Twelve teams have confirmed they will play at this year's World University Netball Championship in Uganda.

Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Singapore, United States, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, Australia, Zimbabwe

will be the third edition of the World Championship.England won the inaugural event in Cape Town in South

Africa in 2012, beating the host nation in the final.The South Africans went one better at the second

South Africa overcame a half-time deficit to beat Georgia 33-27 to open the World Rugby Under-20 Championship

The South Africans trailed 17-12 at the halfway point in the Stade Aimé Giral in Perpignan before recovering

Organisers have marked one year to go until the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup in England and Wales.

triumphed at the 2015 event ©Getty ImagesThe tournament will begin next year when hosts England take on South

Africa at The Oval in London.The format will see the 10 best teams in the world go head to head

Danny Jordaan has been re-elected as South African Football Association (SAFA) President for a five-year

held since 2013.Jordaan, head of the Organising Committee that delivered the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South

Africa, has rejected claims the Congress was illegal.In a statement, SAFA claim both the Electoral Committee

Football, I would like to offer you our warmest congratulation for your re-election as President of the South

CAF is confident that your experience, know-how and leadership will benefit football in South Africa

France enjoyed victory over hosts The Netherlands to continue their strong start to the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup in Apeldoorn.

Caverzaschi.Poland edged China 2-1 in the second Group A fixture.Japan earned a dominant victory over South

win of the event.They beat Japan 2-1 to advance, while Israel also earned a last four spot by edging South

Africa 2-1.Defending champions Britain were beaten 3-0 by the United States in Pool B, with the Americans

New Zealand will begin the defence of their World Rugby Under-20 Championship title tomorrow with the 2018 edition set to begin in France.

of the 2017 World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Georgia ©World RugbyHosts France and 2012 winners South

Africa are also expected to be in contention for top honours and have been drawn in Pool C together

United World Wrestling (UWW) has announced a collaboration with the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office to support its campaign for the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

wrestling.UWW’s collaboration with the UN Human Rights Office includes a video interview, featuring South

the #standup4humanrights campaign.A "Wrestling for All" open day event will also be organised in South

Africa at the end of the year to mark Human Rights Day."

Australia were among the past champions to begin the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup quad event by winning their opening ties in Apeldoorn.

The 2016 winners beat South Africa 3-0 in Group A on the first day of action in the Dutch city.Heath

triumphs for Japan against Kenya in Group B, Britain against Thailand in Group C and France against South

Tickets for preliminary round matches and quarter-finals at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar have gone on sale.

at the Kalinga Stadium with 16 teams competing in all.India, the Asian champions, are in Pool C with South

Africa, Olympic silver medallists Belgium and Canada, who will meet in the opening game of the

tournament before the hosts round off day one with their South Africa clash.Defending champions Australia

Kenya clinched their first African Women's Sevens Championship title after they beat Uganda in the final in Botswana.

title with a comfortable 29-7 win against the Ugandan side in Gaborone.The triumph saw them replace South

Africa, who opted not to defend their crown to focus their preparations on July's World Cup in

2018 Commonwealth Games, in the final.Kenya were the pre-tournament favourites due to the absence of South

Africa and came into the event under pressure to deliver after team manager Camiline Awuor said the

Liberia will vote for the joint North American bid for the 2026 World Cup in defiance of a call from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for all countries on the continent to back the Morroco's candidacy.

European nations to back Morocco 2026.Another African country who may also vote against Morocco after South

race ©Getty ImagesSouth African Football Association President Danny Jordaan announced last month that South

, warned the SAFA not to "go against the mandate of a country" by supporting the Moroccan bid.South Africa

two countries have still not fully healed.Morocco withdrew its ambassador from Pretoria in 2004 when South

Africa recognised the independence of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, also known as Western

Kenya breezed through their two matches today as the African Women's Sevens Championship started in Botswana.

The East African nation are the favourite for gold in Gabarone in the absence of defending champions South

winners with a 24-5 success over Mauritius.Action will continue tomorrow with knock-out rounds.South Africa

Denmark’s Annika Langvad prevailed in the women’s elite cross-country short circuit event as action begun today at the International Cycling Union Mountain Bike World Cup in Nové Město in Czech Republic.

Langvad, the winner of the World Cup opener in Stellenbosch in South Africa, clocked a winning time of

Championship starting tomorrow in Botswana is "ours to lose" following the withdrawal of defending champions South

Africa.

they lift the trophy at the end of the two-day event in Gaborone, which concludes on Sunday (May 27).South

Africa have opted not to compete in order to focus on the Sevens World Cup in San Francisco in July.Their

opted not to compete to focus on the World Cup in July ©Getty Images"For the last decade, Kenya and South

Africa have jostled for the bragging rights as the best in Africa.

 "We lost to South Africa last year and lost the bid to go to the World Cup in San Francisco."

Defending champions Ireland will take on Thailand in the opening match of the Women's World Twenty20 qualifier after the schedule for the tournament in The Netherlands was unveiled by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Netherlands will join the hosts and defending champions, Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South

Africa and Sri Lanka.