The excitement in Edinburgh is building ahead of Sunday’s Test between the Springboks and Scotland.

Cycling great Mark Cavendish announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday, writing on social media that his final race will be Sunday’s Tour de France Singapore Criterium.

The world champion Springboks launch their November tour in Scotland knowing the prospects of a shock loss at Murrayfield on Sunday could depend upon “two of their own”.

Proteas seamer Gerald Coetzee credited India’s superior skill execution in their 61-run victory over South Africa in the first T20 international at Kingsmead in Durban on Friday.

The 30th clash between Scotland and South Africa at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Sunday will contain some exciting clashes. A key battle will be between a 6-2 ‘Scotland the Brave’ bench and the monstrous 7-1 split of the Springbok Bomb squad.

The Springboks remain committed to their evolution and efforts to become a more expansive team, but don’t expect any great strides in that direction when they face off against Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday.

Sunday’s Springbok side vividly demonstrates their mushrooming confidence in the calibre of the total group’s parts, writes Rob Houwing.

A batting collapse saw the Proteas lose their T20 international series opener as India won by 61 runs on Friday night at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban.

Mamelodi Sundowns’ forward Lucas Ribeiro has quickly and easily adapted to South African football, to a point that if an offer to play for Bafana were to come – he says he would respond positively.

Former Edinburgh mentor and Springbok assistant coach Alan Solomons believes that World Rugby should not tinker with the law governing the use of players from the substitutes bench.

The short turnaround between the Springboks’ UK tour opener against Scotland and their second Test against England has forced coach Rassie Erasmus to name a team with both matches very much in mind.

Formula One drivers on Thursday blasted the “tone and language” used by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem amid a row over swearing at press conferences.

West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph was hit with a two-match suspension on Thursday after storming off the field during the series-clinching ODI win over England.

Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray inflicted a first Europa League defeat of the season on Tottenham with a 3-2 victory in Istanbul on Thursday, while Manchester United got their first win on the board by beating PAOK Thessaloniki.

Jack Dempsey is keen to show how much Scotland have improved since their last meeting with world champions South Africa when they face the Springboks in the “ultimate test” at Murrayfield on Sunday.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Thursday that a bumper summer of cricket, where the Proteas face India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, will be broadcast on various SABC platforms.

WP Nel, the Afrikaans Scotsman who played 61 Tests for his adopted country before he retired this year, reckons the answer to that question will determine whether or not they can beat the Springboks at Murrayfield on Sunday.

Proteas opening batter Reeza Hendricks, who will have his own scores to settle after a lean spell at the T20 World Cup, has warned that there is no such thing as a weak Indian team ahead of their home series against the reigning world champions.

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi is learning from the club’s shortcomings in recent CAF Champions League campaigns. One of their Achilles heels has been player fatigue in the knockout stages, so to curb this, Mngqithi is implementing a rotation policy.

The Springboks were soaking up the sunshine on Thursday morning as they were welcomed to their Edinburgh training base in unique fashion, reports Lloyd Burnard.

TS Galaxy’s transfer policy and Sead Ramovic’s desire to win trophies pushed the German coach to resign live on TV after the Rockets played to a 1-1 draw with Stellenbosch FC.