Hosts United States booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup Sevens men’s tournament with heavyweights Fiji and New Zealand as Australia bowed out of the competition.

thrashed Jamaica 50-0 in the qualifying round earlier in the day.World Rugby Sevens Series champions South

Africa sought to justify their status as top seeds against Ireland.South Africa clinched a comfortable

Organisers of the upcoming Women's Hockey World Cup in London have been criticised in India before the tournament has started after an incorrect version of the country's flag was displayed at a promotional event.

propel themselves to further glory.Defending champions The Netherlands open their campaign against South

Korea on Sunday (July 22).They will also play China and Italy in Pool A.Pool C includes Germany and South

Africa - who will contest the first match tomorrow - as well as Argentina and Spain.Commonwealth Games

The United States’ Kevin Kisner holds a one-shot lead after the first round of The Open at Carnoustie in Scotland.

a five-under 66 that included an eagle and four birdies.Erik van Rooyen and Zander Lombard, both of South

Africa, are one shot adrift along with American Tony Finau.Another South African, Brandon Stone, who

Great Britain's Alfie Hewett knocked out the reigning Wimbledon champion Stefan Olsson in the quarter-finals of the men's singles at the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships today.

Wimbledon doubles champions was not to be, however, as Houdet, the number four seed, took the win 6-2, 6-3.South

Japan's Yui Kamiji in the last four, who made it through after her opponent Kgothatso Montjane from South

Africa retired ill in the first set.

The Rugby World Cup Sevens begins in San Francisco tomorrow, featuring knock-out matches from the very beginning for the first time.

South Africa and Australia both enter the men's and women's competitions respectively in good form, having

last month.Australia are the reigning women's Olympic champions while Fiji won men's gold at Rio 2016.South

The 2018 British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships began in Nottingham today with quad singles players battling it out for quarter-final places at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.

Sugeno, who recovered from a set and 3-1 down to beat two-time British Open champion Lucas Sithole from South

Africa, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.Elsewhere in the singles, local Nottinghamshire hope James Shaw and Britain's

announced he will not seek re-election as president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

item, titled “consideration and implementation of the Lausanne-based CAS”.A report has been tabled by South

The first version of a newly established Athletics World Cup finished in some disarray at London's Olympic Stadium as the host nation, in with a chance of finishing second overall from the eight countries involved, failed to start the concluding men's 4x400 metres.

eight individual nations - China, France, Germany, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Jamaica, Poland, South

Africa and the US.Each nation enters one male or female into each event, with winners earning eight

UK and Ireland.Each nation is competing for a prize pool of $2 million (£1.4 million/€1.6 million).South

won in 10.03 by Jamaica's Tyquendo Tracey.In the women's 100m hurdles eight points were accrued by South

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and Major League Baseball (MLB) have partnered to ensure Baseball5 features as part of the latter's All-Star Week in Washington D.C.

equipment needed - was first piloted during the Friendship Games in the Great Lakes region of Africa

launch.The Czech Republic, Cuba, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, South

Africa and the US have all had demonstrations.Baseball5 is also set to be showcased in the sport initiation

Australia defeated holders Japan today to book their place in the final of the Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert in Canada.

have finished fourth with Argentina fifth and Mexico sixth.In today’s ninth-place play-off, India beat South

Africa 4-1.The Indians ensured their place in the match by defeating Guatemala 1-0.South Africa, meanwhile

Poland's world and Olympic hammer throw champion Anita Wlodarczyk offered the inaugural Athletics World Cup event at London's Olympic Stadium some serious statistical credibility on the first of two evenings of competition as she produced a winning effort of 78.74 metres, the farthest thrown this year.

eight individual nations - China, France, Germany, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Jamaica, Poland, South

Africa and the US.Each nation enters one male or female into each event, with winners earning eight

lists in the discus with a personal best of 69.67m - and he lived up to it as he won with 65.32 from South

38.42, 0.10 ahead of their Jamaican rivals.And while the first of the two concluding field events saw South

South Africa won the men's title at the World University Rugby Sevens Championship in Swakopmund in Namibia

The South Africans defeated Australia in their final in their neighbouring country, 24-14.France won

the bronze medal by defeating the host nation Namibia 19-5.In the earlier semi-finals, South Africa just

fine form and won 24-7 in the final to claim a comprehensive success.Bronze went to Belgium who ousted South

Africa 17-0.In the last four, the French had thrashed the Belgians 56-0.Australia beat South Africa

the first International University Sports Federation rugby sevens competition to be hosted in Africa

Germany's Angelique Kerber beat seven-time champion Serena Williams to win her first Wimbledon title on a day when Novak Djokovic reached his first Grand Slam final in two years after beating Rafael Nadal in five sets.

afternoon.Djokovic, who won 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6 10-8 in five hours and 16 minutes, will face Kevin Anderson of South

Africa tomorrow at the All England Club.The Serbian led by two sets to one when play stopped at

semi-final between Anderson and John Isner of the US that had lasted for six hours and 35 minutes, with the South

Bangladesh beat Ireland by 25 runs to win the International Cricket Council's Women's World Twenty20 qualifying tournament in The Netherlands.

seventh.The game was tied with both sides making 146.Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South

Africa, Sri Lanka and hosts West Indies had already qualified for the World Twenty20, due to be

Australia beat hosts Canada today to move to within one win from reaching the final at the Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert.

other play-off matches, Mexico defeated Czech Republic 4-2 and Argentina overcame the United States 9-2.South

Africa lost their placement-round game against Guatemala before beating Denmark ©WBSCTomorrow will see

which team advances to the ninth-place play-off.India beat Hong Kong 12-1, while Guatemala defeated South

Africa 2-1.Denmark were condemned to 13th and last place today after losing to Hong Kong, 9-4, and then

South Africa, 7-5.South Africa will meet Hong Kong tomorrow with the winner going up against the loser