New Zealand bounced back from a heavy defeat to Japan in their opening match, to take their first win of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup at Colquhoun Park in Palmerston North.

(@WBSCsoftball) February 23, 2020In lowerscoring matches, the Czech Republic also denied South Africa

winners.While Australia are joined by Canada at the top of Group A, top seeds Argentina sit joint bottom with South

Africa after their shock defeat to Singapore, who sit with Czech Republic on one win and one loss.Japan

West Indies and New Zealand both recorded seven wicket victories on day two of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.

world record.There is just one match in the tournament tomorrow, coming in Group B as England play South

Africa, again in Perth.

World number one Japan underlined their quality with a comfortable 12-1 win over hosts New Zealand in their opening World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup game at Colquhoun Park in Palmerston North.

holding off a late rally from the Czech Republic to triumph 4-3, while Canada had no problem beating South

Africa 6-1.

American Bryson DeChambeau leads by one shot at the halfway point of the World Golf Championships (WGC) Mexico Championship.

was a good day for scoring at Chapultepec Golf Club as one behind DeChambeau is Erik Van Rooyen of South

Africa, who tied the course record by shooting 62, which included nine birdies in the round.The course

New Zealand head into the World Softball Baseball Confederation (WSBC) Under 18 Men's Softball World Cup as one of the favourites to win the competition in front of a home crowd at Colquhoun Park in Palmerston North.

2016.They sit in Group A with Australia and world number four Canada along with the Czech Republic, South

Africa and Singapore in what will likely be the tougher of the two groups.Our #U18SoftballMWC teams

2020“We’re really looking forward to showcasing our skills against the best teams in the world,” said South

“The sport is definitely growing in South Africa.

Defending champions Australia were stunned by India in the opening match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty20 at the Sydney Showground Stadium.

match.Group B will begin tomorrow at the same venue, with West Indies facing qualifiers Thailand.England, South

Africa and Pakistan complete the Group B line-up.The top two teams at the conclusion of the group phase

China’s former rowing world champion Pei Jiayun has lost her husband, Liu Weidong, to coronavirus.

As reported by the South China Morning Post, when the virus hit Chinese city Wuhan, Pei and her family

coronavirus at 2,236 people and total infections at more than 75,000 ©Getty ImagesAs reported by the South

to end and the condition of both her son and mother-in-law has been getting better, according to the South

with more than 1,000 cases and several deaths in the rest of Asia, in Europe, the United States and Africa

The seventh edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty20 tournament begins tomorrow, with the top ranked nation Australia hoping to retain the trophy on home soil.

ImagesAlongside them are Pakistan, who will be competing in their seventh World T20 tournament and South

Africa, a side described as 'a big threat' but who are also said to be coming into this event with '

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced that South Africa and India will each host a

Potchefstroom in South Africa will be the venue for the 2021 Women’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, with

will be the first time that the event is staged in Africa.Locations in Asia, North America, Europe and South

competing in India.The hosts also qualify automatically for each tournament.That leaves two teams from Africa

African side, three from Asia, two from Oceania and three from the Americas will book their places in South

Meg Lanning has welcomed the once-in-a-career opportunity to play in a home World Cup, prior to the women’s T20 competition beginning on Friday (February 21) in Sydney.

Bangladesh in Group A of the tournament.England headline Group B, with the 2018 runners-up set to face South

Africa, West Indies, Pakistan and Thailand.Australia will hope to win the competition for the fifth

Germany won the first leg of the inaugural men's World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile.

We came to South America with the goal of winning the title and the Challenger Series," said Germany

The Women's World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series will debut in Stellenbosch in South Africa on March

South Africa's Rugby World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe has revealed he is holding discussions with the country's

The 26-year-old, a member of both South Africa's bronze medal-winning rugby sevens team at Rio 2016 and

newspaper reported that the winger, who plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 in France, may not be included in South

Series event in Los Angeles, due to take place on the weekend of February 29 and March 1.The coach of South

Cheslin Kolbe was a member of South Africa's bronze medal-winning team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Rugby sevens made its Olympic debut at Rio 2016.South Africa beat Japan 54-14 in the bronze-medal match.It

Details of a progressive proposal to give athletes at least one vote on the Executive Board, and the right of veto over decisions that directly impact them, were revealed at an International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) “think tank” meeting in Tashkent in Uzbekistan.

agreed that a new AAC should comprise two members each, one male and one female, from North America, South

America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania.They would be current athletes or would have retired within

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has postponed an upcoming tour of Pakistan, citing managing players' workloads

South Africa and Pakistan had been due to play three T20 internationals in Pakistan next month."

Wasim Khan "the board of Cricket South Africa are very comfortable with touring Pakistan.

I have suggested Rawalpindi as a venue to Cricket South Africa and they are comfortable with the suggestion

at home for much of the past decade because of security concerns, so losing this opportunity to host South

Africa is a blow, although the teams are schedule to meet in Pakistan in 2021.The Sri Lanka team bus

Egyptian star Mohamed Salah could represent his country at this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo, but coach Shawky Gharib has conceded the final decision on his participation rests with his club Liverpool.

allowed to select up to three players over that age.Egypt qualified for Tokyo 2020 at the Under-23 Africa

in November, where they lifted the trophy.Ivory Coast, who finished as runners-up, and third-placed South

Africa also sealed a spot at Tokyo 2020 at the event.Egypt made the quarter-finals at London 2012 -