Picture GalleryIreland, in green, beat reigning champions South Africa in a physical encounter in Paris

England in their big win over Chile ©Getty ImagesBundee Aki celebrates after Ireland's narrow win over South

Africa ©Getty ImagesEngland piled on the points against a Chile side who were kept pointless throughout

conversion that would have given them the lead against Portugal was missed ©Getty ImagesIreland and South

Africa players engage in some shirt-pulling during a physical match between two of the tournament's

World number one side Ireland overpowered holders South Africa to win one of the most eagerly-anticipated

encounter at the Stade de France in Paris as they took control of Pool B.After going behind to an early South

Hosts Spain won two age group super-sprint titles on the first day of the World Triathlon Championship Finals here.

26:55 in the 35 to 39 and Joy Baker's 34:51 in the 70 to 74.Bradley Janse van Rensburg triumphed for South

Africa in the men's 25 to 29 as he clocked 25:14, Antonio Fernando Horta of Portugal won the men's 60

Argentina survived a late push by Samoa to claim their first win of this year's men's Rugby World Cup in Saint-Étienne.

between England and Chile in Lille, and a much-anticipated Pool B clash between defending champions South

Africa and world number one-ranked side Ireland in Paris.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has declared Panam Sports non-compliant with its anti-doping code, just under a month before the Pan American Games are due to open in Santiago in Chile.

non-compliant with the Code.It also declared the national anti-doping organisations of Bermuda and South

Africa non-compliant, and added the national anti-doping organisations of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador,

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced new consequences against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), following an Executive Committee meeting in Shanghai today.

cases still being actively pursued.Meanwhile the national anti-doping organisations of Bermuda and South

Africa have been declared non-compliant due to a failure to properly implement the World Anti-Doping

International Boxing Association (IBA) has revealed plans for an inaugural African Boxing Cup in the South

Mendouga, fifth right, was ousted from his role ©IBANelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist in South

Africa widely admired around the world.He served 27 years in prison in his fight for racial equality

on the apartheid regime in 1990.Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, and was elected as South

IBA President Umar Kremlev described former South African President Nelson Mandela as "a man who symbolised

match, and ones need to gauge the opponent’s move before striking," she said.The IBA's 50 members in Africa

Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Interim President Pedro Rocha has claimed that the 2030 FIFA World Cup joint bid with Portugal and Morocco is "stronger than ever".

decision after affirming that my stepping away will contribute to the stability that will allow Europe and Africa

while Lekjaa claimed it was an honour for Morocco to "join a candidacy with this strength and scope".South

Sixty-one nations have registered to take part in the second season of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) eFIBA tournament, that will be played on the NBA 2K24 game.

eFIBA Season Two will be played on NBA 2K24 © NBA 2K24 Teams from Southeast Asia, Oceania, Middle East, Africa

, North America, South America, and Europe are set to participate.The winning team from each regional

Finals 2023.Europe has the most number of National Federations registered with 26, followed by 14 from Africa

, six from North America, five from Southeast Asia, four from South America, two from Oceania and four

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ImagesDespite a superb effort, Japan lost to England 12-34 ©Getty ImagesThe first match of the day saw South

Africa annihilate Romania 76-0 ©Getty ImagesSpringbok scrum-half Cobus Reinach, right, scored a hat-trick

Fiji beat Australia for the first time in 69 years at the Rugby World Cup by a 22-15 scoreline to blow Pool C wide open in Saint-Étienne.

security and transport following issues at England's opener with Argentina.The first match of the day saw South

Africa annihilate Romania 76-0 at the Nouvea Stade de Bordeaux in Pool B.Springbok scrum-half Cobus

Kenya earned their place at the Paris 2024 Olympics by winning the Rugby Africa Men's Sevens 2023 at

A 17-12 win over pre-tournament favourites South Africa enabled Kenya to become the ninth men's team

Nigeria enabled Kenya to top Pool B and reach the quarter-finals, where they beat Burkina Faso 26-0.South

Springbok winger Rosko Specman was a free-scoring contributor as they reached the final of the Rugby Africa

Africa defeated their opening opponents Ivory Coast and soon added further victories over Tunisia and

Africa and Uganda, who finished third after a 24-12 win over Zimbabwe in the bronze medal match, the

Johnny Sexton became Ireland's record points scorer during his country's 59-16 victory against Tonga at the Rugby World Cup.

to Wales in 1994 in what was a much more commanding display from the Welsh.Tomorrow's schedule sees South

Africa play Romania in Pool B, Australia take on Fiji in Pool C, and a Pool D meeting between England

On the streets of the beautiful old city of Lviv it looked like any other summer evening, sidewalk restaurants and cafes full of people enjoying the last days of August under a moonlit sky. But something was not normal, there were almost no men to be seen. 

invaded.Not long-ago, well-known New York Times columnist David Brooks noted that residents of South

Africa recently told him, that during apartheid the one sanction that they could not get used to, the

Organisers of this year’s Rugby World Cup in France have vowed to make improvements after an opening week where issues surrounding the flow of fans, beer and water shortages and the way national anthems are performed overshadowed the tournament.

The next day, we saw no problems in Marseille for the South Africa [versus] Scotland match which is important