Fiji warmed up for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games with a historic 24-12 win over Kenya in today's Hong Kong final - becoming the first side to secure this World Rugby Sevens Series title four times in a row.

Fiji beat South Africa 26-24 in the semi-final while Kenya had advanced with a 21-12 win over New Zealand.Tuwai

third win of the season means they are also now just three points behind overall reigning champions South

Africa in the World Rugby Sevens Series leaderboard.Three legs of the season remain.Japan earned their

South Africa claimed third place in the Hong Kong Sevens with a 29-7 win over New Zealand.Argentina defeated

Mark Alexander has been re-elected as president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) for a four-year

General Council for their vote of confidence and claimed that continuity was good for the sport in South

Africa."

We are all very aware of the tough period that South African rugby has been through since 2016 when we

Africa be awarded the event but the Council - made up of Member Federations - chose France instead.

 Newly re-elected South African Rugby Union President Mark Alexander has admitted the success of

South Africa’s Colleen Piketh ended the Commonwealth 2018 dream of home favourite Karen Murphy in the

mum helped Malta through to the semi finals of the women’s fours.They beat India 13-11 and will meet South

Africa in the first semi-finalAustralian-born sisters Connie Leigh and Rebecca Rixon played alongside

The draw for the semi-finals has kept them apart from Australia who meet Canada.Malta face South Africa.In

The young Cook Islands pairs bowlers Aiden Zittersteijn and Taiki Paniani beat South Africa 15-14 to

Japan were the overall winners at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Cross Country Championship in Switzerland as their women won the team event and their men came second.

’s El Hocine Zourkane won the men’s title over a testing course at St Gallen in 30min 21.00sec with South

headed a Japanese effort that earned them second place on 35 points in the overall men’s rankings behind South

Africa, who totalled 33, with Morocco third on 40.Japan took overall honours in the FISU World University

Ireland’s men will play Japan tomorrow at the Hong Kong stadium for a place in the final of the World Rugby Sevens Series qualifying tournament - with promotion to next season’s World Sevens Series on offer for the winner.

Hong Kong Sevens tournament, part of the HSBC World Sevens Series, where defending champions Fiji and South

Africa were the only teams to complete the pool stages with three wins from three today.Japan earned

Yesterday, China’s women secured their place in next season’s Women’s Sevens Series by defeating South

Africa 31-14 in their qualifier final.In today’s main World Sevens Series competition, Spain booked

Kenya meanwhile will face Scotland, who took the second qualifying place in Pool C when South Africa

Chad le Clos joked that he felt like the "Michael Phelps of the Commonwealth Games" after becoming the first man to win the same swimming event for three successive editions at Gold Coast 2018 today.

The South African, who shot to global stardom by stunning Phelps in the 200 metres butterfly at London

Tatjana Schoenmaker also won gold today on a good night for South Africa ©Getty ImagesSouth Africa's

stronger in the second half of the 200m breaststroke to clinch victory in 2:22.02.It marked the first South

Wilby continued his strong week by following his 200m gold with silver in 59.43 for an English 1-2.South

China's women have earned promotion to the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2019 after winning the qualifying tournament attached to the men's Hong Kong leg that got underway today.

Africa, Spain, Kenya, New Zealand and Olympic champions Fiji all won their opening group matches in

Africa the initiative, China responded with a hat-trick from Keyi Chen, and further scores from Min

Africa coach Paul Delport."

Africa, while Belgium took fourth spot after a 22-5 loss to China.In the main men's World Series competition

Africa, who lead the current standings ahead of Fiji, made short work of South Korea, winning 45-0,

accepted Cricket Australia's bans for their role in the ball-tampering scandal during the third Test with South

Africa.

Kenya, China and Belgium earned perfect win records on day one of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series qualifier in Hong Kong.

Rugby World Cup Sevens for five of the teams.Kenya, who beat Papua New Guinea 17-5, Mexico 40-0 and South

Africa 24-12, earned a meeting with Argentina.China's path to the top of Pool B required them to dig

finished the day off with a closer 12-5 win over Wales.Belgium next meet Brazil, with Wales playing South

claim Bermuda's second Commonwealth Games title ever - and first since 1990 - before Henri Schoeman of South

Africa won the men's race.

used to these conditions when they train in Yorkshire and seemed likely to prosper.Henri Schoeman of South

Africa won the men's triathlon ©Getty ImagesThey duly emerged in the lead out of the swim but were unable

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) have handed China a wildcard place for this year's Under-15 World Cup in Panama.

back-to-back Under-15 World Cup champions Cuba.World number one outfit United States, Japan, Chinese Taipei, South

Africa, Dominican Republic, Brazil, The Netherlands, Germany and Australia will also compete in the

Hong Kong is set to host the latest leg of the men's World Rugby Sevens Series, which will take place alongside two qualification tournaments.

but, with four legs to go, they are only second in the overall standings behind defending champions South

Africa.South Africa have 109 points at the top of the leaderboard with Fiji, the Hong Kong winners last

Zealand, Russia and Samoa will play in Pool A with Kenya, Australia, Spain and Canada in Pool B.South Africa

, England, Scotland and South Korea will contest Pool C and the US, Argentina, Wales and France will

relegated from that level.The women's event will also be a 12-team tournament under the same format.South Africa

The South African Football Association (SAFA) have announced that vice-president Xolile Nkompela has

Executive Committee meeting.Jordaan, head of the Organising Committee that delivered the 2010 World Cup in South

Africa, is also expected to meet FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura in Madacasgar but will

be back in charge when he returns to South Africa.This is despite an allegation of rape being made against

him by Jennifer Ferguson, a singer and former African National Congress representative.Former South

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

Caroline O'Hanlon has been named as Northern Ireland’s flagbearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games here. 

seventh place after beating Wales in a classification match.Australia, Barbados, Fiji, Jamaica and South

Africa are due to provide the opposition for Northern Ireland in Pool A of the Gold Coast 2018 competition

Athletics is always of a high standard at the Commonwealth Games but the programme at Christchurch 1974 was perhaps the best ever.

African nations in boycotting the Games in protest against the All Blacks' rugby union tour of South

Africa.