Britain earned three of the seven golds on offer during the fourth day of the International Association of Athletics Federations World Under-20 Championships in the Finnish city of Tampere.

Christopher Taylor, second in 45.38, and Chantz Sawyers, who took bronze in 45.89.Zeney Van Der Walt of South

Africa won the women's 400m hurdles in 55.34, well clear of Jamaica's silver medallist Shian Salmon,

London is set to host the inaugural Athletics World Cup this weekend with eight nations ready to battle it out for honours.

Hosts Great Britain will be joined by China, France, Germany, Jamaica, Poland, South Africa and the United

 Gold Coast 2018 100m gold medallist Akani Simbine is part of the South African team, along with

for their countries.The other skippers are French pole vault record holder Ninon Guillon-Romarin and South

world governing body’s drive to expand the reach of the sport around the globe and particularly in Africa

Games in the French city of Biarritz, where nations such as Afghanistan, China, Greece, Senegal and South

There will be two World Cup finals this weekend - France v Croatia in Moscow, and an Athletics World Cup at the London Stadium.

United States, having obtained the best results at the last Olympic Games.Continental teams were from Africa

Asia, Oceania and "Americas", which comprised Canada, Central America and the Caribbean along with South

At the Montreal Games a New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa had been the catalyst for "an

In Düsseldorf, he represented the Americas in an epic 800m against Kenyan Mike Boit racing for Africa

Ireland and Bangladesh booked their places at the International Cricket Council Women's World Twenty20 after winning their semi-final matches at the qualifying tournament in The Netherlands today.

classification matches.Both finalists have joined Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South

Africa, Sri Lanka and hosts West Indies at the World Twenty20, due to be held in Antigua and Barbuda

Japan and Australia maintained their perfect records as group phase action continued today at the Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert in Canada.

to their latest success as they beat India 12-0.Australia were similarly decisive as they demolished South

Africa 17-1.Argentina were among teams to taste success today ©WBSCTwo other matches were also held

Australian men's team manager Christina Hickman urged her side to be wary of the strength of the field as they prepare to defend their World University Rugby Sevens Championship title in Namibia.

winners of the 2016 competition in Swansea in Britain, have been drawn to face Botswana, China and South

Africa in Group C and Hickman has warned her team not to rest on their laurels."

Uganda and Zambia.In the women's tournament, defending champions France play Belgium, Brazil and South

Africa in Group B.Group A includes Australia, Canada, India and Namibia.The Tertiary Institutes Sport

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

Defending champions Japan recorded their fourth consecutive victory as they maintained their perfect start to the Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert in Canada.

The Japanese side eased to a 16-5 demolition of South Africa in the Group A encounter at the Prime Ministers

Kenya took double gold on an opening day of the International Association of Athletics Federations World Under-20 Championships in the Finnish city of Tampere in which a  record on the track and a one centimetre margin of victory in the field topped the bill.

distant Ugandan silver today in 27:40.36.Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi was third in 27:48.41.Kyle Blignaut of South

Africa won the men's shot put on day one of the IAAF World Under-20 Championships ©Getty ImagesThe first

non-East African finisher was Japan's ninth placed Takura Miura in 30:12.25.South Africa's Kyle Blignaut

I make the suggestion in the headline somewhat tongue in cheek of course, but I can't help feeling that Britain's beleaguered Prime Minister Theresa May has scored another massive own goal in insisting on a political and diplomatic boycott of the World Cup in Russia, especially now that Gareth Southgate's young lions are doing the nation so proud. 

That of ostracising South Africa over the horrid regime of apartheid, which I always applauded.But this

Ireland have progressed through to the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty20 qualifying tournament after an eight-wicket win over Uganda in The Netherlands today.

12).Both finalists from the tournament will join Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South

Africa, Sri Lanka and host West Indies at the ICC Women's World Twenty20, due to be held in Antigua

Defending champions Japan were among four teams to preserve their unbeaten records as the Junior Men's Softball World Championship continued in Prince Albert in Canada.

tournament in style as they eased to a 18-0 win over Denmark.Elsewhere in the group, Argentina beat South

Africa 6-1.New Zealand and Canada are unbeaten in Group B ©WBSCCanada and New Zealand are battling for

It began with a speech on 4 July in 2007 in Guatemala and it will end with handshakes, disappointment, joy and presentation of a small gold trophy in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on 15 July 2018.

offer - the centenary 2030 edition - also looks set to be adequate, with potential bidders from Europe, South

America and Africa all on the horizon - even if the legacy of the ill-conceived 2018/22 World Cup voting

Holders Japan beat Argentina 5-2 today as action got underway at the Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert in Canada's Saskatchewan Province.

clinch the victory.Today’s other matches in Group A saw Australia defeat India 4-1, and Mexico and South

Africa overcome Denmark by scorelines of 12-1 and 3-2 respectively.Canada beat the United States 10-

Ireland claimed a seven-wicket win over Thailand on the opening day of action at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty20 qualifying tournament in The Netherlands.

Twenty20.Both finalists from the tournament will join Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South

Africa, Sri Lanka and host West Indies at the ICC Women's World Twenty20, due to be held in Antigua