The third day of the African Athletics Championships Kings Park Athletics Stadium in Durban produced one big surprise - no Kenyan victory in the men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase - and one big non-surprise, namely home athlete Caster Semenya , the former world 800m champion who has dominated her main event this year, taking the gold medal in the 1500m.

two of his fellow countrymen took silver and gold.Makwala, winner of this event at the previous two Africa

Nigeria.A leap of 2.21m earned Kenya’s Mathew Sawe the men’s high jump title ahead of Keagan Fourie of South

Africa on 2.18m and Cameroon’s Fernand Djoumessi 2.15m.South Africa’s men’s and women’s sprint relay

Three countries who reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil have been drawn in a tough-looking Confederation of African Football (CAF) qualification group for the 2018 tournament in Russia.

place in the Egyptian capital, tributes were paid to Nigerian legend Stephen Keshi, winner of the Africa

Ghana, Congo and Uganda.The match with Ghana, who got to the quarter-finals of the 2010 tournament in South

Africa, is likely to be the decider in Group E.The top team in each of the five groups will qualify

for the 2018 World Cup in Russia ©CAFSouth Africa, who are seeking to qualify for their fourth World

the competition’s history after they beat France in the opening game of the 2002 event in Japan and South

Defending champions the United States remain unbeaten in the men’s 2016 World Ultimate and Guts Championships by overcoming Pool J rivals Australia in Pool J at the UCL Sports Ground in London.

the initial pool phase of the competition with 100 per cent records, before earning victories over South

Africa and the Czech Republic yesterday in the power pool stage.Australia eventually fell to a 15-8

Hosts South Africa enjoyed a golden start to the 20th African Athletics Championships on a chilly day

I am very happy with that because there is a huge improvement in my kick.’’Mokoka became the first South

which moved him up from the bronze to gold medal. ‘’I’ve dubbed myself ‘Mister Silver’ because at South

Japan maintained their winning run at the 2016 World Ultimate and Guts Championships after earning a further two victories in Group A of the women’s event.

competition, defending champions United States recorded victories in the opening games.They firstly overcame South

Africa 15-2, before sealing a 15-1 victory over the Czech Republic in their second match.Australia

the Americans performances by earning a 15-7 win against the Czech team, having already defeated the South

Wayde van Niekerk and Caster Semenya will spearhead one of the largest teams ever to represent South

Africa at the 20th Confederation of African Athletes’ African Senior Championships which start in Durban

South Africa has selected 96 athletes for the Championships, which run from June 22 to 26 and have attracted

expected next year.South Africa's Caster Semenya, favourite for the Rio 2016 800m title, will compete for South

Africa.

being ‘I am an African’, the size and quality of this team will demonstrate to the continent that South

Africa is truly part of Africa.

Hosts Britain topped the men’s Pool B standings at the 2016 World Ultimate and Guts Championships after winning all three of their opening fixtures of the tournament at the UCL Sports Ground in London.

The second seeded team had cruised to victory over South Africa yesterday and were able to back up their

of the standings after defeating Singapore 15-4 earlier in the day.They will now take on Australia, South

Africa and the Czech Republic in Pool J.Following the completion of the second pool stage of the competition

A ruthless performance by hosts England this evening set up an all-European final at the World Rugby Under-20 Championships against Ireland.

were in rampant form at the Academy Stadium in Manchester as they exploded out of the blocks against South

powered England to a fourth successive World Under-20 Championship title ©World Rugby/TwitterSouth Africa

Defending men’s champions the United States got their 2016 World Ultimate and Guts Championships campaign off to a winning start at the UCL Sports Ground in London.

Britain, who are competing in a four-team Pool B, also got off to a positive start as they overcame South

Africa 15-4 in front of their home crowd.The British team will now take on Lithuania, who were 15-10

beaten finalists in 2012, were extremely impressive in their first Pool B matches as they brushed aside South

Africa 15-0, before overcoming India 15-1.Singapore began the pool with a hard fought 15-11 win over

Spain claimed the final place in the men’s Rio 2016 rugby sevens tournament after earning a surprise win over Samoa in the World Rugby Olympic Repechage Tournament final in Monaco today.

their opening pool match of the tournament yesterday, but they had responded with wins over Mexico and South

family and Spanish rugby proud.”Spain will now join already qualified Fiji, Great Britain, New Zealand, South

Africa, Argentina, United States, France, Japan, Australia and Kenya at the Games, as well as hosts

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) chief executive Tubby Reddy has called

Around 20,000 students were estimated to have taken part in protests in the South African city on June

excellence in all spheres, including sports.”The 40th anniversary of the uprising was marked across South

Africa on June 16 ©Getty ImagesSASCOC President Gideon Sam paid tribute to late South African President

the “sacrifice, unity and dedication” of the protestors back in 1976 is deeply ingrained into the South

Sixteen countries will begin their challenge for just one available place in the men’s rugby sevens tournament at Rio 2016 tomorrow, with the Olympic qualification tournament beginning in Monaco.

contesting Group C.Sevens will make its Olympic debut in Rio ©Getty ImagesHong Kong, Spain, Mexico and South

governing body are keen to spread the sport to all corners of the globe.Fiji, Great Britain, New Zealand, South

Africa, Argentina, United States, France, Japan, Australia and Kenya have already qualified for Rio

You get the feeling that Cristiano Ronaldo would have been Vince Lombardi’s kind of a guy.

by Wales, but the courageous victory earned by the Brave Blossoms, Japan, over twice world champions South

Africa, 34-32.Iceland's Swedish coach Lars Lagerback speaking to the media the day after his side had

South Africa’s Fourie du Preez described the result as the low point of his career, adding: “They celebrated

A superb comeback from New Zealand was not enough as they missed out on the semi-finals for the first time ever at the World Rugby Under-20 Championships in Manchester today.

35-7, however, to win the group.England finished top of Pool B with a 17-13 win over Australia.But South

Africa earned a 40-31 victory over France this evening to finish second in Pool C behind unbeaten Argentina.Their

Ireland recorded their first ever victory over New Zealand to close in on a place in the semi-finals of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship tournament in Manchester.

their challenge in Pool C by recording a 46-14 win over Japan.Argentina battled to a 19-13 victory over South

Africa in a top of the table clash to move to the brink of the semi-finals.