Naomi Osaka earned her second US Open title last night, withstanding a scintillating opening set from opponent Victória Azárenka to triumph 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.

significant achievement considering England’s calendar was left looking sparse after both India and South

Africa withdrew from scheduled series.

Several South Korean golf stars felt it was unsafe to travel to Scotland for the first event of the LPGA

England head coach Eddie Jones has been announced as a consultant for Major League Rugby team San Diego Legion.

Jones led England to the final of the Rugby World Cup last year in Japan, where they were beaten by South

coach of Australia in 2003, with the match ending in defeat to England.Jones was an advisor to the South

African team when they triumphed at the 2007 tournament, while he coached Japan to a shock victory over South

Africa in the group stage at the 2015 World Cup.Join us in welcoming world-renowned rugby coach, Eddie

Former South Africa international Jonty Rhodes has been appointed head coach of the Swedish national

Cricket Federation to invest in junior cricket, high performance & growth through the appointment of South

Test hundreds and 17 half-centuries.Rhodes has held several roles since retiring, including with the South

South African Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has pledged to fight the "injustice"

Both the South African Government and the global sporting community always held a firm view that these

Africa.

 "We, therefore, rally behind the appeal by both Semenya and Athletics South Africa (ASA) in their

As the Government of democratic South Africa, a country renowned for its tradition of promoting and protecting

 South African Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa described the decision against

The crisis at Cricket South Africa (CSA) has deepened after the country's National Olympic Committee

chief executive Kugandrie Govender is among the officials to have been instructed to stand down by the South

(SASCOC), which has appointed a taskforce to conduct an investigation into CSA.The decision plunges South

SANZAAR has announced Australia will be the sole host of The Rugby Championship this year, with competition set to take place in November and December.

Africa playing home and away matches.The coronavirus pandemic has led to the tournament being moved

Africa but due to the pandemic this is obviously not possible this year."

Africa," Marinos said."

South Africa is only expected to return to competitive play next month, leaving a relatively short time

South Africa won The Rugby Championship in 2019, as well as the Rugby World Cup.

World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper claims he "has never seen a nation so well prepared as France" with three years to go until the Rugby World Cup.

France last hosted the event in 2007, when South Africa beat England in the final and the hosts finished

nine stadiums planned to host games in 2023 were used in 2007, with many having been built since.South Africa

One hundred years ago on Saturday  - September 5 1920 - Spain’s new national football team secured the silver medals in the first international tournament they had contested, the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games.

twists and turns as their famous World Cup victory, sealed by Andrés Iniesta’s delightful goal, in South

Africa 90 years later.But with the passage of time, it is naturally not nearly as well-known.Nowadays

The South African Ice Hockey Federation (SAIHF) has withdrawn its men's under-20 national team from International

 Australia and South Africa have both now pulled out of IIHF competitions ©Getty ImagesAustralia

hardest by COVID-19, recording more than 623,000 cases to date and at least 66,800 deaths.The majority of South

Qatar has accepted an invitation to compete at the 2021 Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Gold Cup.

World Cup.It will not be the first time an Asian nation has played in the CONCACAF tournament after South

Korea participated in 2002.South Africa also took part in the 2005 edition, while South American Football

Witold Bańka has claimed the participation of athletes from the United States in major events, such as the Olympic Games, could be threatened should the country follow through with its warning to withdraw funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, South

Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States took place yesterday, with Bańka speaking during the

There were mixed fortunes for the number one seeds on day three of the US Open, as men's world number one Novak Djokovic won through in four sets but women's top seed Karolina Pliskova suffered a shock exit.

Brandon Nakishima 7-5 6-7 6-3 6-1 while David Goffin, the seventh seed from Belgium beat Lloyd Harris of South

Africa 7-6 4-6 6-1 6-4.Caroline Garcia of France caused the biggest upset of the tournament so far as

Former South African rugby sevens team coach Paul Treu has been appointed to head the University of the

Treu played for South Africa's rugby sevens team from 1999 to 2003, before transitioning to the role

 He was at the helm of the national team for nine years, helping South Africa to their first World

interim coach Lionel Langenhoven, who was in a caretaker role following the death of former coach and South

Africa World Cup winner Chester Williams in October last year.Never a major university rugby heavyweight

, University of the Western Cape toiled in South Africa’s second-tier Varsity Shield for eight years

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has named the 10 members of its new Athletes Commission, which features men and women from all five continental federations.

Miyake of Japan.From Europe the members are Jurgen Spiess of Germany and Dora Tchakounte of France, from Africa

Forrester Osei of Ghana and Mona Pretorius of South Africa, from the Americas Fernando Reis of Brazil

Düsseldorf in Germany and Durban in South Africa are poised to battle it out online to host the 2023

the ITTF posted accounts for 2019 revealing a small net loss of just over $100,000 (£75,000/€83,000).South