Faul stepped in for suspended CEO Thabang Moroe in December when he was placed under investigation.

The opening leg of the series in Dubai has also been cancelled. The events were due to be the first two legs on the ten-tournament 2020/2021 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

Fans from around the world tuned in to witness the historic moment and it was no different in South Africa.

Liverpool had mathematically won the Premier League title on 25 June but had to wait almost a month to see Jordan Henderson lift the trophy on the Kop.

The local season was meant to restart on 18 July but Safa had amended that to 1 August to allow match officials to adequately prepare.

The group includes the likes of Aswin Willemse, former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers, former SA Sevens coach Paul Treu and Thando Manana.

Media reports earlier in the week stated that Ethy Mbhalati experienced racial discrimination in his 14-year career in Pretoria.

Former Proteas batsman Hashim Amla is the latest high profile cricketer to add his name to the growing list of supporters for Lungi Ngidi and the Black Lives Matter movement.

The format will be a strange one, with three teams competing in a single match with eight players on each side. The match is played over 36 overs in two halves of 18 overs with a break at halftime.

Cape Cobras coach and former Proteas vice-captain Ashwell Prince has spoken out about the treatment players of colour are subjected in cricket.

Sundowns are in Rustenburg for a mini-training camp in preparation for the resumption of the season, with a date for the resumption of matches yet to be confirmed.

The Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon, which also includes the 5km and 10km Peace Runs and newly-added half marathon, takes place on 18 October 2020.

The 33-year-old tested positive for the banned anabolic agent, Zeranol, during an out-of-competition test on the 17th January 2019.

Tournaments in Langford in Canada, London, Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong will not be played this year.

Chelsea claimed a 2-1 victory over Manchester City to ensure that Liverpool win the title with seven games remaining.

The Soweto Giants confirmed that a total of 70 individuals, including players, members of the technical team and other club officials were tested for Covid-19 in preparation for the restart of the 2019/20 season.

Aerios believes the South African Rugby Union acted “unlawfully in trying to rid itself of Aerios for self-gain”.

Moroe was suspended in December 2019 pending the outcome of an independent forensic investigation into management practices at CSA.