The Blitzboks produced a stirring second-half fightback to claim their first title in Australia since 2017, edging Fiji 21 - 19 in the Perth SVNS final on Sunday morning.
Alvaro Carreras and Kylian Mbappe's goals earned Real Madrid a battling 2-0 win at Valencia on Sunday to close the gap to La Liga leaders Barcelona to one point.
South Africa skipper Aiden Markram on Sunday said his team enters the T20 World Cup with confidence and self-belief boosted by their World Test Championship triumph last year.
Japan and China are the dominant forces in men's big air but Japan had never previously won a Olympic medal of any colour in the discipline since big air made its Olympic debut in 2018.