The Royal Caledonian Curling Club (RCCC), mother club of the sport and its governing body in Scotland, have announced Graham Lindsay as their new chairman.

Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa

Australia secured a spot in the semi-final of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship after beating Ireland in Argentina.

pic.twitter.com/6aSZqHbMJE— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) June 8, 2019In Pool C, New Zealand and South Africa

both secured their second victories.The Kiwis defeated Scotland 52-33, while South Africa scored eight

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Nigeria's Osinachi Ohale secured the 3-0 victory for Norway ©Getty ImagesIn the Group B clash between South Africa

and Spain, Thembi Kgatlana scored an impressive opener for South Africa ©Getty ImagesJennifer Hermoso

Olympic champions Germany opened their account at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup with an unconvincing 1-0 victory against China in Rennes.

In the remaining Group B match, Spain relied on two penalties to get past South Africa, winning 3-1.Spain

beat South Africa 3-1 in Group B of the FIFA Women's World Cup ©Getty ImagesThembi Kgatlana scored first

for South Africa with an impressive individual goal, with the side going into halftime ahead.It unravelled

The United States and Japan will clash for the only automatic berth in the semi-finals from Group B at the International Hockey Federation Series Finals in Bhubaneswar after both teams claimed their second victories today.

before halftime.Kazuma Murata put Japan 2-0 in front in the dying stages of the third quarter and South Africa

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) reversed a decision made by Athletics South Africa

agreement which will see the two organisations use football as a vehicle for education and social change in Africa

The signing of this agreement will kick start cooperation on joint projects in #Africa. ⚽ pic.twitter.com

and FIFA are today launching a unique partnership to promote gender equality and foster education in Africa

that the AFD-FIFA alliance will help to showcase women’s sport as a strategic development objective in Africa

Hosts France overwhelmed South Korea to triumph 4-0 in the first game of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

two-times World Cup winners Germany taking on China at Roazhon Park in Rennes and Spain meeting South Africa

Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad has been released by French authorities following his arrest over corruption charges yesterday.

Ahmad's CAF Executive Committee that their President must stand down to allow them to prepare for its Africa

Russia recovered quickly from their 10-0 defeat against hosts India yesterday by beating Uzbekistan by an even bigger margin of 12-1 in Pool A of the men’s International Hockey Federation Series Finals event in Bhubaneswar.

due to continue tomorrow with two matches in Pool B – the US against Mexico and Japan against South Africa

Energy giants Total have ruled out sponsoring the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris due to Mayor Anne Hidalgo's increased campaigning for environmental initiatives.

established in the world of sports sponsorship, with its own cycling team and as the main sponsor of the Africa

Australia bounced back from a terrible start to beat West Indies by 15 runs at the Cricket World Cup in England today.

and will face Pakistan on Wednesday (June 12).West Indies, with one win and one defeat, take on South Africa

India brought joy to their home fans with an impressive 10-0 success over Russia in their first game of the men’s International Hockey Federation (FIH) Series Finals event in Bhubaneswar.

The United States beat South Africa 2-0 in the Pool B opener ©FIHIn today's other Pool A game, Poland

which flew in millimetres under the crossbar.The first game of the day sawcontinental champions South Africa

France’s women will seek to emulate the feat of their male counterparts in 1998 by winning the FIFA World Cup – which gets under way tomorrow - on home soil.

five most recent games.A 5-3 win over Australia has been followed by victories over Belgium, South Africa

Top seeds Shingo Kunieda and Gustavo Fernandez are on course for a French Open final repeat as they won their first-round matches at Roland Garros.

South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane, who was making her Roland Garros debut.Unfortunately for the South Africa