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Tickets on sale for WBSC Premier12 group featuring champions South Korea

  • Baseball and Softball

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) men's Premier12 competition, featuring reigning champions South

Matches are due to be played in Korea, at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome, between November 6 and 8.South Korea

super final will then reach the 2020 Olympics, alongside hosts Japan, and Israel, who won the Europe/Africa


Canada crushed by awesome All Blacks

  • Rugby Sevens

In what was a masterclass of attacking rugby, New Zealand destroyed poor Canada 63-0 in Pool B of the World Cup and confirmed their status as clear favourites to lift the trophy.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen made 11 changes from the side that defeated South Africa 23-13, as the

Sunday (October 6), as Canada's painful tournament moves to Kobe Misaki Stadium and the brute force of South

Africa next Tuesday (October 8).In Pool C, France spluttered to a 33-9 victory over the United States


Alan Hubbard: Dynamite Dan and Sweet Caroline ready to explode as British boxing booms

  • Inside the Blogs

He may sound like a French pop singer, but there is only one hit parade that Daniel Dubois aims to top - the heavyweight championship of the world.

The 22-year-old, one of 11 children from Greenwich in south-east London, is the latest ring sensation

fought in New York in 1977 and said subsequently, "Earnie hit me so hard it shook my kinfolk back in Africa


Indian Government to make final call on potential Commonwealth Games boycott, Sports Minister says

  • Birmingham 2022

The final decision on whether India will boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games will rest with the country's Government, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has said.

2022 Games, have been considered.The 2022 Commonwealth Games, awarded to Birmingham after Durban in South

Africa was stripped of hosting rights after a failure to meet a series of financial deadlines, are due


Joy for Japan as hosts stun Ireland

  • Inside the Photos

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nation into raptures ©Getty ImagesIt's yet another World Cup giant-killing for Japan, after defeating South

Africa four years ago ©Getty ImagesOutfought and outplayed, Ireland coach Joe Schmidt will know he has

them to dominate Tonga ©Getty ImagesSantiago Carreras cruises in for a five-pointer ©Getty ImagesSouth Africa

had way too much power and pace for Namibia ©Getty ImagesMakazole Mapimpi helps South Africa to a more


Hosts Japan stun Ireland to blow Rugby World Cup wide open

  • Rugby Sevens

This was the shock Pool A scoreline that set the Rugby World Cup alight – Japan 19-12 Ireland.

Africa 34-32 in Brighton, and while this was not quite on the same scale, it is a terrible blow for

defeat to France, with a solid first-half performance helping them to a 28-12 victory over Tonga.The South

Saturday.Pool B action continued at City of Toyota Stadium, where it was simply a case of how many South

Africa would score against lowly Namibia.

 By the final whistle South Africa had scored nine tries to secure a 57-3 win, the ideal preparation


Khanna and IOC member Perez among candidates elected to ITF Board

  • Tennis

India’s Anil Khanna and Paraguay’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Camilo Perez Lopez Moreira were among 14 candidates elected to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Board here today.

Serbia’s Goran Djokovic, uncle to men’s world number one Novak, had also stood.Portugal’s Vasco Costa, South

must come from Europe and the North and Central American region, while one must come from each of the Africa

, South America and Asia regions.Each elected candidate will serve a four-year term.


Haggerty boosted by Lawn Tennis Association support on eve of ITF vote

  • Tennis

David Haggerty has been handed a significant boost on the eve of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Presidential election after the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) vowed to support his possible re-election.

must come from Europe and the North and Central American region, while one must come from each of the Africa

, South America and Asia regions.


England maul United States at Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens

England's forwards set an intimidating marker at the Rugby World Cup in Japan, helping to deliver a comfortable seven-try 45-7 victory over the United States in Pool C.

came with an outstanding finish by Andrew Coe late on.Italy now prepare for their crucial clash with South

Africa a week Friday (October 4), while it doesn't get any easier for Canada – New Zealand are next




Bangladesh rearrange test series with Australia to June

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Australia’s two-match test series against Bangladesh has been pushed back five months until next June.

the top nine Test teams in the world – Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South

Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies – compete in 71 matches across 27 series over two years.The top


Ivory Coast to host 2024 FASU University Games

  • Universiade

Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU) has announced Ivory Coast as host of their 2024 University

Mission fulfilled had fruitful engagements – FASU Africa we are definitely rising together."

437 students and community members in a five kilometre campus race at the Sol Plateja University in South



Ireland sweep Scotland aside in crunch Rugby World Cup encounter

  • Rugby Sevens

Ireland swept aside Scotland 27-3 in a key Pool A encounter on day three of the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

will still struggle to advance as heavyweights New Zealand, the back-to-back defending champions, and South

Africa are also in the group.The All Blacks opened their title defence with victory over the Springboks