COVID variant shuts down S African sport

By Mark Gleeson
Updated November 27 2021 - 2:13am, first published 2:07am
Nineteen golfers have withdrawn from the Joburg Open amid concerns over the new COVID variant.
Nineteen golfers have withdrawn from the Joburg Open amid concerns over the new COVID variant.

South African sport has begun to shut down after the detection of a new coronavirus variant in the country, with the imposition of travel bans forcing rugby teams and golfers to scramble to try and leave.

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