Levern Spencer ensured there was an historic ending to the track and field events at Gold Coast 2018 as she was crowned the first Commonwealth Games champion from Saint Lucia in history with victory in the women's high jump here today.

Reuben Arthur, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey clocked 38.13sec to beat a South

African team including 100m gold medallist Akani Simbine.South Africa held off Jamaica for the 

Alex Marshall became Scotland's most decorated Commonwealth Games athlete ever as his team snatched gold from Australia in thrilling fashion in the men's fours final.

bronze.Malaysia's Emma Firyana Saroji and Siti Zalina Ahmad had already produced a stunning comeback to upset South

recovery.Three points in the penultimate 17th end gave them a two points lead before they restricted South

Africa to one in the finale for a 15-14 victory.It marked Malaysia's first lawn bowls medal of the Games

It marked a second silver medal here for the South African duo after they lost to Australia in the fours

It was all about two superstars of wrestling on the opening day of competition at the Commonwealth Games here. 

Kumar staked his claim to be India’s greatest individual sportsman with victory over Johannes Botha of South

Africa in the men’s 74 kilograms.It was Kumar’s third Commonwealth Games gold medal.The bronze medals

Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards took the men’s 200 metres title following Zharnel Hughes’ disqualification in the Commonwealth Games as Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller-Uibo won the women's title from from a high-class field here today.

Doyle won the silver medal in the event for the third consecutive Commonwealth Games, running 54.80.South

crowned long jump champion Olivia Breen were second and third in 13.17 and 13.35 respectively.South Africa

Commonwealth Games gold medallist in history as the host nation held off a spirited fightback from South

Africa to claim the mixed B2/B3 pairs title at Gold Coast 2018 today.

exploded into life in the second end with four points.Australia held off a spirited fightback from South

Australia.They led 9-1 after the sixth but it was at this point where South Africa slowly grew back into

pair to move to within two points of Seymour and Fehlberg heading into the final end.At 11-9 down, South

boisterous and enthusiastic crowd.The result handed the hosts their first gold medal in the event after South

Africa won the inaugural mixed B2/B3 pairs competition at Glasgow 2014.

Botswana's Amantle Montsho, sent home in disgrace from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow four years ago after failing a drugs test, regained her 400 metres title here tonight. 

3,000m steeplechase at the two previous editions of the Commonwealth Games.In the men’s long jump, South

upgrade on the bronze medal she won at Glasgow 2014.It saw two-time former champion Sunette Viljoen of South

Africa drop to the bronze medal position with 62.08m.Kathryn Mitchell was one of four Australian gold

Jackson took the silver medal with a season’s best 13.74m in the sixth and last round.Bronze went to South

South Africa’s Constitutional Court have refused to hear an appeal from Oscar Pistorius against his 13

disregarded or ignored material factual findings" the Pretoria High Court made.According to the Times South

Africa, their papers state the court only had the right to interfere if it concludes‚ on the basis

Portugal is set to welcome players for the BNP Paribas World Team Cup Europe qualification event from tomorrow.

Team Cup Europe Qualification event ©Tie TennisQualifiers have already taken place in the Americas, Africa

Kenya's women qualified from Africa.The most recent event, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, saw Japan's men and South

Caster Semenya broke a 34-year-old national record as Botswana's Isaac Makwala also starred on a rainy third night of athletics action at the Commonwealth Games here.

metres, while Semenya left it late before demolishing her rivals in the home straight of the 1500m.The South

 She also broke the South African record set by Zola Budd in Port Elizabeth in 1984 shortly before

she was spirited away by the Daily Mail to compete for Great Britain.South Africa were banned at

field was lacking the injured world and Olympic champion and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk of South

Africa, as well as The Bahamas' world silver medallist Steven Gardiner and England's Matthew Hudson-Smith

Australian Mitch Larkin sealed his fifth gold medal of the Commonwealth Games here in a dramatic 4x100 metres medley relay as the gamble to select Bronte Campbell ahead of sister Cate in the women's equivalent paid off on a pulsating final night of swimming at Gold Coast 2018.

forced to settle for silver.Calvyn Justus, Cameron Van der Burgh, Chad le Clos and Bradley Tandy of South

Africa took bronze.The women's race followed a similar pattern as Canada held the advantage heading

World Bowling's African Zone Confederation has been officially established in Cairo, with Farouk Haridi of Egypt named as President.

months of preparation undertaken by World Bowling representatives and key figures of the sport within Africa

Confederation.Danny Santos, Chairman of the World Bowling Competition Committee, said: "The continent of Africa

We look forward to working with the zone to better create opportunities for the sport within Africa and

Following the confirmation of Haridi as President, Kily Cassel of South Africa was named as vice-president.Three

A specialist detective has taken over the investigation into an allegation of rape made against South

has been appointed to oversee the case.She has reportedly helped crack "high-profile sex crimes" in South

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

 This can happen in high profile cases, however.Danny Jordaan headed the South Africa 2010 World

You're all used to this because [former South African President Jacob] Zuma seems to have been tried

Campbell of Australia upstaged sister Cate to clinch the women's 100 metres freestyle gold medal as South

to beat the Englishman tonight in a time of 26.58.The defending champion's success was one of three South

considered an emerging talent and hot prospect for the future, then made it back-to-back golds for South

Africa when she clinched victory in the women's 200m breaststroke.The South African clocked 1:06.41

two-time Paralympic gold medallist, sealed the men's S7 50m freestyle honours in 28.60.Christian Sadie of South

Africa earned silver and bronze went to Singapore's Wei Soong Toh.

Akani Simbine of South Africa stunned a field including Jamaica's former world champion Yohan Blake to

100m final at Rio 2016, was a comfortable winner in the end in 10.03.Henricho Bruintjies completed a South

home celebrations when Australian Evan O'Hanlon of Australia dominated the T38 100m to win in 11.09.South

Wales' Daniel Salmon and Marc Wyatt held their nerve in a tense finale to upset Scotland's bowls royalty Alex Marshall and Paul Foster and win the men's pairs competition at the Commonwealth Games here today.

Commonwealth Games medal in any sport after beating Malta in the bronze medal match before Australia beat South

Africa to the women's bowls crown.Marshall and Foster were chasing a third title together and a second

Shaun Parnis and Brendan Aquilina of Malta.Cook Islands,  a self-governing island country in the South

Asch and Natasha Scott trailed 9-10 after nine ends but fought back in the second half against their South

Africa failed to successfully defend the title they won four years ago in Glasgow.Malta beat Canada