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Spieth storms into lead on the opening day of US Masters at Augusta

  • Golf
  • 9 Apr 2015 23:50

American Jordan Spieth has a three shot lead over his nearest challengers after the first day of the 79th US Masters at Augusta in Georgia.

to take place before the tournament ends on Sunday (April 12).Four-time major winner Ernie Els of South

Africa earned an eagle on the 15th, as he made his way to a five-under par 67, to head a group of

Paris to decide on whether or not to bid for 2024 Olympics next Monday

  • Paris 2024
  • 9 Apr 2015 18:46

Paris will launch a bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the French capital’s Deputy Mayor Jean-Francois Martins has claimed.

Hamburg, Italian capital Rome and American city Boston on the start line, and bids as far afield as South

Africa and Qatar have also been rumoured but not substantiated.Martins also confirmed that it would

Vanuatuan table tennis star to compete at ITTF Oceania Cup despite problems caused by Cyclone Pam

  • Table Tennis
  • 9 Apr 2015 11:00

Vanuatu’s Yoshua Shing is set to compete in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Oceania Cup despite his nation being ravaged by Cyclone Pam.

Shing, the South Pacific island’s top player, will take part in the tournament, due to begin tomorrow

Bendigo.The disaster caused widespread devastation on the island, killing an estimated 16 people.ITTF Africa

Economic impact report already available to public, says Durban 2022 chief

  • Birmingham 2022
  • 17 Apr 2015 12:34

Committee, has hit back at claims that no proper financial impact assessment has been carried out on the South

Africa stands to lose or gain” should it host the event in seven years’ time.He added that the nation

Africa: Durban Host City” has been available on the Durban 2022 website since March 2, when the city

Africa: Durban Host City report has been available on the Durban 2022 website since March 2, when the

Africa: Durban Host City document here EconomicImpact.pdf. 

Related storiesApril 2015:South Africa Shadow Sports Minister wants financial impact assessment on Durban

Referees for 2015 Rugby World Cup announced

  • Rugby Sevens
  • 9 Apr 2015 08:00

World Rugby has announced the 12 referees who will officiate matches at this year’s Rugby World Cup, due to take place in England from September 18 to October 31.

Pascal Gauzere represent the French contingent of officials, while New Zealand, Ireland, England and South

Africa will all provide two referees each, and veteran Nigel Owens is the sole representative from

Africa and Ireland will be represented by George Clancy and John Lacey.The 12-strong panel have a vast

Zealand.The team of assistant referees will feature Argentina's Federico Anselmi, Stuart Berry of South

Africa, New Zealand's Mike Fraser, Italian Marius Mitrea, Angus Gardner of Australia, Mathieu Raynal

Singapore announced as fourth destination of 2015-2016 World Rugby Sevens Series

  • Rugby Sevens
  • 7 Apr 2015 15:25

Singapore has been announced as the latest World Rugby Sevens Series hosts from the 2015-2016 season, with their new National Stadium set to host a men’s event for the next four years.

venue of next season to be confirmed, with Vancouver in Canada, Sydney in Australia and Cape Town in South

Africa having already been announced for next year’s 10 destination series.Singapore’s 55,000-capacity

South Africa lead the 2014-2015 series with only two events remaining ©World RugbyHong Kong and 2020

South Africa Shadow Sports Minister wants financial impact assessment on Durban 2022

  • Birmingham 2022
  • 6 Apr 2015 20:38

By Duncan MackayA proper financial impact assessment has not been carried out on Durban's bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, it has been claimed.

South Africa's Shadow Minister of Sport and Recreation Solomon Malatsi has now written to the Government

This effectively means that Government does not know how much South Africa stands to lose or gain should

South Africa's Shadow Minister of Sport and Recreation Solomon Malatsi has called for a full financial

Africans will not be able to judge whether hosting the Games in Africa for the first time will be worth

African economy," said Malatsi, a member of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa's official opposition

South Africa looks to future at fourth Athletes Career Programme event

  • ANOCA
  • 6 Apr 2015 17:25

By Daniel EtchellsSouth African athletes had the chance to learn more about the professional opportunities available after sport at the fourth edition of the Athletes Career Programme (ACP) in Johannesburg.

