World number one Novak Djokovic flew past Roman Safiullin in straight sets at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday, after third seed Carlos Alcaraz announced his withdrawal from the event due to injury.
The three-man South African contingent at the Masters is perhaps a microcosm of the 'it's complicated' era of golf that contains a thing called LIV and a certain Tiger Woods as a shadow of his former self.
The professional arm of Western Province Rugby will in future be known as Stormers Rugby.
When the Bulls' travelling squad for Saturday's Champions Cup quarter-final against Northampton assemble at OR Tambo on Tuesday, those men will board eight different aircraft to get to England.
Mamelodi Sundowns will strut into the last four of the CAF Champions League with their chests out, even though they bring down the class average of the other semi-finalists who are multiple winners.
The opening batch of tickets for the Springboks' eagerly awaited first Test against the All Blacks that'll take place at Ellis Park on 31 August are available, and they won't come cheaply.
World Rugby hailed "a landmark" after a man in Australia was prosecuted for targeting a match official and his family online during last year's World Cup in France.
There is still fight in Cavin Johnson yet, even though things have not gone according to plan since he acquired the role of Kaizer Chiefs interim coach.
As much as there's continued admiration for how the plucky Cheetahs punch above their weight, this season's aftermath has been accompanied by cold comfort about the future.
Interim Blitzboks head coach Philip Snyman was relieved to see his side qualify for May's SVNS grand finale after a sixth-place finish in Hong Kong.
