South Africa and Egypt look bound for a final game showdown in the men's International Hockey Federation

have won their opening two fixtures impressively, with Egypt thrashing Kenya 7-2 today before hosts South

Africa crushed Zimbabwe 9-0 at Stellenbosch University.

pHXJM8CPx8— AfricaHockey (@AfrHockey) August 13, 2019Ghana look the most likely team to upset either hosts South

Africa or the Egyptians in the tournament having also recorded two wins from their opening games.They

up his last minute winner against Kenya yesterday with a hat-trick today.In women's FIH qualifying, South

Hosts South Africa and Kenya will play off for a place at the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup after both

teams claimed their second victories of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup qualifying tournament.

Kenya defeated Uganda 37-5 in the opening game of the day in Brakpan before South Africa crushed Madagascar

in seven tries to one, with full-back Janet Okelo and fly-half Grace Adhiambo scoring two apiece.The South

Africa ran in 13 tries, with second-row Rights Mkhari scoring a hat-trick.Winger Snenhlanhla Shozi,

said from the outset it would be between us and Kenya for that spot, and it has come down to that," South

Africa coach Stanley Raubenheimer said:"So it is now up to us to go out there and perform on Saturday

Australia, China, Chinese Taipei and Mexico won their matches today to complete the super-round line-up at the Under-19 Women's Softball World Cup in Irvine.

round of the event at Bill Barber Park.Australia finished runners-up to Japan in Group B after beating South

Africa 11-0 and Italy 3-0 today.Japan followed up their two wins yesterday by defeating Italy 10-0.In

ninth-to-12th-place playoffs.Battling for 13th place will be Botswana, Ireland, The Netherlands and South

Africa after they ended last in their opening-round pools.

Egypt made a superb start to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) African Olympic qualifiers as their men's team completed a 6-0 thrashing of Zimbabwe in Stellenbosch. 

women's qualifying events started today, with all games taking place at Stellenbosch University in the South

in the beautiful town of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

@FIH_Hockey pic.twitter.com/s2yBAsI8mf— AfricaHockey (@AfrHockey) August 12, 2019South Africa, who qualified

in the women's qualifying.In the men's event Egypt are due to play Kenya, Namibia take on Ghana and South

Africa meet Zimbabwe.

Hosts the United States were among the four teams to secure their place in the super round as action continued today at the Under-19 Women's Softball World Cup in Irvine.

yesterday’s victory over Brazil in the Group C opener by beating China 5-3, while Japan defeated both South

Africa and Australia 8-1 in Group B and Canada overcame The Netherlands 2-0 and Chinese Taipei 7-0 in

C, Ireland lost 8-3 against China and 7-1 to Brazil.The one other game in Group B saw Italy thrash South

Africa 10-0 and there were mixed fortunes for New Zealand in Group C as they recovered from a 7-6 defeat

Africa are the only three teams out of contention for one of the four remaining berths in the eight-team

The Netherlands have won their 10th International Korfball Federation (IKF) World Championship title, once again beating neighbours Belgium in the final in Durban.

down a marker as korfball's emerging force, while China's Jing Zhao scored four to take her total in South

Africa to 39, making her the tournament's top scorer.In the other playoff matches, Germany claimed fifth

England finished ninth at the International Korfball Federation World Championships after victory over Catalonia in Durban.

Netherlands and Belgium.The highest ranking match saw England beat Catalonia 18-15 to earn ninth place.Hosts South

Africa finally earned their first victory of the competition as they beat Macau 23-9.It means South

Africa are ranked 19th in the tournament, while Macau conclude having lost all five of their matches.Live

Hosts South Africa and Kenya claimed victories on the opening day of the inaugural Rugby Africa Women's

the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.The team which finishes second will face a side from South

Africa, favourites to qualify for the World Cup, opened their Africa Women's Cup account with an 89-

break.Eloise Webb also chipped in with a hat-trick as Tayla Kinsey kicked six conversions in a 15-try South

win.The competition will continue on Tuesday (August 13) when Kenya take on Uganda and Madagascar face South

Africa.Following Africa, regional qualifying tournaments will be held in Oceania, Europe, Asia and South

Hosts the United States will begin their quest for a third consecutive Under-19 Women's Softball World Cup title tomorrow when they face Mexico in one of the two tournament openers in Irvine.

rankings.The 16 competing teams have been drawn into four groups ©WBSCJapan will meet Australia, Italy and South

Africa, while Group D is made up of Canada, Chinese Taipei, The Netherlands and New Zealand.The top

Women's Rugby World Cup is set to get underway tomorrow, beginning in Johannesburg with the new Rugby Africa

The tournament, taking place at the Bosman Stadium between August 9 and 17, will see South Africa, Kenya

It's a great honour for me to go out there and take the girls to South Africa."

The new Rugby Africa Women's Cup in South Africa marks Madagascar's debut at women's Test match level

Africa v Uganda at 3pm.Kenya versus Uganda and Madagascar against South Africa are due to follow on

August 13.Madagascar will take on Uganda and South Africa meet Kenya in the fixtures that will conclude

Skateboarders aiming to compete in the sport's Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 will be among the 63 panellists from 19 countries coming together to discuss the social and cultural benefits of the sport at a conference in Malmö, Sweden.

join leading skate charities and local skaters from Afghanistan, Palestine, Peru, India, Jordan and South

Africa, as well as professional skaters, academics and local activists.It will take place at venues

reach the semi-finals of the International Korfball Federation World Korfball Championship in Durban in South

Africa.

Seven of the top eight seeds booked their place in the quarter-finals on the second day of the women's team event at the World Squash Federation Junior Championships in Kuala Lumpur.

the United States in Pool D.England beat Sweden 3-0, while the US triumphed by the same margin over South

Africa and South Korea.The top two positions in Pools C and D will be decided tomorrow with matches

and England and the US.Today’s two other results saw Ireland defeat Chinese Taipei 3-0 in Pool C and South

Africa overcome Sweden 2-1 in Pool D.

Three former German football officials have been indicted on fraud charges by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) as part of its investigation into a suspect payment linked to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

the accusations, which prompted Niersbach to resign as DFB President, in 2016.The German bid defeated South

Africa by a narrow margin of 12 votes to 11 back in 2000 after New Zealand's Charlie Dempsey abstained

Belgium reached the quarter-finals of the International Korfball Federation World Korfball Championships in Durban with a crushing win against Hungary.

champions The Netherlands, who are bidding for a 10th World Championship title.The Dutch dominance in South

Africa continued with a 34-7 drubbing against Ireland, appearing in the World Championships for the