Favourites New Zealand started from where they left with some explosive rugby on the opening day of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens.

the United States.New Zealand, who won all the rounds barring Sydney last season, began by thrashing South

Africa 40-0 and followed it up with routine wins against France, 28-7,  and the US 45-14, at The

Africa, while Tyla Nathan-Wong successfully kicked four conversions.

Africa, is tackled by Ryan Carlyle, of United States, on Day One of the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens

Africa 29-5.Ireland inched past Fiji 20-12.

Lynne Seymour was 35 when she first picked up a bowl in anger and nowadays can face opponents who are younger than her 32 years in the sport.

 She has competed internationally in South Africa and New Zealand with considerable success.And

Malaysia secured top spot in their pool at the World Squash Federation Men's World Team Championship in Marseille with a victory over Austria.

the day, as they set up a last 16 match with defending champions England.The United States then beat South

Africa, with their reward a tie against Hong Kong.

The New Zealand women's and South African men's Rugby Sevens teams enter the new campaign as favourites

Sevens World Series photocall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates ©Getty ImagesIn the men's competition, South

Africa enter Dubai as clear favourites having won the 2016-17 series in convincing fashion, with five

Runners-up in 2016-17, England will be aiming to close the gap on South Africa who finished 32 points

Last week, European Olympic Committees (EOC) President, Janez Kocijančič, wondered: "Would you think it was a serious idea if someone proposed to punish all those countries responsible for one of the World Wars?"

 South Africa’s apartheid system was established by the time an all-white team took part at Rome

 The South Africans did not compete at Tokyo 1964 but many were frustrated by the lack

The IOC Executive Board "recommended no invitation be sent to South Africa in any event until there was

Africa were expelled and did not compete again until 1992.

It was the longest Olympic ban ever imposed on a country.As South Africa returned to the Olympic fold

Defending champions Australia will face rivals New Zealand in both the men's and women's hockey events at next year's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast after organisers conducted the draw for the group stages.

The host nation, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Scotland comprise Pool A of the men's event.Pool

winners of the silver medal in the Scottish city, have been drawn in Pool A along with India, South

Africa, Malaysia and Wales.The top two in each group will progress to the semi-finals, with preliminary

Africa, before Australia make their entrance against Canada.The men's tournament is set to start with

Pakistan versus Wales and South Africa's clash with Scotland."

Jamaica will make their debut appearance in Commonwealth Games rugby sevens at Gold Coast 2018 after becoming the final nation to qualify.

confirmed as the African qualifiers last month, while Sri Lanka and Malaysia advanced from Asia.South Africa

assured of a place as hosts.The women’s event will feature Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Fiji, England, South

Africa, Kenya and Wales.

The pools and timetable for the 2018 Hockey Women’s World Cup, taking place at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, have been announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

world-ranked number one and reigning World Cup champions The Netherlands, take on Asian giants China and South

the 2017 FIH Hockey World League, and the Republic of Ireland.Pool C sees African continent champions South

Africa face world number three team Argentina, along with European rivals Germany and Spain.Pool D will

London next year ©Getty ImagesThe pool stage will start at midday on July 21 with Germany taking on South

Africa and will finish on July 29 with England hosting Ireland at 7pm.The knockout rounds start the

Britain's Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett, the 2017 Wimbledon and US Open champions, came from a set down against French favourites Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer to win their first UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Masters in Bemmel in The Netherlands.

America's Dana Mathewson, who saw off the challenge of Charlotte Famin, France, and Kgohatso Montjane, South

Africa, in three sets - 6-1, 5-7, 6-1.

The inaugural Ab Initio International exhibition squash championship provided entertainment for two main reasons earlier this week. An excellent format to the team event ultimately led to a thrilling conclusion. A misunderstanding of the scoring then led to the amusing spectacle of both teams believing they had won.

the confusion did not overshadow what had been an interesting format and an exciting contest.South Africa

Africa when they were pursuing qualification for the 2012 African Nations Cup.

Mosimane shut up shop at home against Sierra Leone.Having played out a goalless draw, South Africa began

Sanity prevailed when the complaint was eventually withdrawn.South Africa were eliminated from the 2003

Cricket World Cup after wrongly calculating a required target ©Getty ImagesSadly for South Africa, it

Morocco stunned Algeria to clinch a place at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) World Championships as they won the men's event at the African qualifier in Durban.

their previous seven matches, were led by Nabil Guedon.Algeria's women also qualified as they beat South

Africa ©TwitterGuedon managed a personal haul of 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists but it was

not enough to send his side to the World Championships.Egypt beat hosts South Africa 53-50 to seal the

bronze medal.South Africa were also denied success in the women's final as they were beaten 53-25 by

will join Morocco's men at the World Championships in the German city.They came through against hosts South

Day three of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters at Sportcentrum de Schaapskooi in Bemmel, The Netherlands, saw the last pool matches of the tournament take place and the semi final line-up decided.

The first Centre Court match of the day saw Charlotte Famin and Kgothatso Montjane, from France and South

Africa respectively, defeat Louise Hunt and Michaela Spaanstra, of Britain and The Netherlands, 

will also play in the doubles semi final tomorrow after beating American Greg Hasterok and his South

his sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp extended to 13 years and five months by South

The court in Bloemfontein handed down the minimum 15-year term for murder in South Africa, minus the

had mistaken her for an intruder.His defence team insisted the six-year sentence was appropriate.The South

Unbeaten Algeria will face Morocco in the final of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) World Championships African Qualification Tournament after both sides won their semi-final matches in Durban today.

top of the round-robin group, recorded their seventh consecutive win at the tournament as they beat South

Africa 63-45 at the Tongaat Indoor Sports Centre.Morocco had earlier booked their place in the final

next year.Ghana and Nigeria both withdrew from the men's competition for financial reasons.Egypt and South

to be held on the final day of the event in the South African city tomorrow.The women's final will be

between South Africa and Algeria.Algeria produced a superb performance as they thrashed Kenya 89-8 in

Morocco and Egypt booked their place in the semi-finals of the men’s International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) World Championships African Qualification Tournament in contrasting fashion in Durban today.

earlier beaten Angola 80-42 to all-but secure a semi-final berth.The pool games are over at the IWBF Africa

pic.twitter.com/lGWqP6xNMO— IWBF (@_IWBF) November 22, 2017South Africa squeezed through to the next

by virtue of a 54-24 triumph over Angola.Algeria completed the group phase of the tournament in the South

African city as they recorded their sixth straight win with a 66-47 victory against South Africa.In

the women's event, South Africa usurped Zimbabwe into second place with a commanding 47-7 success against