The news shocked the sporting community in South Africa when the "Golden boy of sport" and former world

The news stunned the South African sporting world.

figure in athletics, was found with multiple gunshot wounds near the Zandfontein cemetery near the South

had received no news until the tragic discovery last Tuesday.The man once known as the golden boy of South

GETTY IMAGESThe South African authorities believe that the primary hypothesis is that this was a murder

Reigning South African 400m champion Lythe Pillay booked a spot at the Paris Olympic Games last April

after dethroning 2023 winner Wayde van Niekerk —the South African that has inspired Pillay to take on

am here because of Wayde, and the fact that we saw someone break a world record at the Olympics from South

Africa," Pillay told Olympics.com in an exclusive interview."

South Africa’s first world champion over a sprint distance with his maiden 400m title in Beijing in 2015

Mzansi Meet @LythePillay, South Africa's rising star in athletics!

Africa to silver, finishing behind Botswana, at the 2024 World Relays in the Bahamas."

and respected organisation within the Olympic Movement, Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

senior official has been able to give this project a dynamic that is now the pride of the whole of Africa

 Africa is definitely growing and ANOCA is doing a great job.

Finally, the NOCs of Lesotho, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Zambia are finalising their requests.

announced they had played their last Twenty20 internationals after India's thrilling seven-run win over South

Africa in the T20 World Cup final in Barbados on Saturday.

Patel (47) that helped take India to 176-7, before a superb bowling and fielding display restricted South

Africa to 169-8."

China's women and South Africa's men teams secured the twelfth and final places to compete at the Paris

 South Africa defeated Great Britain 14-5 in a thrilling men's final to claim the final men's qualifying

top four of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023, as well as six regional qualifiers - Uruguay (South

America), Ireland (Europe), USA (North America), Kenya (Africa), Samoa (Oceania) and Japan (Asia) -

and repechage winners South Africa.

They will be joined by Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, Fiji and Japan as the winners of

Defending champions England booked their place in the semi-finals with a comprehensive 10-wicket win over the USA on Sunday. Jordan and Buttler shine with outstanding performances at the T20 World Cup.

regardless of the outcome of the final Group Two Super Eights match between co-hosts West Indies and South

Africa in Antigua, or any net run-rate calculations.Buttler faced just 38 balls, including six fours

hitting the ball well and it's nice to have that confidence.England are joined in the semi-finals by South

Africa, who overcame the West Indies, while the four teams in Group 1 of the ICC T20 Men's World Cup

The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, Confederation

.➡️ In case you missed it❗CAF have confirmed the dates for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled to

Ivory Coast, had to be staged in January and February to avoid the rainy seasons in central and west Africa

previous editions, which produced an average profit of about four million dollars, according to the South

#WAFCON2024CAF Executive Committee today confirmed the dates for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco

off on domestic football if this (AFL) goes ahead," warned John Comitis, the chairman of top-flight South

France has always prided itself on honouring its pioneers and visionaries, but the French aristocrat who founded the modern Olympic Games in 1894 is proving a controversial figure for the organisers of the Paris 2024 Games.

is there a major stadium in Paris named in his honour, apart from a municipal sports centre in the south-west

still exert control, not with traditional weapons as in the past, but through neo-colonial means in Africa

The World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco from 21-23 June will determine the final men's and women's qualifiers for Paris 2024. Eleven men's and women's teams have already secured their places at the Olympic Games, and the Principality will now decide the remaining spot.

 South Africa's Blitzboks, Olympic bronze medallists at Rio 2016, will be strong contenders after

Africa, Spain, Tonga, Uganda (Argentina, Australia, Fiji, hosts France, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, New Zealand

Uganda (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, hosts France, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, South

Africa and the United States have already qualified).Poland and the Czech Republic will open the tournament

 South Africa men's player Impi Visser said: "We did ourselves no favours this time, but fortunately

The Women's Volleyball qualification for Paris 2024 came to an end on 17 June with the conclusion of the preliminary round of the Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL). In beach volleyball, Paraguay surprised everyone by qualifying for the Olympic Games for the first time.

teams from the world rankings that ended yesterday (with priority given to the best team from Asia and Africa

The Paris 2024 women's volleyball tournament will take place from 18 July to 11 August at the Paris South

Asia); Japan (7th in the world); Netherlands (8th in the world); Kenya (20th in the world and best in Africa

I don't know how to explain it," said Érika Mongelos, Paraguay and South American champion.In terms of

The trial date has been set for the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, who will stand trial on 3 February 2025 for giving footballer Jenni Hermoso an unwanted kiss after she won the Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia, on 20 August 2023.

title in women's football history (they have another world title in men's football after winning in South

Africa in 2010).The trial will be conducted by the Central Criminal Court of the National Court and

The IOC Executive Board (EB) has agreed to propose eight new IOC members for election at the 142nd IOC Session, to be held in Paris on 23-24 July and 10-14 August 2024, as well as the re-election of 15 other members.

Anant Singh (South Africa, Independent Individual, born in 1956, elected in 2016); Ms.

Spain leads the way in nationality changes approved by the IOC with two footballers, while Russia (which is banned from participating in these Games as such) loses two of its own. The IOC also approved 7 other changes ahead of the world's biggest multi-sport event, which begins in 40 days' time.

Germany to the USA; Gor Minasyan (weightlifting) from Armenia to Bahrain; Richard Murray (triathlon) from South

Africa to the Netherlands; Lesman Paredes Montano (weightlifting) from Colombia to Bahrain; Alexis Peterson

fifth edition in Kazan, Russia, with participants from 89 countries, after the last one was held in the South

intergovernmental organisation of eight countries (Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Russia, South

Africa, and the United Arab Emirates) whose initial aim was to highlight investment opportunities.

from Goa in India (2016), Guangzhou in China (2017) and Johannesburg (2018) and Durban (2023), both in South

Africa, while the 2022 edition was held online from 1 to 30 September 2022 after a four-year break due

 -South Africa.-South Korea. -South Ossetiaa-Spain.-Syria.-Switzerland.-Tajikistan.

With 50 days to go until Paris 2024, World Rugby has unveiled the official match schedule for the highly anticipated World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco from 21-23 June. It will serve as the final qualifying tournament for Paris 2024.

 South Africa's Blitzboks, strong contenders after winning the first round of the HSBC SVNS 2024

teams: Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Great Britain, Hong Kong China, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, South

Africa, Spain, Tonga and Uganda.

), Kenya (Africa), Samoa (Oceania) and Japan (Asia).

They will be joined by Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, Fiji and Japan as the winners of