Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie is doubling down on the arrival of the VAR refereeing system. The minister has allocated R40-million to the South African Football Association.

Rory McIlroy said it's "a shame" Jon Rahm's dispute with the DP World Tour has put his Ryder Cup future in doubt but said the match play tournament can survive without the Spaniard.

The Springboks have officially begun their three-day alignment camp in Cape Town.

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen said he does not know how the opening Grand Prix of the season will play out under sweeping new regulations, but he "got goosebumps" when he first saw the new Red Bull car.

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad on Wednesday made no excuses and called his team's nine-wicket defeat by New Zealand in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup a "walloping".