African athlete Wayde van Niekerk is lamenting a poor showing at the World Athletics Championships after ending on a disappointing note in Budapest on Thursday night.

South Africa's rugby fraternity is mourning the loss of former Springbok, Theuns Stofberg.