Late last year, the calls for cricket to regain its place as an Olympic sport became increasingly loud and as vociferous as they had ever been.

European representative amid a group which includes India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan in Asia, South

Africa and Zimbabwe in Africa, the West Indies in the Caribbean and Australia and New Zealand in Oceania.Of

worse, such as the string of match-fixing scandals, leading to a 20-year suspension handed to former South

Africa international Gulam Bodi, as well as the controversial return of convicted Pakistani spot-fixing

Two-time defending champions Argentina have been drawn in the same pool as hosts United States for the 2016 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Midland.

The South American country, gold medallists in Canadian city Whitehorse two years ago and on home soil

nation and 2014 silver medallists New Zealand headline Pool B, which features Canada, Israel, Mexico, South

Africa and Japan - the 2012 runners-up and 2014 bronze medallists.Competition is scheduled to take

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Louise Martin has visited Zambia to take part in a regional forum and receive progress updates on the organsiation’s Transformation 2022 process.

visits in the near future to Malta, The Bahamas, Sri Lanka and Vanuatu.CGF regional vice-president for Africa

Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South

Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.

particularly pleased that we have been able to launch our university internship programme here in Africa

South Africa's six-time Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will face sentencing for murder in

was denied the right to appeal against his murder conviction for the killing of Reeva Steenkamp by South

fundamentally flawed" judgement.Oscar Pistorius' murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp has divided South

Africa ©Getty ImagesThey also accused the appeals court of "making errors of law" and incorrectly applying

Colombia claimed the final men’s football place at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after beating the United States 2-1 at the Toyota Stadium Dallas to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory in the intercontinental play-off.

semi-finals.Colombia qualified for the play-off by virtue of finishing runners-up behind Argentina at the 2015 South

Algeria, Argentina, Colombia, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Honduras, Iraq, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, South

Africa, South Korea and Sweden.

South Africa ended a disappointing International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 campaign on a

In a low-key contest between two teams who had already been eliminated from the tournament, South Africa

also chipped in with 31.Victory was sealed in style by AB De Villiers as he smashed a huge six as South

Africa reached their required target in the 18th over.The result sees the South African team, who many

Africa and Sri Lanka also clashed in the final match of the women’s group stage, though there was a

star performer as she scored 52 in a stuttering performance from her side as they limped to 114-7.South

Welsh Paralympic legend Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson believes that her country should bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2026.

Marathon Championships helped showcase the city ©Getty Images"A lot of the venues are already here in the south

Gold Coast in Australia will host the next Commonwealth Games in 2018, with Durban in South Africa staging

Jason Day secured his second WGC-Dell Match Play Championship title in three years as he overcame South

claimed a shock 3&2 triumph over McIlroy in the third-place play-off.Jason Day beat Louis Oosthuizen of South

Africa in the final to secure the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship title ©Getty ImagesBut the day once

brighter of the two players by winning the opening hole but it was a fleeting moment of joy for the South

Jos Buttler’s magnificent knock of 66 from just 37 balls helped propel England to the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 as they beat Sri Lanka by 10 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi.

New Zealand to progress to the last four.The Black Caps were in ruthless form in their clash with South

Africa at the M.

Luis Gil’s away goal has given the United States a narrow advantage over Colombia going into the second leg of their Rio 2016 Olympic men’s football qualifier after a 1-1 draw at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla.

The South Americans looked the more likely of the two teams to snatch a winner but the Americans defended

advantage.Colombia, who qualified for the play-off by virtue of finishing runners-up behind Argentina at the 2015 South

joined by Algeria, Argentina, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Honduras, Iraq, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, South

Africa, South Korea and Sweden.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy survived a scare at the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship as he needed a play-off to edge past Kevin Na of the United States to reach the last 16 of the tournament at the Austin Country Club.

test if he is to reach the quarter-finals as he will play 2010 The Open winner Louis Oosthuizen of South

Africa.

Australia produced a superb performance with bat and ball to eliminate Pakistan from the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 as they claimed a 21-run victory at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali.

cricket and give them a run for their money.”Marlon Samuels top scored for West Indies as he side beat South

Africa by three wickets to reach the last four ©Getty ImagesIn the other match to take place today,

the West Indies sealed their place in the semi-finals by beating South Africa by three wickets at the

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.The South Africans, who still have a chance of qualifying

Africa at the M.

Olympic and world champions the United States ensured they topped Group A with a 100 per cent record at the women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament with their fifth consecutive victory at Groenhovenbad in Gouda today.

medallists at London 2012 before clinching the world title in Kazan last year, annihilated winless South

Africa 25-1 to finish the group stage of the tournament unbeaten.They had already established a 13-0

by the halfway point, with the only blot on their performance coming in the last period when the South

second place behind the US by overcoming Japan, who were eliminated from the tournament along with South

Africa yesterday, 12-8.In Group B, France sealed the fourth and final spot in the quarter-finals as

Former British fell running champion Lauren Jeska has appeared in court accused of trying to murder a senior official at UK Athletics and wounding two others with intent.

represented England at under-23 and sevens level but turned down the chance to go on tour with England to South

Africa in 1984 because he opposed apartheid. 

The final berth at the Rio 2016 Olympic men’s football tournament will be decided in the coming days as Colombia and the United States meet in a two-legged play-off.

Colombia, who qualified for the play-off by virtue of finishing runners-up behind Argentina at the 2015 South

with Algeria, Argentina, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Honduras, Iraq, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, South

Africa, South Korea and Sweden.