Pakistan kept their hopes of securing a semi-final place alive as they beat New Zealand by six wickets at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s World Cup in Birmingham today.

holed out to Ferguson into the deep to leave Pakistan 110-3.Haris Sohail – fresh from his 89 against South

Africa on Sunday (June 23) – entered the fray and proceeded to be a more-than-capable partner for Babar

The membership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) swelled to beyond 100 after 10 officials were comfortably elected to the body at the Session here today.

Chinchilla, French-Ivorian banker Tidjane Thiam, Algeria's Mustapha Berraf, India's Narinder Batra, South

Facebook, was elected with 58 votes and four against.Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Ten-year-old Sky Brown has edged closer to her Olympic dream at Tokyo 2020 after she was seeded for next month's International Skateboarding Open World Championship event in Nanjing.

icons of women's sport including American gymnast Simone Biles and track athletes Caster Semenya of South

Africa and Dina Asher-Smith of Britain.At this month's Dew Tour in Long Beach in the United States,

Belarus edged Wales 2-1 in the fifth-place play-off as action continued today at the International Hockey Federation Series Finals event in Valencia.

 The semi-finals are due to take place tomorrow with Canada facing Italy before South Africa go

Jonathan Kodjia scored the only goal as Ivory Coast secured a 1-0 victory against South Africa at the

Africa Cup of Nations.

their 2015 crown but looked like more of a championship winning side at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo.South Africa

highest scorer last season with 22 goals, saw a thunderous free-kick bounce back off the crossbar before South

, he got on the end of a whipped cross from Max Gradel to stab the ball home from close range.South Africa

Italy and hosts Spain are through to the penultimate round of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Series Finals event in Valencia after beating Belarus and Wales respectively today.

winners Canada in the last four on Wednesday (June 26).The other semi-final will pit Pool B table toppers South

Africa against Spain, who defeated Wales courtesy of Lucía Jiménez's ninth-minute field goal.Not to

Citibank Philippines has vowed to rally behind the country’s Para-athletes as they compete in international events, including their home ASEAN Para Games in 2020, as its partnership with Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC) came to the fore with the holding of the inaugural "Lakad Para Atleta" in Quezon City.

Britain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South

Africa, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates are the countries benefiting.The deal will initially run

of reaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup semi-finals by claiming victory over South

Africa, who suffered elimination from the tournament at Lord's in London.

South Africa and Pakistan had only earned one victory at the tournament to date, ensuring their clash

Haris Sohail aided Pakistan’s cause further, with his 89 runs off 59 balls helping them reach 308-7.South

Africa fail to build the momentum to challenge Pakistan’s score.Faf du Plessis top scored for South

Africa but the captain could not prevent their defeat ©Getty ImagesSouth Africa eventually finished on

Africa, who also saw their clash with the West Indies rained off.Their only success at the tournament

France have retained World Rugby Under-20 Championship after beating Australia 24-23 in the final in Rosario in Argentina.

World Rugby Under-20 Trophy for the first time after losing the 11th place play-off to Fiji, 59-34.South

Africa finished third after beating hosts Argentina 41-16 to win the bronze medal for the third tournament

It is the "the supreme authority and leadership" of a global movement which has more than 200 member nations and has endured world wars, decades of political boycotts, financial scandals and doping.

There was also South Africa in the apartheid years.

When The Queen opened them, the stadium was still unfinished.A tour of South Africa by the New Zealand

Hosts Spain must go through the crossovers at the International Hockey Federation Series Finals in Valencia, Spain after finishing behind Canada in their pool on goal difference.

Africa booked their semi-final place with a 7-0 trouncing of Thailand.After Lilian du Plessis opened

the advantage before Dirkie Chamberlain made it 3-0 before halftime.Chamberlain got her second and South

tally before Quanita Bobbs scored number six.Lisa-Marie Deetlefs added a seventh in injury time, as South

Africa eased to the victory they required to guarantee top spot in Pool B, while Thailand will take

Belarus for the right to play Canada while Wales take on Spain with the winner set to lock horns with South

Japan beat Venezuela 6-0 today to progress to the semi-finals of the World Baseball Softball Confederation Men's Softball World Championship in Czech Republic.

claimed a 3-0 victory over Cuba to secure a ninth-place finish.Today's action also saw Mexico beat South

Africa 7-0 in the 11th-place playoff, the Netherlands defeat Botswana 6-5 in the 13th-place playoff

Spain boosted their chances of reaching the final four at their home International Hockey Federation (FIH) Series Finals by thrashing Belarus 8-2 in Valencia, after Canada humiliated Namibia with the biggest win of the competition so far.

points.Tomorrow sees the final group matches – Canada face Belarus and Spain play Namibia in Pool A, while South

Africa take on Thailand and Wales clash with Italy in Pool B.

South Africa and Wales followed up their 2-2 draw yesterday by beating Italy and Thailand respectively

A 2-1 win for South Africa against Italy was achieved thanks to goals from Bianca Wood and Dirkie Chamberlain

 "After yesterday’s draw we needed that," South Africa's Celia Evans said.

Both South Africa and Wales now sit on four points with Italy one behind following their victory over

Egypt are hoping that star striker Mohamed Salah will guide them to Africa Cup of Nations glory on home

Group A tomorrow against Zimbabwe at the Cairo International Stadium.This is the first edition of the Africa

Madagascar and Burundi with Senegal, Algeria, Kenya and Tanzania colliding in Group C.Morocco, Ivory Coast, South

Africa and Namibia have been placed in Group D with Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania and Angola in Group E.Group