gold last year, has thanked doctors and everyone else who helped him after suffering a heart attack in South

Africa.

he is now recovering from the incident and thanked doctors and team staff who assisted him while in South

Africa.

Japan won twice in a day to take command of Pool C at the Junior Women’s Softball World Championship in Clearwater in the United States.

the US also maintained their good start by making it three wins from three.They proved too strong for South

Africa, cruising to a 15-0 win in a match which was cut short after three innings.Peru won their first

Nickles claiming four runs apiece.Juarez Giselle was one walk away from pitching a perfect game as the South

Jonathan Nnaji, the former President of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF), has seen his work within the sport honoured by its world governing body.

 He was presented with his award at the World Taekwondo Championships in Muju in South Korea.Nnaji

Jonathan Nnaji's commendation ©NTF“Chief Nnaji has done well to put Nigeria on the political map of the Africa

Top seeds Egypt won Pool A as the women's team event began at the World Squash Federation Junior Championships in New Zealand.

singles competition ©WSFHong Kong and the United States both opened with 3-0 victories in Pool C, against South

winners.In Pool D, England took command of the group after beating India and France 3-0.India also beat South

Africa 3-0, with the latter then beating the French 2-1.Group play will continue tomorrow with the top

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said that Barcelona was a city "living with its back turned" before the 1992 Summer Games, which opened 25 years ago today.

line by his father Jim after an injury left him in tears.Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu and Elana Meyer of South

Africa joined hands for a victory lap after the women's 10,000m final, after finishing in first and

The United States got their Junior Women’s Softball World Championship title defence off to a flying start by thrashing Turkey and Guatemala today.

with another though as they lost 13-0 in five innings to Chinese Taipei.The other match in Group A saw South

Africa beat Turkey 16-3.South Africa cruised to a 16-3 victory over Turkey in Pool A ©WBSCAction in

victories, defeating Ireland 12-1 and Great Britain 7-1.Britain were able to secure a 1-0 win over South

Qualifiers for the Gold Coast 2018 netball competition have been confirmed - with Uganda set to appear in the event for the first time.

The Ugandan team triumphed at the Africa Championship earlier this month, which saw them rise to ninth

places at the Games.Australia currently head the rankings followed by New Zealand, England, Jamaica and South

The Bahamas ended their wait for a gold medal at their home Commonwealth Youth Games as they finished first in the mixed 4x200 metres relay on the last day of competition here today.

boys' 400m hurdles.Chalmers finished in front of England's Seamus Derbyshire and Boitumelo Mayo of South

Africa claimed the bronze medal.Australia ended the athletics programme at Bahamas 2017 at the top of

Brazil’s Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos smashed his own men’s 200 metres T47 world record to claim a second gold medal of the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships on what was a memorable evening for hosts Great Britain. 

 Paralympic champion Reinhardt Hamman of South Africa threw a season’s best 50.48m for the silver

, who already had a bronze medal from the 100m, clocked a time of 22.37.Greece’s Michail Seitis and South

Maciej Lepiato triumphed in the men’s high jump T44 ©Getty ImagesOther winners on the track included South

South Africa ended their hosting of the Hockey World League semi-final on a high as they secured a fifth

leaving the classification ties as the focus of today’s action.A penalty shot from Lilian du Plessis gave South

Africa an ideal start to the women’s fifth place match against Japan.The advantage was doubled by Tarryn

England captain Heather Knight has described the prospect of entering the field in front of a full stadium at the iconic Lord’s in London for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup final as "special".

India have never won the trophy, although they did reach the 2005 final in South Africa where they lost

Singapore was the star of show as she secured two gold medals to bring her overall total to four as South

Africa dominated the third night of swimming finals here tonight.

a member of the Singaporean relay team which won the mixed 4x100m freestyle event.Jarryd Baxter of South

Africa was another swimmer to win two gold medals tonight.Compatriots Michael Houlie and Mariella Venter

also tasted victory for the second time this week.Their performances helped South Africa win five of

New Zealand's Hannah Bates to clinch the silver medal.Jarryd Baxter won two gold medals tonight as South

Africa secured five overall ©Getty ImagesQuah then spearheaded Singapore, whose team also included Jonathan

Jordan Spieth of the United States has opened up a two-shot lead at The Open Championship after the second rounds were completed at Royal Birkdale today.

days.Notable casualties included several former Open champions include 2010 winner Louis Oosthuizen of South

Africa and the US’ Phil Mickelson, who claimed the title in 2013.Ireland's Padraig Harrington and American

Germany reached the final of the men’s Hockey World League semi-final in Johannesburg after holding their nerve in a shootout against Spain.

Ireland face New Zealand for fifth place, after Egypt and France clash for seventh.Japan will take on South

Africa to decide fifth place in the women’s event, while India will hope to seal seventh when they play

Paralympic champion Georgina Hermitage defended her women’s 400 metres T37 title in a world record time on another memorable night for hosts Great Britain at the World Para Athletics Championships here.

compatriot Wang Feng during Beijing 2008.Argentina’s Yanina Andrea Martinez claimed silver in 14.41 with South

100m T37, Brazil’s Mateus Evangelista Cardoso took gold ahead of Paralympic champion Charl Du Toit of South

Africa in a reverse of the 200m final on Tuesday.Both athletes managed season’s bests but Evangelista