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India qualify for Super League at ICC Under-19 World Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Defending champions India have qualified for the Super League quarter-finals at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup, after a stunning 10-wicket win over Japan in Bloemfontein today.

Sean Fischer-Keogh, before Mahmudul Hasan Joy's 35 not out steered his side home.Victory leaves the south

progress.Tomorrow's other matches see New Zealand face Sri Lanka in Group A, while in Group D, hosts South

Africa meet Canada, while Afghanistan go up against the United Arab Emirates.


Australia thump Nigeria by 10 wickets at ICC Under-19 World Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

claiming a 10-wicket win over debutants Nigeria at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup in South

Africa.

player of the match after managing 66 runs off 41 balls with the bat and a five-wicket haul.Action in South

Africa is due to continue tomorrow, with Bangladesh playing Scotland in Group C and defending champions


Schedule released for IWBF Afro Paralympic Qualifiers

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

The schedule for the 2020 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Afro Paralympic Qualifiers has been released. 

.In the men’s event, the countries taking part are Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco and hosts South

Africa.Competing in the women’s event are Algeria, Kenya, South Africa and a wild card entry following


England beaten again by New Zealand as Netball Nations Cup opens

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Hosts England lost their opening match of the inaugural Netball Nations Cup when world champions New Zealand beat them 64-48 at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham today.

knocked out in the second stage of the World Cup and suffering from internal problems at home, defeated South

Africa 59-54.The competition is now due to move to Arena Birmingham for the second match-day on Wednesday

(January 22).Jamaica are set to face New Zealand and England meet South Africa.




Heavy rain affects opening group matches in ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa

  • Non-Olympic Sports

matches that began on the second day of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup in South

Africa were affected by heavy rain, with the meeting between New Zealand and Japan hit the hardest.

the winners, scoring 102, after Sanchit Sharma had taken 3-42 at Manguang Oval in Bloemfontein.Hosts South

Africa were beaten by Afghanistan in the previous day's curtain-raiser for 48 matches across the 24-


England, Jamaica, New Zealand and South Africa gearing up for inaugural Netball Nations Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Four of the top five-ranked teams in the world are ready to compete at the inaugural Netball Nations Cup in England, with action starting tomorrow.

The host nation will be joined by Jamaica, New Zealand and South Africa at the event, as they meet for

 Jamaica and South Africa will also face each other in another rematch from the Netball World Cup

 Back in July, South Africa narrowly beat Jamaica 55-52 in the preliminary stages en route to the

the tournament moves to Arena Birmingham, where Jamaica go up against New Zealand and England battle South

 The final group matches are on January 25, when New Zealand meet South Africa and England face


South American teams chasing Tokyo 2020 qualification at Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Colombia

  • Football

South America's top men's football sides will tomorrow begin their campaigns to qualify for Tokyo 2020

tournament, though, Brazil will be without some leading players because the tournament, organised by the South

 For the last three Olympic Games, the South American Youth Championship was used as the qualifying

editions of the tournament, Brazil have won it seven times and Argentina four, with only Paraguay stopping South

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

Africa from Africa.


Afghanistan beat South African hosts in ICC Under-19 World Cup opener

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Hosts South Africa were beaten by Afghanistan in today's opening match of the International Cricket Council

across the 24-day tournament, with opening games in the three other groups scheduled for tomorrow.South Africa

Afghanistan's day as they began the ICC Under-19 World Cup with victory over the hosts in Kimberley, South

Africa ©Getty ImagesThree-time winners Australia are in Group B with the West Indies, England and debutants



United States' women and Japan's men top end-of-year WBSC softball world rankings

  • Baseball and Softball

The United States' women's team and Japanese men's side top the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) softball world rankings after the 2019 season.

are fourth, Australia fifth, the US sixth, Czech Republic seventh, Mexico eighth, Venezuela ninth and South

Africa have climbed two positions to 10th.It is the first time ever that South Africa has made the top


England and South Africa to lock horns again, at World Rugby U20 Championship

  • Rugby Sevens

There are some mouth-watering matches at the 13th World Rugby U20 Championship 2020 in Italy, with the fixture schedule having been announced.

World Cup final, with three-time champions England desperate to avenge that chastening 32-12 defeat to South

Africa, with Fiji and the hosts also in the mix.Three pool winners and the best runner-up will progress

graduated from the U20 Championship to the test arena since it began in 2008, including 16 members of South


Star-studded nomination list announced for Laureus World Sports Awards

  • Olympics

A star-studded nomination list has been released for the seven categories of the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards.

of the Year Award list along with FIFA Women's World Cup winners America, Rugby World Cup champions South

Africa, NBA Championship winners Toronto Raptors, two-time FIBA World Cup winners Spain and Formula


Alan Hubbard: Boxing carries a clout for the dedicated followers of fashion

  • Inside the Blogs

Suddenly, the dedicated followers of fashion have become fascinated by the fight game - and I'm not talking about it just as a sport competing with football, cricket and rugby as one of the nation's favourite activities to take part in and watch.

The headline read "Bring on the box" (referring to the World Cup final and the Boks of South Africa).