Australia's game against South Africa in the Champions Trophy is abandoned without a ball being bowled because of persistent rain in Rawalpindi.

The Champions Trophy Group B fixture between Australia and South Africa in Rawalpindi was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Tuesday after persistent rain kept the players from the field. South Africa top the pool on net run-rate from Australia with both teams on three points after winning their opening fixtures against Afghanistan and England respectively.

Rain has washed out the Champions Trophy game between South Africa and two-time winner Australia without a ball being bowled

South Africa prop Steven Kitshoff has announced his retirement from all rugby because of a serious neck injury that he said in an interview last year left him

Double South Africa World Cup-winning prop Steven Kitshoff is forced to retire because of a serious neck injury.

He had hoped to return to the pitch in 2025 but has been left with reduced rotation of his neck, making the risk of re-injury high, and Kitshoff has now been forced to retire on medical advice. The prop won 83 caps for South Africa and was a key part of the 2019 and 2023 World Cup-winning squads,