The ACP, inaugurated in the country in 2013, was hosted by the South African Sports Confederation and

England win Tokyo Sevens World Series to boost chances of British Rio 2016 quota spot

  • Rugby Sevens
  • 5 Apr 2015 13:07

Olympic Games after they claimed victory in the Sevens World Series event in Tokyo with a 21-14 win over South

Africa in the final.

crossed over for the Blitzboks but it didn't prove enough to beat a valiant England outfit, although South

Africa did manage to maintain their lead at the summit of the Sevens World Series table by virtue of

run at the event on home soil came to a comprehensive end as they were thrashed 41-5 by Fiji, while South

against England and although South Africa suffered a surprise defeat, they remain four points ahead

Africa maintain overall leadMarch 2015: South Africa and Fiji reach Hong Kong Sevens World Series quarter-finals

Hosts Japan reach first quarter-final for 15 years at Sevens World Series event

  • Rugby Sevens
  • 4 Apr 2015 14:53

By Daniel EtchellsHosts Japan progressed to their first quarter-final since 2000 at the HSBC Sevens World Series event in Tokyo after beating Samoa and drawing with Argentina in Pool D at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium.

sides to hold a 100 per cent record heading into the quarter-finals.The other, current series leaders South

Africa, will face Scotland, while New Zealand go up against Canada and France await England.Defending

Africa, who dominated Pool C.Japanese fans had plenty to cheer at the HSBC Sevens World Series event

Africa and the US, Canada moved though to the quarter-finals, courtesy of a better points differential

Africa maintain overall lead March 2015: South Africa and Fiji reach Hong Kong Sevens World Series

South African leg added to Para-cycling Road World Cup

  • Cycling News
  • 2 Apr 2015 11:40

Michael PavittAn additional Para-cycling Road World Cup round will take place in Pietermaritzburg, South

Africa this year, it has been announced.

women's hand-cycling road race world champions Ernst van Dyk and Justine Asher.Van Dyk received the South

Scotland secure crucial water polo win to virtually book a place in bronze medal match

  • Aquatics
  • 10 Apr 2014 15:57

By Gary AndersonApril 10 – Scotland's men secured a vital win at the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Aberdeen to put one foot in Saturday's bronze medal play-off after emerging with a 9-7 win over New Zealand.

match sitting one point behind their opponents and knew that a win for the Kiwis would see them take on South

Africa in the bronze medal decider after they had earlier booked their place following an 8-6 win over

Africa.South Africa are all but guaranteed a place in the bronze medal match on Saturday but all three

will take part in a small round-robin competition tomorrow with Scotland the favourites to join the South

come out on top in water polo double header with old rivals ScotlandApril 2014: Hosts draw a blank as South

Europe's contribution to FIFA World Cup TV revenue falls below 50 per cent

  • World Cup
  • 31 Mar 2015 16:51

By David OwenA 20 per cent jump in income from its Asia and North Africa region enabled FIFA to generate

marginally more television revenue from the 2014 World Cup than the previous edition in South Africa

revenue from television broadcasting rights to Brazil 2014 crept ahead by just 0.9 per cent compared with South

overall TV revenue from the Brazilian competition, against 53.6 per cent four years earlier, when the South

viewing hours.FIFA earned slightly more in TV revenue from the World Cup in Brazil than the tournament in South

Africa but European revenue dropped ©Getty ImagesRevenue from Asia/North Africa climbed from $503.5

£142 million/€197 million) to $245.2 million (£165.1 million/€228.3 million).Meanwhile, revenue from South

More tickets put on general sale for 2015 Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens
  • 31 Mar 2015 10:45

By Michael PavittEngland Rugby 2015 have announced today over 20,000 new tickets have been put on general sale.

September 18 are also expected to be available, Scotland's Pool B match against two-time champions South

Africa on October 8 and Ireland's final Pool D fixture against France on October 11 at the Millennium