Portugal and Italy have both qualified for the last 16 of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after collecting valuable points on the final day of action in Groups C and D today.

 Portugal will now face hosts South Korea in the round of 16 on Tuesday (May 30) in Cheonan.Zambia

would guarantee first place.They went on to claim a point after sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw with South

Africa at the Incheon Stadium.Action is due to continue tomorrow when Groups E and F conclude.Group

England secured top spot in Group A at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after beating hosts South Korea 1-

England came to doubling their lead, but they ultimately did not need to do so as they moved above South

fourth in the 74th minute.A clever free-kick then got Martinez his second and Argentina’s fifth.The South

prevent Vanuatu finishing bottom of the group with three defeats from their three outings.Action in South

Africa at the Incheon Stadium and Japan’s meeting with Italy at the Cheonan Sports Complex make up the

Africa could still snatch third place on goal difference if they beat Uruguay and the match between

Coast 2018 Queen’s Baton is bound for the Caribbean following the completion of its journey across Africa

Africa, where Olympic gold medal-winning marathon runner Josia Thugwane carried the Baton in his home

province of Mpumalanga.Thugwane, who became the first black South African athlete to top an Olympic

Africa ©Gold Coast 2018"It’s been 21 years since I won the gold medal."

I think South Africa is going to do well at Gold Coast 2018, especially in track and field, I see now

While in South Africa, the Baton visited a number of scenic sites, including God’s Window and Three Rondavels

Gold Coast 2018 has today appointed RGS Events Australia as the official furniture provider for next year’s Commonwealth Games.

Rio 2016 Olympic Games.Other events to make use of their service include the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South

Africa, the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto and the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England."

Warm-up matches for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy begin tomorrow as preparations for the tournament continue.

) are being played featuring six of the eight teams who will be hoping to win the title.England and South

Africa are not involved in the warm-ups as they are currently in the middle of a ODI series with each

Zambia have made it through to the last 16 of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in South Korea after coming

 Goals from Ricarrdo Orsolini and Andrea Favilli handed Italy a 2-0 win over South Africa ©Getty

ImagesItaly defeated South Africa 2-0 to claim their first win of the tournament at the Suwon World

net.Elsewhere in Group D, Uruguay secured their place in the last 16 after they beat Japan 2-0 in Suwon.The South

slotted home to seal the three points.Italy and Japan both have three points in the standings with South

Africa yet to get off the mark.Action is due to continue tomorrow with the second round of fixtures

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has unveiled the competition schedule for this year's Under-12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taipei.

horns with current world number one ranked side Japan in Group A.Mexico, Czech Republic, Brazil and South

Africa complete the set.Two-time defending under-12 world champions United States will compete in Group

B.Third seeds South Korea are expected to form their primary opposition along with 2015 bronze medallists

Nicaragua, and Australia, Panama and Germany.South Africa and current under-12 Americas champions Mexico

qualifiers the Czech Republic while Australia will take on the US.Panama will meet Asian qualifiers South

Paolo Barelli has claimed he has been driven by passion to challenge International Swimming Federation (FINA) President Julio Maglione and that the Uruguayan appears "unable or unwilling" to tackle problems within the governing body.

abolish the honorary secretary was "sneaky".He was also critical of the increase of representatives from Africa

and Asia on the FINA Bureau.insidethegames was told earlier this month that Africa, the Americas

wrongdoing but FINA have promised they will "monitor the situation" and "take all measures deemed necessary".South

Hosts South Korea secured their second win in as many games at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after defeating

Daejeon.That result leaves the Germans on just a single point and three behind second placed Mexico.Action in South

D.Group C sees Zambia face Iran and Costa Rica go up against Portugal at the Jeju World Cup Stadium.South Africa

Increased viewing figures have been announced for this year's World Snooker Championships.

The World Championships were also shown live in the Middle East and North Africa, China, Thailand, Hong

Kong, Mongolia and New Zealand.They were streamed on Facebook Live in North and South America, the Caribbean

World Rugby has announced the dates and venues for the 10 rounds of the men's 2017-2018 World Rugby Sevens Series.

 South Africa had already won the overall series title after sealing glory at the penultimate leg

circuit.Action next term is due to begin on December 1 and 2 in Dubai before moving to Cape Town in South

Africa the following week.Australian city Sydney will then welcome the 16 teams over three days from

Africa, Wales, Australia, France, Canada, Argentina and Scotland, as well as the hosts, had already

, North America, South America, Asia and Oceania.

Leading officials at the South Africa Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) have claimed

As with many other countries, South African athletes have depended on financial support from lottery

Africa."

 "The new regulations do not make provision for activities outside the borders of South Africa."

However, preparation and participation within South Africa would be available within the applications

We agreed it would not be in the interests of South African sport, let alone SASCOC," he told TimesLIVE

France's Pauline Ado claimed the women's gold medal at the 2017 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games here in Biarritz today.

Costa Rica secured the bronze medal with 8.40 while the copper medal was awarded to Bianca Buitendag of South

Africa who finished fourth on 7.47.Men's action will now take centre stage for the remainder of the

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met with Angola vice-president Manuel Domingos Vicente in Luanda to discuss sports development, cooperation and the assistance provided by Olympic Solidarity.

played football with a group of them.The German was accompanied throughout the visit, among others, by South

Marcelino Macome.It came after he had addressed the 17th Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

France's Pauline Ado made it through to the semi-finals of the women's competition at the World Surfing Games here in Biarritz today.

the semi-finals today ©ISAThe 23-year-old scored 14.00 to win her quarter-final.Bianca Buitendag of South

Africa also qualified after finishing behind Defay on 12.50 points.Action in the women's event is due