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SA rugby pays tribute to Bok and Stormers stalwart Steven Kitshoff, who announced his retirement from the game on Tuesday.

Blitzboks coach Phillip Snyman says their plans for this year’s HSBC SVNS are still in place despite placing second in Vancouver.

The Junior Springboks got their short tour to Georgia off to a winning start beating the Georgian under-20 side 38-29 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi on Sunday.

Opener Ryan Rickelton struck a maiden one-day international hundred as South Africa beat Afghanistan by 107 runs in the Champions Trophy in Karachi on Friday.

Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie outlined ambitious plans to elevate boxing in South African during a major convention hosted by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture in partnership with Boxing South Africa.

The junior Boks’ tour to Georgia got off to a freezing start with a training session against the Lelo Saracens club in Tbilisi on Wednesday afternoon.

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo became the first person to break the 57-minute barrier for the half-marathon.

The snow fell on Saalbach on Friday, dusting the Austrian valley white for the World Championship men's giant slalom and briefly disguising the issues facing the sport in an increasingly warm and hostile environment.

The Junior Springbok team has fine-tuned their preparations in Stellenbosch before travelling to Georgia this weekend for a three-match tour.