World Rugby has launched a non-contact format of rugby union that it claims is fully reflective of the sport's characteristics and includes scrums, lineouts, and breakdowns.

claimed who launched the new format during the Rugby World Cup, which ended in Paris last night with South

Africa lifting the Webb Ellis Cup for a record fourth time."

Rugby was developed with significant input from our member unions, including England, New Zealand, South

Africa, Laos and Vietnam."

Pretoria will host the men’s and women’s African Olympic hockey qualifier for Paris 2024 which is due to start tomorrow and conclude November 5, with an automatic place on offer to the winners.

2024.The hosts can feel confident that both their teams will be the ones to claim Paris places.The South

Africa to qualify for the Olympics, at Barcelona in 1992, are the second highest-ranked African team

in the world, coming in at world rank 20th.Hosts South Africa, who missed a Commonwealth Games medal

Africa and Zimbabwe, while Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia will compete in Pool B.Pool A in the women

’s competition comprises Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, while Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Zambia

The new men’s and women’s global calendar being adopted by the World Rugby Council, incorporating for the first time at elite level international player welfare guidelines, needs "further improvement" according to International Rugby Players (IRP).

voice of the game" with a a membership made up of the national professional player associations from South

Africa, England, Australia, Ireland, Wales, France, Japan, Scotland, Romania, Pacific representing Fiji

England have beaten Argentina 26-23 in the Rugby World Cup bronze final in Paris after a match that featured flashes of brilliance from both sides.

France.The action will return tomorrow to the same venue for the showpiece fixture as New Zealand take on South

Africa in the final.

Keshav Maharaj scored the winning runs to clinch a thrilling one-wicket win for South Africa over Pakistan

stage with five wins from six games.Aiden Markram starred with a crucial 91 runs from 93 balls to help South

Africa beat Pakistan in the World Cup for the first time since 1999.South Africa found themselves against

Markram who was quickly joined back in the dressing room by Gerald Coetzee.The narrow victory puts South

Africa top of the Cricket World Cup round-robin standings by two points, although they have a game in

Africa across the line with seven not out.

New University Sport South Africa (USSA) President Jerry Laka has laid out the key aims for his term

four years until 2027 and has expressed his determination to unlock student athletes' potential in South

Africa."

South Africa finished 19th in the most recent Summer World University Games standings with two gold,

It is not surprising to hear that Cheick Sallah Cissé’s motto is "never give up".

"I am now well known in my country and in Africa, and maybe the world," he mused.

"I am like an ambassador of Africa, so I set an example."

At the first major post-Rio event, the 2017 World Championships in Muju in South Korea, Cissé won nothing

"I am now well known in my country and in Africa, and maybe the world," he mused.

I wanted Africa to be proud of me."

Trudy Lindblade has said she is "fully aware of the challenges" Cricket Scotland is facing after being appointed as its new chief executive following a racism storm.

department for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.She helped to deliver the first T20 World Cup in South

Africa in the same year and has also worked for Cricket Australia."

Sri Lanka produced a dominant performance to leave England's International Cricket Council Men's Cricket World Cup title defence hanging by a thread in Bengaluru.

languishing down in ninth, ahead of only The Netherlands.Coming off the back of a record 229-run defeat to South

Africa, England could not breathe any life into their campaign as they were bowled out for 156.They

and hope other results go their way.Competition is set to continue tomorrow with Pakistan taking on South

Africa at the M.A.

Belgium, Netherlands and Germany have officially launched a joint bid to host the next edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027.

joint European bid is one of four in contention to host the 2027 edition of the tournament along with South

Africa, Brazil and a joint bid by Mexico and the United States.This year’s edition of the FIFA Women

The men's Rugby World Cup will expand to 24 teams in 2027, it has been confirmed, while a new tournament for Pacific and North American countries will launch next year.

contested the current World Cup in France which is due to conclude with the final between New Zealand and South

Africa on Saturday (October 28).It means four more will be added for the tournament in Australia in

World Cup took place in 2020 which meant three of the top six in the rankings come the tournament - South

Africa, Ireland and Scotland - were all in the same pool.The opening match of the ongoing Rugby World

South Africa moved to second in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup table behind India

Zealand although both sides have eight points.Quinton de Kock struck a superb 174 from only 140 balls as South

Africa reached a towering 382 for 5 in 50 overs after winning the toss.His innings included 17 fours

Africa bludgeoned 186 in their last 15 overs.Klaasen's 90 came from only 49 balls and contained two

in as many balls to remove opener Tanzin Hassad for 12 and Najmul Hossain Shanto for a duck.It was South

Africa is a meeting with Pakistan in Chennai on Friday.

have selected England’s Wayne Barnes as the referee for the World Cup final between New Zealand and South

Africa at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday (October 28).

Englishman appointed to referee the Rugby World Cup final since Ed Morrison was in charge, also for South

Africa against New Zealand, at Johannesburg in 1995 ©Getty ImagesBarnes is set to become the first Englishman

to referee a final since Ed Morrison in 1995 in Johannesburg, when the final was also contested by South

Africa and New Zealand and a dramatic drop goal from Joel Stransky gave South Africa victory before

National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine President Valeriy Sushkevych claims he has gained the support of enough counterparts to force the staging of a European Paralympic Committee (EPC) Extraordinary General Assembly.

that "the initiatives and work of the Russian President [Vladimir Putin] with countries in Asia and Africa

 Sushkevych is expecting for Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada, and the United States' NPCs

Afghanistan have claimed their first one-day victory against Pakistan in a thriller at the International Cricket Council Men's Cricket World Cup in Chennai.

The World  Cup is set to continue tomorrow as Bangladesh take on South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium