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famous comeback victory ©Getty ImagesChina's Li Ying scored the only goal of the game against South Africa

ImagesChina's coach Xiuquan Jia applauds his side ©Getty ImagesChina revel in their victory over South Africa

Defending champion Diede de Groot beat Britain's Lucy Shuker in straight sets today to book her place in the women's singles semi-finals at the BNP Paribas Open de France in Paris.

the quads singles, top seed David Wagner of the United States and sixth seed Lucas Sithole of South Africa

Jacksonville in Florida will host the final qualification match for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup - when the fate of the USA Hawks will be decided.

The Hawks are due to face the Cook Island, who beat South Africa 66-6 in Sydney last week in a preliminary

Hosts Argentina roared to a superb 47-26 victory over defending champions France as pool play concluded at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship.

defeat, France still made it through as the best runner-up across the three groups and will meet South Africa

but their lack of bonus points saw them end on a total of nine points, with the top two on 11.South Africa

the group on points difference as they reached a third semi-final at the competition.In Pool C, South Africa

Africans on their way and JJ van der Mescht crossed again for them after a fine burst from halfway.South Africa

was massive game for us, and credit to the New Zealand side, they pushed us all the way," said South Africa

Antonio Espinós visited Algeria to discuss his sport with Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Among the topics up for discussion was the development of karate in Africa and the sport's Olympic prospects.The

Our sport has proved to be a valuable asset in the expansion of the Olympic Movement in Africa.

hope that we can continue giving added value to the progress of the Olympic principles not only in Africa

 "Karate is a popular discipline all over the world, but it is in Africa where the popularity of

Hosts France edged past Norway 2-1 to top Group A and inch closer to a place in the knockout rounds of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

over Spain.Sara Daebritz got the game's only goal, with Germany through to the knockout stage if South Africa

Japan and South Africa have qualified for the semi-finals of the men's International Hockey Federation

 The other semi-final will see South Africa, who progressed after defeating Russia 2-1, take on

International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) June 12, 2019All three goals in the match between South Africa

The world's number-one ranked side, New Zealand, will begin the defence of their title tomorrow when they play host nation Czech Republic in the first game of the Men’s Softball World Championship at Svoboda Ballpark in Prague.

and second in the world, respectively.They are joined by Denmark, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa

States and Venezuela.The first round of Group B matches will be held in Prague on Friday with South Africa

An unwanted record for organisers of the Cricket World Cup in England and Wales was broken today as Sri Lanka's clash with Bangladesh became the third to be washed out.

Lanka's match against Pakistan was also rained off last week, as was yesterday's contest between South Africa

called off was two, in 1992 in Australia and New Zealand and in 2003, a tournament co-hosted by South Africa

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) has unveiled the kit to be worn by athletes who will represent the country at the inaugural African Beach Games.

ready, they have been to camp for two weeks and they are excited to represent the country in the first Africa

The crisis at the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) is set to continue after the country's Anti-Corruption Commission lodged an appeal against a High Court ruling which cleared President Isha Johansen and secretary general Christopher Kamara of wrongdoing.

saw Sierra Leone, ranked 115 in the world by FIFA, disqualified from qualification for this year's Africa

The Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) has announced that the country will join other parts of the globe later this month in celebrating the 2019 Olympic Day.

1987, the large majority of the 205 NOCs are joining-in today.Many of the participating NOCs are in Africa

South Africa's fading chances of reaching the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup were dealt a further blow today after their match with West Indies in Southampton was abandoned due to rain.

play was possible at Hampshire Bowl before the umpires called the match off at 4.15pm local time.South Africa

before the rain returned ©Getty Images"We are in a bad position but it's our own fault," said South Africa

Hosts India and the United States earned direct qualification to the semi-finals at the group phase at the International Hockey Federation Series Finals concluded today.

Suguru Hoshi salvaged a point for Japan in the dying stages.In the other match in the group, South Africa

beat Mexico 6-0.Japan are due to play Poland in the crossover round, while South Africa are scheduled

University Sport South Africa (USSA) President Ilhaam Groenewald set a target of eight medals for the

In 2017, South Africa won five silver medals and Groenewald is eyeing up at least two golds as the athletes

 A big delegation ofathletes and support staff are set to represent South Africa at Naples 2019

Association of Athletics Federations World Relays in Yokohama and together bagged a silver medal for South Africa