Hosts South Africa reigned supreme in the deciding match of Group D in the International Cricket Council

against the Middle Eastern nation who had almost identical results against others in the group.South Africa

 With South Africa scoring 299 runs for eight wickets in 50 overs, the UAE were set a tough target

 Ansh Tandon of UAE and Khanya Cotani of hosts South Africa in a match in Bloemfontein affected

by the rain ©Getty ImagesUsing the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method, South Africa won by 23 runs in a fairly

Australia today qualified for their first Olympic men's football tournament for 12 years with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the third place playoff at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championships in Bangkok.

France, Germany, Romania and Spain from Europe, New Zealand from Oceania, Egypt, Ivory Coast and South Africa

from Africa.

the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series in Hamilton, New Zealand after close wins over Kenya and South Africa

are the other side in Pool B, having held Kenya to a 12-12 draw and suffering a heavy defeat to South Africa

final, rain-affected Group A match at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup in South Africa

South African wheelchair tennis player Lucas Sithole has received a two-year ban for failing three times in a 12-month period to file whereabouts information.

 Lucas Sithole of South Africa has earned two Grand Slam victories in his career ©Getty ImagesHis

The Black Ferns will be seeking a third consecutive win in the women's World Rugby Sevens Series this weekend, on the home turf of Hamilton - where men's and women's Series events are being co-hosted for the first time.

home soil, while their male counterparts will be aiming to replicate their recent victory in South Africa

World Rugby Sevens Series, have made three changes to the squad that came from behind to defeat South Africa

men's World Rugby Sevens Series in Hamilton this weekend with a strengthened squad ©World RugbySouth Africa

Stedman Gans, who is captain, and South Africa's all-time leading points-scorer Cecil Afrika.South Africa

Ursula Papandrea, who until April is the first female leader of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), says she will stand in next year's IWF elections.

Weightlifting, has already stated her intent to help develop women's weightlifting in parts of Asia, Africa

in the Super League quarter-finals at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup in South Africa

second heavy defeat following their 10-wicket loss to Australia on Monday (January 20).Action in South Africa

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the schedule for its new event - the Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup, which starts in New Zealand next month.

world No. 5 Australia, along with Argentina (ranked 2nd), Canada (4th), Czech Republic (7th), South Africa

correspond with the launch of the new under-18 Softball World Cup, continental qualifiers were staged in Africa

reaching the final of the inaugural Netball Nations Cup with a hard-fought 58-54 victory over South Africa

putting up 42 of her 45 attempts.England are now due to meet Jamaica and New Zealand play at South Africa

International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup, after maintaining their perfect group-stage records in South Africa

7NUQ1TKZwq— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) January 22, 2020Today's other Group D match saw South Africa

Olympic and Paralympic medallists, world record holders and world champions have been announced among the field for this year's Boston Marathon, due to take place on April 20.

since 1993.Four-time champion Marcel Hug of Switzerland and 10-time winner Ernst van Dyk of South Africa

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with GCBH LP, a United States entity backed by experienced sports and media investors, in a bid to take Basketball Champions League (BCL) to the next level and reshape the landscape of club competitions.

Following our partnership with the NBA in Africa to launch the Basketball Africa League, we are glad

This month's Oceania Wrestling Championships in American Samoa's capital Pago Pago have been cancelled, due to the measles outbreak in neighbouring Samoa.

 As already planned, an Africa and Oceania Olympic Games qualifier is scheduled to take place in