Last year’s quad doubles finalists Anthony Cotterill and Andy Lapthorne and Nick Taylor and David Wagner both made winning starts at the 2017 UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters at the Sportcentrum Schaapskooi, in Bemmel, Netherlands.

Cotterill and Lapthorne secured a 6-3 7-5 victory against Heath Davidson of Australia and Lucas Sithole of South

Africa, despite being a break down in the second set.They will now play Americans Nick Taylor and David

most successful doubles partnership, who thrashed Greg Hasterok and Kyu-Seung Kim, from the US and South

Egypt and Morocco strengthened their hopes of reaching the men’s International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) World Championships African Qualification Tournament semi-finals in Durban.

eased to a 79-23 win over Zimbabwe as they prepare for the semi-final stage of the competition.South Africa

first victory for Angola, as they overcame winless Kenya 87-22.Check out the action from the 2017 IWBF Africa

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sealed a 64-6 win over Zimbabwe to top the standings with three victories from three matches.South Africa

World Rugby has denied a claim by the Samoan Rugby Union (SRU) that they are bankrupt and have promised to continue to back development of the sport in the Pacific Islands.

reeling from the World Rugby Council vote to hand the 2023 World Cup to France instead of their favoured South

Africa pick, have released a strongly worded statement refuting this claim."

globally that while the top tier sides - Australia, England, Ireland, France, New Zealand, Scotland, South

Africa and Wales - continue to flourish financially, the smaller nations are struggling to make ends

Algeria continued their winning start to the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) World Championships African Qualification Tournament by overcoming Egypt in Durban.

wins and one defeat from their three ties, with Egypt occupying third place with the same record.Hosts South

Africa secured their first victory on the tournament, as they stormed to a 134-18 success against Kenya.South

Africa were due to face Angola in the final match of the day, but the clash was postponed.The IWBF state

title, having recorded their second straight win in the four team event.They secured a 51-21 win over South

Africa to top the standings, while Zimbabwe triumphed 37-14 against Kenya.

Peru became the last team to secure a spot at next year’s FIFA World Cup in Russia last week. They qualified for their first Finals since 1982 despite suffering the ignominy of their captain and leading scorer Paolo Guerrero failing a drugs test shortly beforehand.

two-thirds” of their team developed food poisoning before their 1995 Rugby World Cup final defeat to hosts South

Africa.

A former bodyguard of the then South African President, the late Nelson Mandela, revived these rumours

outcome was revenge for some similarly controversial decisions in favour of American fighters over South

Algeria began their women’s International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) World Championships African Qualification Tournament campaign in stunning style by thrashing Kenya in Durban.

gradually slowed in the final two periods of the match, with Algeria eventually completing an 87-0 win.Host South

Africa celebrated victory in the second women’s tie of the day, as they emerged as 38-7 winners against

back, having begun their campaign with a 64-30 loss to Zimbabwe in the first game of the day.South Africa

Defending men's champions Algeria began the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) World Championships African Qualification Tournament with a thumping win in Durban today.

The North Africans hammered Kenya 107-13 at the Tongaat Indoor Sports Centre in the South African city.Bilel

the event will progress to the IWBF World Championships in German city Hamburg next year.Hosts South

Africa began their tournament with defeat as they went down 68-41 to Morocco.The teams are hoping to

Africa meeting Egypt.Ghana and Nigeria both withdrew from the men's event for financial reasons.The

Africa play Zimbabwe and Algeria meet Kenya.

Hong Kong is poised to host senior competition at the first edition of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Ocean Racing World Championships to take place in Asia.

Clearwater Bay.Competitors will then paddle 22.25 kilometres to the finish line at Stanley Beach.South Africa

title due to be contested tomorrow.On Sunday (November 19) the men's elite race will be held.The South

women’s team includes 2013 silver medallist Michelle Burn and Olympic medallist Bridgitte Hartley.South Africa

FIFA have confirmed the seeding pots for the Russia 2018 World Cup draw after Peru became the final nation to book their place in the showpiece event.

Peru progressed courtesy of the intercontinental playoffs, having finished fifth in South American qualification.Following

over the Ivory Coast to qualify as the winners of Group C, while Senegal topped Group D after beating South

Africa 2-1 in a replayed match.FIFA had ordered the tie, initially won by South Africa, to be replayed

debutants Panama feature in Pot 4, as well as Serbia, Nigeria, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and South

France have been named as the host of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, following a vote by World Rugby’s 31 Council members here today.

The European nation beat South Africa in the second round of voting by a score of 24 to 15.They led after

The decision comes despite World Rugby’s recommendation of South Africa last month, which followed the

Africa 24-15 in the second round of the vote ©Getty ImagesThe result extends a run of defeats for South

Africa, who previously lost bid races for the 2011, 2015 and 2019 tournaments.South Africa staged the

“We did everything in our power to bring the tournament to South Africa and we expected to have that

Swiss rower Jeannine Gmelin, South African Kirsten McCann and crews from all over Europe, South Africa

Adelina Bogus, Laura Oprea, Daniela Druncea, coxswain; Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls: Kirsten McCann, South

Africa; and Women’s Single Sculls: Jeannine Gmelin, Switzerland.Germany's Mens Eight are up for the

World Rugby will name the host of the 2023 World Cup tournament tomorrow, with South Africa the front-runner

South Africa were backed by World Rugby as their preferred host last month, leaving rivals France and

Ireland battling to make up ground prior to the secret 31-Council member vote.The decision to recommend South

Africa followed the presentation of a detailed evaluation report on the three bidders, with the country

coming out on top in three of the five criteria assessed.In the closely contested report South Africa

South Africa are the favourites to be named hosts of the 2023 Rugby World Cup ©Getty ImagesIt is claimed

Family members of former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack have stepped-up their campaign to secure his release by distributing a brochure of achievements supposedly "patiently pursued by a man of conviction".

responsibility for China's return to the IAAF-fold in 1978 is also praised as well as the exclusion of South

Africa from all athletics events until the abolition of the apartheid system in 1992."

World Rugby has again defended its confidence in the bidding process for the 2023 World Cup tournament ahead of what is likely to be a vehemently contested vote on Wednesday (November 15). 

Africa being backed as their preferred host for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has dismissed criticism of their decision to recommend South Africa

South Africa Rugby President Mark Alexander has warned a vote against his country will be seen as a snub

report.Mark Alexander, South Africa Rugby President, calimed a vote against South Africa to host the

Africa or Timbuktu."

Birmingham City striker Lucy Quinn has claimed the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade has helped her prepare to compete in the Women’s Super League.

British team eventually finishing in ninth place in the women’s event.Group stage defeats to Russia and South

Africa forced the British team into the classification rounds of the tournament.Quinn was able to add

to her group stage strike against South Africa with a hat-trick in a 6-1 success against Argentina.She