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Australia wins a record 12th Netball World Cup title after defeating England 61–45 in the gold medal match in Cape Town, South Africa.
2023-08-6

Rugby Australia suspends Waratahs full-back Kurtley Beale from all rugby union games following his arrest on sexual assault charges.
2023-01-20

Coventry City F.C. receive a suspended five-point deduction after postponing three home games following the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games in August. The team will need to pay compensation to the three opponents as well as to the EFL. Coventry's chief executive blamed debt-ridden rugby union club Wasps RFC, who also use the stadium.
2022-12-22

A fire breaks out in the South African parliament building in Cape Town, destroying its roof and the wing housing the National Council of Provinces. A man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
2022-01-2

An explosion at a Rheinmetall munition depot near Cape Town, South Africa, kills at least eight people.
2018-09-3

Authorities in Millau, France have formally charged two men in last Sunday's machete attack in which three Clermont Auvergne rugby union players were injured. [http:--www.afp.com-en-news-two-youths-charged-over-machete-attack-france-rugby-players (AFP)]date=August 2019
2014-07-23

In rugby union, the British and Irish Lions rout Australia 41–16 in Sydney to win their three-Test series 2–1. It is the Lions' first series win since 1997, when they defeated South Africa.
2013-07-6

South African rugby union player Bees Roux of the Bulls is charged with murdering a police officer in Pretoria.
2010-08-30

In international rugby union, France achieve the Grand Slam—their first since 2004—to win the 2010 Six Nations Championship.
2010-03-20

A fatal attack on a tourist by a "dinosaur-sized" shark off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, prompts the closure of several beaches.
2010-01-13