South Africa will this week announce plans to defuse a row over non-compliance with anti-doping regulations that could see the rugby team barred from flying their flag in this weekend's World Cup ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African flag will not be displayed at the rugby and cricket World Cups later this month if its national anti-doping body does not appeal a decision by ...

They waved South African flags. They wore the same ... For years, the national rugby team had, by the apartheid government’s design, been seen as the preserve of the country’s white minority.

By Pete McKenzie Reporting from Wellington, New Zealand As the championship match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup ticked ... the face of a fan with a South African flag draped around his neck.

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a possible flag ban at the on-going rugby and cricket ...

South Africa's players sing their national anthem before the Rugby World Cup Pool B match between South Africa and Tonga at the Marseille's Stade Velodrome, in Marseille, France Sunday ...

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Cape Town, South Africa: The South African flag will not be displayed at the Rugby and cricket World Cups later this month if its national anti-doping body does not appeal a decision by the World ...