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Announcing her retirement from netball, veteran Ash Brazill is relishing playing in her first, and last, World Cup as part of the Diamonds squad in Cape Town.

At first glance, it would appear that there’s little in common between the vast plains of the Canadian Prairies and the mountainous swells of South Africa’s southernmost coastline. But take a closer look into cities like Calgary, Winnipeg, and Saskatoon, on one hand, and Cape Town, on the other, and…

Ex-Scotland international Greig Oliver was killed in the a paragliding accident near Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town

"He's someone I dealt with in the past in underage and he was a huge help to me," said Ringrose, who was coached by the former Scottish international who died in Cape Town in a tragic accident

The former Scotland international was a tandem passenger in one that was flying over the promenade in Cape Town when his aircraft hit another in the air

The 58-year-old married dad-of-two was a former international scrum-half for Scotland. He moved to Ireland with his family in 2007 and in 2011 assumed the role of Elite Player Development Officer with the Munster Rugby Academy.

Moston Lane stands on the brink of change

Cities including Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok, Dubai, Paris, Barcelona and Cape Town are great to look around, but also particularly challenging if you visit during the wrong time of the year

The all-electric series revealed a 17-race calendar spanning 13 locations last week, with a long-awaited first trip to Tokyo the only confirmed new venue so far.