Bafana squad named for WC qualifiers

South Africa's Jordy Smith captured the Billabong Rio Pro on Sunday, edging out home favourite Adriano De Souza in the final for his third career ASP World Championship Tour victory and his first away from home.

When the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships get under way in Pietermaritzburg in August, South African cycling fans will get a close-up look at trials, a discipline not well known in Africa, and one which demands extreme levels of skill from its participants.

Kaizer Chiefs wrapped up the 2012/13 Premier Soccer League title with a game to go when they played to a 1-1 draw with SuperSport United at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Wednesday. With a four-point lead, they cannot be caught.

The South African Sevens team finished the HSBC Sevens World Series, which ended in London on Sunday, in second place, winning three tournaments along the way. Captain Frankie Horne completed the season by playing in a South African record 50th consecutive tournament.