South Africa snatched victory away from England in the Rugby World Cup semi-final as they struck late

own number 10 Manie Libbock for Pollard in what proved to be an inspired move.Handré Pollard kicked South

Africa into the lead for the first time with under three minutes remaining ©Getty Images"All the hard

work we've put in, it was ugly today but that’s what champions are made of," said South African captain

The fixture was a rematch of the 2019 final which was also won by the South Africans but by a much bigger

game and was shown by white shirts fallen to the ground on a night of torrential rain in France.South Africa

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deficit to 15-13 with 10 minutes to go ©Getty ImagesHandre Pollard scored the match-winning penalty for South

Africa in the 77th minute ©Getty ImagesSouth African players getting a guard of honour after the semi-final

Men's Cricket World Cup title defence took a huge blow as they suffered a resounding 229-run defeat to South

Africa in Mumbai.

all five remaining group games after being dismantled by the Proteas at the Wankhede Stadium.South Africa

The conditions were brutal.Heinrich Klaasen led South Africa to a crucial victory over defending champions

Gerald Coetzee starred out of South Africa's bowling line-up as he took three wickets for 35 runs.

Lanka beat The Netherlands by five wickets at Lucknow's BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium.The Dutch shocked South

Africa on Tuesday (October 17) but were unable to pull off another upset as they were all out for 262

Agustin Pichot, the former captain of Argentina who ran for the World Rugby Presidency in 2020, has claimed the organisation lacks long-term vision and that its support for emergent nations such as Portugal and Uruguay is "just wind."

Now working on the development of rugby in South America, Pichot insisted: "I love my sport and I would

basically the same as in 2007 with a little more entertainment before the matches, but I saw France-South

Africa in the stands and I said to myself: 'Where are children?

New Zealand demolished Argentina 44-6 at the Stade de France in Paris to book their place into the Rugby World Cup final for a fifth time.

alongside compatriots Julian Savea and Jonah Lomu, who achieved the feat in 2015 and 1999 respectively, and South

Habana from 2007.The All Blacks are set to discover their final opponents tomorrow as England take on South

Africa in the second semi-final, also at the Stade de France.It is a rematch of the 2019 final that

David Warner's sublime 163 fired Australia to a 62-run victory over Pakistan as they seek to resurrect their International Cricket Council Men's Cricket World Cup campaign in in Bangalore.

first two games.The tournament is set to continue tomorrow as the defending champions England meet South

Africa in a crucial game at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.Both sides had suffered shock defeats in

their previous matches, England losing to Afghanistan and The Netherlands defeating South Africa.Fresh

It has been a remarkable couple of weeks in the Olympic Movement, which never ceases to amaze in its ability to bend rules. something that came to the fore at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Mumbai.

for an amendment to change that.These calls came from Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Bach may claim the decision was not driven by commercial interests, but the ability to tap into the South

Olympics, it gives them the opportunity access areas they've been maybe under-represented like here in South

Mumbai, the city which has been hosting the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session this past week, is a world away from the German spa town of Baden-Baden where the IOC met 60 years ago.

Games belong to all countries of the world be they hot or cold, wet or dry, in the east, west, north or south

President Avery Brundage declared.The decision came at a Session where the problem of apartheid in South

Africa still cast a shadow and a breakaway sports movement was threatened.The meetings were originally

policy regarding racial discrimination in sports and competitions in its country, failing which the South

In fact South Africa did not compete in 1964 or 1968, but not until 1970 were they formally banned by

50-over International Cricket Council Men’s Cricket World Cup after springing a surprise by beating South

Africa.

eight.Netherlands captain Scott Edwards unbeaten 78 helped the Dutch post 245 for eight, a total that South

Africa were unable to chase ©Getty ImagesAfter a good start the South Africa reply was derailed by a

but when he was bowled by Logan van Beek, who took three wickets for 60 runs, it effectively ended South

hopes of victory with still 100 runs needed.Despite some late hitting from Keshav Maharaj, who made 40, South

Africa were bowled out for 207 as they suffered their first defeat of the tournament.Tomorrow’s match

Australia won their first match of the International Cricket Council Men’s Cricket World Cup after a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka.

matches.Action is due to continue tomorrow at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, with South

Africa, who have won their first two matches, facing a Netherlands side who sit bottom of the pile having

The good news for rowing: of 16 proposals for new sports disciplines at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, beach sprint rowing was the only one accepted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its Executive Board meeting in Mumbai last week.

When I visited Asia, especially south-east Asia and Latin America, and asked them why they did not support

sculls, the lightweight men’s four rowing event produced four different winners - Denmark, France, South

Africa and Switzerland - and a succession of spine-tingling races.First they came for the lightweight

South Africa pipped France to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals by a single point in a scintillating showdown

more abrasive second half capped off by a Handre Pollard penalty.Handre Pollard's late penalty gave South

Africa enough distance to see out a narrow win over France ©Getty ImagesEngland overcome a scare at

first semi-final on Friday (October 20) between Argentina and New Zealand before England clash with South

Africa the following day.

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the first half of a Rugby World Cup knockout match ©Getty ImagesEben Etzebeth's converted try gave South

Africa the crucial lead late on ©Getty ImagesThe result means that South Africa have reached the semi-finals

Afghanistan stunned defending champions England with a 69-run win to claim just their second International Cricket Council Men's Cricket World Cup victory.

 They are due to play an in-form South Africa side next on Saturday (October 21) in Mumbai.England

South Africa secured a place in the women’s rugby sevens competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics, after

winning this year’s Africa Women’s Sevens tournament.

defeated Kenya 12-7 in a hard-fought final, held in the city of Monastir in Tunisia.A tight first half saw South

Africa take a 5-0 interval lead following a try from Nadine Roos.Kenya took the lead 7-5 early in the

Africa.

Well done South Africa @WomenBoks #RugbyAfrica7s pic.twitter.com/4uXaqK1HLc— Rugby Afrique (@RugbyAfrique

Africa and Kenya both kept their opponents scoreless, with the Springboks beating Zambia 31-0, including