Scott Riddell will captain a 13-strong Scotland men's rugby sevens team named for next month's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

before travelling on to Australia.They will face Papua New Guinea, Malaysia and defending champions South

Africa in Pool A.Only the top-placed team will progress to the semi-finals for a chance to take home

Scotland were beaten by South Africa in the quarter-finals of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games ©Getty

are also selected - Matt Fagerson, George Horne, Ruaridh Jackson and Lee Jones.Scotland have lost to South

Africa at the quarter-final stage of each of the last two editions of the Commonwealth Games.

Hockey India has named an 18-strong women's squad for this year's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast as the team seek to earn their first medal in the sport since 2006.

team will compete at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast having won the Women's Hockey Asia Cup in South

Games medal since 2006 ©Getty Images"We go into the tournament in good form after winning the series in South

New Delhi in 2010 and in Glasgow in 2014.India have been drawn alongside Malaysia, Wales, England and South

Africa in Group A of the women's tournament.Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ghana and Scotland comprise

New Zealand have named their men's hockey team for next month's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast as they seek to improve on their fourth-place finish at Glasgow 2014.

New Zealand have been drawn to face rivals Australia, Canada, South Africa and Scotland in Pool A of

Members of the Royal Family and Government Ministers will not attend this year's FIFA World Cup in Russia after the host nation was blamed for the attempted murder of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced today.

global showpiece.At least one of the two had attended the previous three World Cups at Germany in 2006, South

Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014."

Hosts The Netherlands have been awarded a wildcard for the men's competition for the next month's Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup in Apeldoorn.

The six-time champions will now compete in their home city from May 28 until June 3.South Africa and

England have announced their 18-member men’s hockey team for next month's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast. 

the men’s competition at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre.Hosts Australia will face New Zealand, Canada, South

Africa and Scotland in Pool A."

Scotland tied with hosts Zimbabwe in their final Group B match of the International Cricket Council World Cup qualifier in Bulawayo.

teams who have already qualified - the host nation, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South

Africa and Bangladesh.

International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) have announced the first athletes to take part in in their "We Are Sport" project.

been confirmed as sport champions, with the swimmers joined by table tennis players Yang Hee Seo of South

The project is mainly focused on Asia, Oceania and Africa but athletes and personnel from other regions

will also be included.Egypt, the United States, South Africa, France, Thailand, India and Sweden have

New Zealand have named their women’s hockey squad for next month's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast as they target a third successive appearance on the podium.

rankings.New Zealand will take on Australia, Scotland, Canada and Ghana in Pool B, with England, India, South

Africa, Malaysia and Wales contesting Pool A.

New Zealand’s Ali Forsyth and Malta’s Brendan Aquilina won elimination matches to reach the semi-finals of the Bowls World Cup at the Warilla Bowls and Recreation Club.

USA) 11-3 12-3.K Moran (Scotland) bt V Smith (New Zealand) 9-7 8-4, L Beere (Guernsey) bt C Piketh (South

Africa) 7-5 8-9 3-2. pic.twitter.com/15r2VeuKpV— World Bowls (@WorldBowls1) March 12, 2018Forsyth will

section one standings.Guernsey’s Lucy Beere won the second elimination match 7-5, 8-9, 3-2 against South

Fiji beat Kenya 31-12 today to win the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in Vancouver and move up to second place in the overall standings.

Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 12, 2018Fiji had earlier defeated Argentina 43-7 in the quarter-finals and South

Africa 15-12 in the semi-finals.Their unbeaten run stretched throughout the competition and earned them

their first victory in Vancouver and 33rd in 67 finals.Sevens Series leaders South Africa claimed the

England beat Australia 31-14 in the fifth-place play-off.Afters six rounds of the 2018 Sevens Series, South

Africa retain top spot in the standings with 109 points.Fiji, now in second place after overtaking New

Fiji and New Zealand progressed to the quarter-finals of the latest HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event with unbeaten records as action begun today in Vancouver.  

by defeating Scotland 31-26.They then went onto overcome Russia 31-5 and 2018 Sevens Series leaders South

Africa 33-14.Standing between New Zealand and a place in the semi-finals are the United States, the

World RugbyCompleting the quarter-final line-up are matches pitting Australia against Pool D runners-up South

New Zealand on 82 points.The five tournaments held thus far have produced five different winners - South

Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and the US.

A maiden one day international century by Rovman Powell inspired West Indies to a comfortable victory over Ireland at the International Cricket Council World Cup qualifier in Harare.

teams who have already qualified - the host nation, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South

Africa and Bangladesh.

Both their life stories would make a Hollywood film, Mohammad Nassiri and Precious McKenzie.

came in the Commonwealth Games rather than the Olympics.He was brought up by cruel foster parents in South

Africa when his father was killed by a crocodile and his alcoholic mother was deemed incapable of raising

later he became the best weightlifter in his country but that was not enough to earn him a place in South

South Africa will be hoping to maintain their slender lead in the World Rugby Sevens series standings

South Africa lead by 10 points but have not won an individual leg since the season-opener in Dubai.New

in Pool C.United States won their home tournament in Las Vegas last week ©World RugbyNew Zealand and South

Africa will then clash in a heavyweight Pool D which also contains Scotland and Russia.

“Vancouver is definitely one of our favorite spots and we really enjoy playing here," said South African