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World Cup winner Bryan Habana has been left out of South Africas Olympic rugby sevens squad for Rio 2016. The Springboks wing had been given permission by Top 14 side Toulon to depart for this summers tournament and was named in South Africas initial training squad for the Olympics. Habana, 33, was part of South Africas 2007 World Cup winning squad, and in 2015 equalled Jonah Lomus record of 15 tries in World Cups. But despite making 117 Test appearances for their 15-a-side team he will not be competing in Rio. Great Britain warm up for Olympics Great Britain continued preparations for next months Rio Olympics by taking victory against Exeter My appreciation and gratitude for getting the opportunity to have been a part of the @blitzboks #RoadToRio far outweighs the disappointment of not making the final squad, Habana said on Instagram. I find myself incredibly fortunate to have become a part of a very special brotherhood, to have pushed myself further than what I had imagined in making the transition over to 7s being helped each and every step of the way by all the members of the squad and getting to experience just how much love these boys have for each other!Habanas exclusion means the 33-year-old will not get the chance to win an Olympic medal and complete a career that includes World Cup and Rugby Championship wins with the Springboks, Super Rugby and Currie Cup titles with the Bulls, and a European title with Toulon. Also See: Rugby on Sky Follow @SkySportsRugby Pundits Fixtures and results Martin Perez Twins Jersey . The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement was made. By releasing Bailey, the Broncos would open up cap space with the 12-time Pro Bowl player scheduled to make around $10 million next season. Willians Astudillo Twins Jersey . Johan Franzen had two goals and two assists, Gustav Nyquist a goal and three assists and David Legwand a goal and two assists in the Red Wings 7-4 win over the New Jersey Devils. http://www.twinssale.com/. Pierre last November, only to watch St. Pierre leave the UFC octagon with his welterweight title belt and a split-decision victory. Harmon Killebrew Twins Jersey . On paper, it looks a little like Andre the Giant taking on a midget wrestler. It has all the makings of a rout with the Americans adding an eighth win in nine outings of this biennial event. The Yanks have eight players in the top 15 in the world while the Internationals have just one. Michael Pineda Jersey . The first of the three games will be played in Week 4, when the Oakland Raiders will take on the Miami Dolphins on Sept.SAKHIR, Bahrain -- Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg set the fastest times in Fridays opening practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, making them once again the team to beat in Sundays race. Hamilton set a best time of 1 minute, 37.502 seconds around the Bahrain International Circuit, a quarter of a second ahead of Rosberg. Fernando Alonso was third fastest in his Ferrari, half a second off Hamiltons time. Mercedes has won the opening two races of the Formula One season and could make it three straight in Bahrain, where the race will be held at night for the first time. Four-time defending world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull was 10th, 1.dddddddddddd seconds off the pace, with the Renault-powered team a long way behind Mercedes in straight-line speed. Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg was fourth fastest, while McLaren driver Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen were fifth and seventh, respectively. Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen separated them. Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat, a 19-year-old rookie, was eighth quickest and Force India driver Sergio Perez was ninth. The session was held in warm and sunny conditions in the afternoon, but the race will start at sunset in cooler ambient conditions. Fridays second practice session is expected to be closer to race simulation. ' ' '