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Kunieda continues campaign for fourth NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters title

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Shingo Kunieda of Japan topped Group B of the men's singles competition at the NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters in Orlando.

playoff opponent is scheduled to be Jordanne Whiley of Britain, who overcame Kgothatso Montjane of South

Africa 4-6 6-2 7-5 to come second in Group B.


Hong Kong reach quarter-finals at Asian men's rugby sevens Olympic qualifier

  • Rugby Sevens

Favourites Hong Kong cruised into the quarter-finals of the Asian men's Olympic rugby sevens qualifier in Incheon.

the tournament will advance directly to the Olympic Games.Japan, Fiji, United States, New Zealand, South

Africa, Argentina, Canada, Britain, Australia and Kenya have already qualified for Tokyo 2020.Both the


Egypt beat Ivory Coast in CAF Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations final as South Africa qualify for Tokyo

  • Football

Hosts Egypt beat Ivory Coast in the final of the Confederation of African Football Under-23 Africa Cup

of Nations in Cairo after South Africa had joined the two teams in qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic

@BafanaBafana will be the third and final team to represent Africa at the Olympics ???

#TotalAFCONU23 pic.twitter.com/HfW9AEtt3A— CAF (@CAF_Online) November 22, 2019South Africa joined Egypt

2016.Ghana’s Habib Mohammed wrongly turned the ball into his own net on the quarter-hour mark to give South

the penalty area and sending a curling shot to beat goalkeeper Mondli Mpoto.But South Africa restored

two minutes when he received a pass from Lyle Foster to slot home.Just when it looked all set for a South


Hong Kong favourites to earn Tokyo 2020 berth at Asian rugby sevens qualifier

  • Rugby Sevens

Teams are set to compete for one of the final places in the Tokyo 2020 men's rugby sevens tournament at the Asian qualification event in Incheon.

the second-highest-ranked nation competing, with Sri Lanka the third favourites to reach Tokyo 2020.South

expect to top Pool B ahead of Singapore and the Philippines, while Sri Lanka are favourites against South

will advance directly to the Olympic Games.The team will join Japan, Fiji, United States, New Zealand, South

Africa, Argentina, Canada, Britain, Australia and Kenya, who have already qualified.Both the runner-up

to the final Olympic qualifier in June, where the final spot will be determined.Brazil and Chile are South


World Athletics confirms Coe and Taylor meeting is on as Lavillenie and Dame Valerie Adams prepare to join Council

  • Athletics

World Athletics has confirmed that the planned meeting between world and Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor and its President Sebastian Coe and chief executive Jon Ridgeon ahead of the World Athlete of the Year awards on Saturday (November 23) here will go ahead.

Commission by the Council - Majd Eddin Ghazal of Syria, Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan, Akani Simbine of South

Africa, Su Bingtian of China, Milcah Chemos Cheywa of Kenya and Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast.World


Quota places confirmed for Tokyo 2020 road race and time trial events

  • Tokyo 2020

Belgium, Colombia, France, Italy and the Netherlands will boast a full team of five riders for the men's Olympic road races, after the International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed the number of quota places for the competition.

four riders.Nations with three riders include Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Poland, South

Africa and Russia, with the remainder of qualified nations having either one of two riders.Hosts Japan

are the only nation to receive three places, with Denmark, Canada, Poland, Spain, Britain, Norway and South

Africa having two berths.Hosts Japan will also have two places, with the remaining teams having one.The


WBSC reveal groups and schedule for Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has today revealed the groups and schedule for the Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier and schedule of the Baseball Last Olympic Qualifier, following a live draw in Japanese city Sakai.

Last Olympic Qualifier will contest the Olympic competition alongside hosts Japan, Israel, Mexico and South

 Israel qualified as winners of the Africa/Europe Qualifier in September, while Mexico and South


Egypt and Ivory Coast qualify for Tokyo 2020 after reaching final of CAF Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations

  • Football

year's Olympic Games in Tokyo after reaching the final at the Confederation of African Football Under-23 Africa

Hosts Egypt beat South Africa 3-0 with three second-half goals in the second semi-final at Cairo International

is due to take place on Friday (November 22).It will be preceded by the third-place playoff between South

Africa and Ghana, the winner of which will earn the third Tokyo 2020 qualification berth for Africa.Ramadan

Sobhi fired Egypt into a 1-0 lead in the 59th minute following a penalty call against South Africa's


Parage re-elected International Powerlifting Federation President

  • Non-Olympic Sports

International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) President Gaston Parage has been re-elected at the organisation's General Assembly in Dubai.

with Norway's Arnulf Wahlstrom chosen as the European representative.Farshid Soltani from Iran and South

African Heather Leighton will represent Asia and Africa, respectively.Members elected Eric Jioje of

Fiji as the Oceania representative, while Marcos Sanchez of Ecuador was voted in as representative for South


Japan win WBSC Premier12 title as Mexico book Tokyo 2020 spot

  • Baseball and Softball

Japan produced the ideal warm-up for next year’s baseball competition at Tokyo 2020 as they beat South

third-place play-off.Both finalists had already secured Tokyo 2020 qualification - Japan as hosts, and South

Yamada Tetsuto put Japan ahead in the bottom of the second with a three-run homer.Six pitchers limited South

will also make their baseball debut at the Games after they secured an Olympic place at last month’s Africa


IBSA seeking hosts for 2020 and 2021 regional tournaments

  • Goalball News

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball is seeking host cities to stage a series of competitions through 2020 and 2021.

Championships are a series of new tournaments the IBSA is planning to roll out at under-19 age level in Africa

#Rostock2019 pic.twitter.com/25bgqGmWTO— IBSA Goalball (@ibsagoalball) October 13, 2019The South Americans


Ivory Coast move closer to qualifying for Olympic football tournament but Rio 2016 bronze medallists Nigeria knocked out

  • Football

Ivory Coast and South Africa progressed to the semi-finals of the Confederation of African Football Under

-23 Africa Cup of Nations to move an important step closer to qualifying for next year's Olympic Games

Kouadio-Yves Dabilo goal in the 61st minute was enough for Ivory Coast to overcome Zambia to leapfrog South

Africa to win the group at Cairo International Stadium.The victory means they are due to take on Ghana

in the semi-finals on Tuesday (November 19).South Africa also secured a last four berth with a 0-0 draw

against Nigeria in a nervy encounter that sees the defending Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations champions

pic.twitter.com/fnPRbvADu7— CAF (@CAF_Online) November 15, 2019Hosts Egypt are set to ply South Africa



Twenty-four country line-up confirmed for inaugural ATP Cup

  • Tennis

The 24-country line-up for January's ATP Cup has been finalised after six nations completed the field for the inaugural team tennis event.

doubles match with six group winners and two runners-up reaching the quarter-finals.Serbia, France, South

Africa and Chile are in Group A with Spain, Japan, Georgia and Uruguay in Group B.Group C features Belgium


Trio of FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments set to begin

  • Basketball

Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments are set to tip-off tomorrow in the Africa

Sunday (November 17) in Argentina, Canada, Malaysia, Mozambique and New Zealand.The competing sides from Africa

secure berths at the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (WOQT), to be held in February 2020.The Africa

will be awarded.Group A of the Asia/Oceania event consists of China, New Zealand, the Philippines and South

Sunday.Nigeria are among the six countries represented at the FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament for Africa