South Africa defeated Uganda 27-0 in the Baseball Africa Cup final in Johannesburg to book their place

at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Europe-Africa qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020

wins out of five at Boksburg City Stadium.As the only African nation included in the WBSC rankings, South

Africa had been expected to dominate the competition.

 South Africa will compete in the WBSC Baseball Europe-Africa qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020

teams from the 2019 European Baseball Championships, held from September 6 to 15 in Germany, will join South

Africa in the qualifier.

Hosts South Africa booked their place in the final of the Baseball Africa Cup in Johannesburg after they

South Africa defeated Burkina Faso 16-5 at the Boksburg City Stadium, securing their fourth win in as

Confederation (WBSC) rankings at number 23.Uganda defeated Zimbabwe 21-5 to reach the final of the Baseball Africa

Cup ©WBSCSouth Africa will now play Uganda in tomorrow's final after the latter recorded a 21-5 victory

against Zimbabwe.The winner will be awarded a place at the WBSC Baseball Europe-Africa qualifying event

The test events for Tokyo 2020 are set to begin next month under the banner of "Ready, Steady, Tokyo" and feature some 56 competitions.

goodwill did not extend to New Zealand, a nation deemed unfriendly because of continued contact with South

Africa in rugby union.

South Africa delighted the home crowd with their third victory in as many games against Zimbabwe at the

Baseball Africa Cup in Johannesburg.

three hours and 48 minutes to place second in the group.The semi-finals will take place tomorrow, with South

Africa meeting Burkina Faso, a clash they had previously won 18-3.

 Uganda beat Burkina Faso 21-15 at the Baseball Africa Cup ©WBSCUganda will take on Zimbabwe, with

The winner will be given a place at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball Europe-Africa

The World Medical Association (WMA) has urged its members not to administer drugs which lower the level of testosterone in female athletes with differences in sexual development to bring them in line with controversial International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) regulations.

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling in favour of the IAAF in its landmark legal case against South

verdict, insisting she would "once again rise above and continue to inspire young women and athletes in South

Africa and around the world".A tweet she posted yesterday seemed to suggest she may imminently retire

claiming it was the correct one to preserve the fairness of women's sport.But others, including Athletics South

Africa, the South African Government and lawyers, have denounced the verdict.

Hosts South Africa maintained their 100 per cent start to the Baseball Africa Cup as they thrashed Burkina

South Africa beat Burkina Faso 18-3 to claim their second win of the tournament at Boksburg City Stadium.They

unbeaten record still in tact.In the other match played today, Uganda bounced back from their defeat to South

Africa yesterday with a 15-0 hammering of Zimbabwe.South Africa, - the only African nation included

Baseball Africa Cup?? 2019 in Johannesburg ?? !!! #RoadToTokyo2020DAY 2 Standings??

South Africa 2-0?? Uganda 1-1?? Zimbabwe 1-1?? Burkina Faso 0-2 pic.twitter.com/lQvi6BD17W— WBSC ⚾?

Scotland’s Liz McColgan and Ireland’s Sonia O'Sullivan are among those to have expressed support for the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) controversial decision on the landmark case involving Caster Semenya and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 

back" and that she will "once again rise above and continue to inspire young women and athletes in South

Africa and around the world".But in a tweet posted today, she appeared to be considering whether to

 Semenya would still be eligible to compete at tomorrow's IAAF Diamond League meet.Athletics South

Africa (ASA) has accused the CAS of "reopening wounds of apartheid" following Semenya’s loss.ASA called

South Africa knows discrimination better and CAS has seen it fit to open the wounds of apartheid a system

Nigeria’s rugby sevens team, winners of the Africa North Regional 7s tournament, will play in Tokyo 2020

Olympic qualifiers to be held in South Africa in November.

spokesman Dele Coker said: ‘’We are happy for the chance to participate in the Olympics qualifiers – Africa

rugby players will seek a place in the Tokyo 2020 sevens event when they play an Olympic qualifier in South

Africa in November ©Getty ImagesThe competition in South Africa – which will be held in Johannesburg

for the Olympics automatically.Burkina Faso are waiting on the sidelines to fill in the gap should South

Africa excel at the HSBC.

South Africa crushed Uganda 18-0 on the first day of the Baseball Africa Cup in front of a home crowd

nbsp;The four teams are the only sides left in the competition after Nigeria and Kenya withdrew.South Africa

WBSC) world rankings and are ranked at number 23.Zimbabwe defeated Burkina Faso 11-5 at the Baseball Africa

Cup ©WBSCTomorrow, Zimbabwe play Uganda while South Africa face Burkina Faso.After a final set of matches

May 4) and the final on Sunday (May 5).The winner will be given a place at the WBSC Baseball Europe-Africa

Caster Semenya has lost her landmark case against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), meaning she will have to take medication to reduce her testosterone if she wants to continue running on the world stage.

challenging the IAAF which had been hoping to bring in new rules on female participation.The IAAF claimed the South

high-profile athlete who the rules will impact.The case has provided heated debate, with Athletics South

Africa (ASA) and the United Nations Human Rights Council both publicly criticising the IAAF.The former

 "I will once again rise above and continue to inspire young women and athletes in South Africa

’s competition in order to protect women did not make sense.Last Friday (April 26), Semenya won the South

Germany have announced their team for next month’s Women’s Under-25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.

definitely want to reach the semi-finals.”The second group will feature host nation Thailand, Japan, South

Africa and Britain, who have been tipped as one of the favourites.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced the verdict in the landmark case between Caster Semenya and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will be published on Wednesday (May 1).

challenging the IAAF which is hoping to bring in new rules on female participation.The IAAF claims the South

the rules would impact, should they be introduced.The case has provided heated debate, with Athletics South

Africa and the United Nations Human Rights Council have both publicly criticised the IAAF.The former

saying.Semenya’s lawyers said Coe had “reopened old wounds” with his comments, reiterating that the South

Ahmed Ali produced a continental record in the men’s African Weightlifting Championships in Cairo.

Cameroon and Kenya.Competitors from Tunisia, Uganda, Lesotho, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Morocco, South

Africa, Mauritius and Libya also took part.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has opened nominations for the

The Jack Cheetham Memorial Award, presented annually, was created by South African engineering company

of the special qualities of Jack Cheetham, a former director of the company and the captain of the South

nomination, a sports project must demonstrate a meaningful contribution to the development of sport in South

Africa and must benefit previously disadvantaged individuals.

Georges Julien Paul and Kate Foo Kune of Mauritius remain on course to retain their titles after they reached the semi-finals of the men's and women's singles events at the All-African Badminton Championships in Port Harcourt.

Kune, the top seed in the women's tournament, needed three games to get past Johanita Scholtz of South

Africa in their quarter-final clash at Alfred Diete Spiff Civic Centre.The three-time African singles