New Zealand were the victors in the inaugural Netball Nations Cup in London.

 Hosts and Commonwealth champions England faced South Africa in a repeat of July's World Cup third-place

Hosts New Zealand have won their home leg of the men's World Rugby Sevens Series at FMG Stadium in Hamilton after a 27-5 win over France.

far, made it their second title of the series after reaching the final following a 7-5 win against South

Africa in Cape Town in the previous round.In the final, France replied early on after the first New

close encounter with Kenya in a 19-17 win for seventh, with first champions of the 2019/20 series, South

Africa, losing 12-5 against Fiji, finishing in tenth.

New Zealand and Jamaica are set to meet in the final of the Netball Nations Cup in England. 

The reigning world champions were kept on their toes by South Africa in their last game of the round-robin

 "I'm glad we grinded it out and went toe-to-toe it got pretty close there with South Africa coming

 The gold-medal match is scheduled for tomorrow, preceded by England and South Africa's clash for

Hosts South Africa reigned supreme in the deciding match of Group D in the International Cricket Council

against the Middle Eastern nation who had almost identical results against others in the group.South Africa

 With South Africa scoring 299 runs for eight wickets in 50 overs, the UAE were set a tough target

 Ansh Tandon of UAE and Khanya Cotani of hosts South Africa in a match in Bloemfontein affected

by the rain ©Getty ImagesUsing the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method, South Africa won by 23 runs in a fairly

Australia today qualified for their first Olympic men's football tournament for 12 years with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the third place playoff at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championships in Bangkok.

Uzbekistan in a match where the winners claimed the last Asian spot at Tokyo 2020 alongside Saudi Arabia and South

Japan, France, Germany, Romania and Spain from Europe, New Zealand from Oceania, Egypt, Ivory Coast and South

Africa from Africa.

 Two teams are due to qualify from the South American Football Confederation Pre-Olympic Tournament

Rajamangala Stadium tomorrow.There is sure to be a new name on the trophy as neither Saudi Arabia or South

semi-finals of the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series in Hamilton, New Zealand after close wins over Kenya and South

Africa.

win.Japan are the other side in Pool B, having held Kenya to a 12-12 draw and suffering a heavy defeat to South

Africa, 31-5.New Zealand's Tim Mikkelson in the Sevens Series against USA ©Getty ImagesIn Pool A hosts

their final, rain-affected Group A match at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup in South

Africa today.

South African wheelchair tennis player Lucas Sithole has received a two-year ban for failing three times

 Lucas Sithole of South Africa has earned two Grand Slam victories in his career ©Getty ImagesHis

The Black Ferns will be seeking a third consecutive win in the women's World Rugby Sevens Series this weekend, on the home turf of Hamilton - where men's and women's Series events are being co-hosted for the first time.

victory on home soil, while their male counterparts will be aiming to replicate their recent victory in South

Africa in an event that starts tomorrow at FMG Stadium.Black Ferns captain Sarah Hirini, who makes her

the World Rugby Sevens Series, have made three changes to the squad that came from behind to defeat South

Africa 7-5 in the Cape Town Sevens final last month.

men's World Rugby Sevens Series in Hamilton this weekend with a strengthened squad ©World RugbySouth Africa

injuries and players returning to Super Rugby.The new faces include Stedman Gans, who is captain, and South

Africa's all-time leading points-scorer Cecil Afrika.South Africa will play in Pool B alongside Kenya

one change to their side, with leading points-scorer Terry Bouhraoua returning after missing out in South

place in the Super League quarter-finals at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup in South

Africa.

a second heavy defeat following their 10-wicket loss to Australia on Monday (January 20).Action in South

Africa is due to continue tomorrow.India face New Zealand in Group A, while Pakistan meet Bangladesh

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the schedule for its new event - the Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup, which starts in New Zealand next month.

champions and world No. 5 Australia, along with Argentina (ranked 2nd), Canada (4th), Czech Republic (7th), South

Africa (10th) and Singapore (17th).Group B consists of tournament hosts and world No. 3 New Zealand,

correspond with the launch of the new under-18 Softball World Cup, continental qualifiers were staged in Africa

alive of reaching the final of the inaugural Netball Nations Cup with a hard-fought 58-54 victory over South

Africa in Birmingham tonight.

cent, putting up 42 of her 45 attempts.England are now due to meet Jamaica and New Zealand play at South

Africa in London on Saturday.The final and third place playoff are then due to take place the following

International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup, after maintaining their perfect group-stage records in South

Africa today.

pic.twitter.com/7NUQ1TKZwq— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) January 22, 2020Today's other Group D match saw South

Africa defeat Canada by 150 runs at JB Marks Oval.It means the winner of the match on Saturday (January

Olympic and Paralympic medallists, world record holders and world champions have been announced among the field for this year's Boston Marathon, due to take place on April 20.

category since 1993.Four-time champion Marcel Hug of Switzerland and 10-time winner Ernst van Dyk of South

Africa are expected to be among Romanchuk's challengers.Fellow Boston winners Masazumi Soejima of Japan