booked their place in the final of the Rugby World Cup with an edgy 20-18 victory over a battling South

Africa at Twickenham Stadium today.

Africa over the line as the Springboks fell agonisingly short.They had led by five points at the interval

“We knew South Africa would give us a different game - and it turned out that way,” All Blacks centre

“South Africa played really well, put us under pressure and didn't give us much.

Africa an early lead before New Zealand hit back as Kaino powered home the opening try, with Carter

Africa.Handre Pollard kicked five penalties for South Africa but his haul of 15 points proved to be

Hosts South Africa enjoyed crushing wins in both the women's and men's African Hockey Championships on

Marks both doubled up.Lisa Marie Deetlefts, Candice Manuel and Tanya Britz were also on target for the South

after they opened their account with a 16-0 win over Zimbabwe yesterday.Jade Mayne bagged two goals for South

Africa ©Getty ImagesBrandon Panther was in fine form, registering six times in a staggeringly one-sided

The safety of Pakistani athletes at next year’s South Asian Games is expected to be raised by the Pakistan

cancelled.Additionally, Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar, who was officiating during India's home series with South

Africa, was withdrawn by the sport’s governing body the International Cricket Council as a precaution

With the South Asian Games set to be held in the Indian cities of Guwahati and Shillong during January

Africa earlier this week ©Getty Images“Effective measures are required to prevent the continuous recurrence

of such incidents in India, as such incidents might jeopardise future sports events in India.”The South

Roxanne Viviers bagged a hat-trick as Zimbabwe began the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Women's African Championships with a thumping 9-0 victory over Tanzania in Johannesburg today.

with the opening goal after 18 minutes before Sarah Evans and Amy Brooke struck to make it 3-0 in the South

Hosts South Africa will begin their campaign against Nigeria tomorrow.In Group A of the men's competition

, which is being held at the same time as the women's, Namibia saw off Botswana 5-0.South Africa clashed

World Rugby sevens operations manager Beth Coalter has passed away following a short illness, the sport’s governing body has announced.

very difficult time.”All officials involved with this weekend’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals between South

Africa and New Zealand and Argentina and Australia at Twickenham Stadium will wear black armbands as

Japan's women’s hockey team have secured the penultimate Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying berth after Australia and New Zealand reached the final of the Oceania Cup.

14th.Ten teams have now qualified for the tournament with Japan joining the likes of Asian champions South

Deodoro, will be finalised after the African Hockey Championships.Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South

Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe will all be vying for the spot during a round robin tournament, which

is due to begin tomorrow (October 23) in the South African town of Randburg and run through until November

Hosts South Africa will begin as the favourites as they boast the highest world ranking.The Oceania

Zimbabwe will compete in the women’s football tournament at an Olympic Games for the first time in their history next year after they secured their Rio 2016 spot with an away goals victory over Cameroon.

fixture in their capital Harare, which proved to be the winning goal.Zimbabwe will be joined in Brazil by South

Africa as they overcame Equatorial Guinea, who were disqualified from qualifying for London 2012 for

doubt after FIFA asked for assurances that they had the funds required to play both matches.South Africa

“This means so much to the team and our supporters.”South Africa, who failed to qualify for the 2015

Africa captain Janine van Wyk said.

International Cycling Union (UCI) President Brian Cookson believes it would be a "tragedy" if track cycling is not part of the Commonwealth Games programme at Durban 2022.

Grevemberg has previously revealed that talks are ongoing over adding track cycling to the schedule in the South

cycling during the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban, UCI President Brian Cookson has claimed ©Cycling South

Our intention is to be supportive of people in South Africa and we will help them find a solution to

Africa and make that a compelling part of the programme,” he said.

“We are looking at what is available in South Africa but also what is sustainable, it is an important

More than two million people have now attended matches at the England 2015 Rugby World Cup following a thrilling weekend of quarter-finals action, while attendances at official fanzones have also been praised.

South Africa came from behind to edge Wales 23-19 and New Zealand pulverised France 62-13 on Saturday

43-20 and Australia scored a last-gasp penalty to beat Scotland 35-24 yesterday.The matches won by South

Africa and Scotland were held at Twickenham, while the other two took place at Cardiff's Millenium Stadium

with more information available here.Both semi-finals are due take place at Twickenham Stadium, with South

Africa facing New Zealand on Saturday (October 24) at 4pm before Argentina take on Australia at the

The past weekend was a quite magnificent sporting feast, the best I can recall for quite some time, packed full of shocks, dramas, controversies, outstanding performances, woeful blunders, unforeseen comebacks and heartbreaking near-misses.

a one-point victory.Earlier in the weekend, we had seen a similarly nail-biting thriller in which South

Africa edged out Wales, while New Zealand and Argentina were outstanding in carving apart France and

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg revealed here today they are discussing the prospect of cricket featuring at Durban 2022.

The South African city was awarded the Games at the CGF General Assembly in Auckland last month after

which made its only appearance at a Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, a tournament won by South

Africa, has previously been mooted as a potential addition and Grevemberg has now confirmed discussions

ambition to have such a strong Commonwealth sport, similar to rugby, as part of the sports family.”South

Africa won cricket gold at Kuala Lumpur 1998, the only time the sport has featured at the Games ©Getty

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has called for corruption allegations surrounding Germany's successful bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup to be investigated quickly.

money was used in a slush fund to bribe four Asian members of FIFA's Executive Committee, including South

blaming  "intolerable pressure" on the eve of the vote.Had Dempsey voted as  instructed to do so for South

Africa, the vote would have resulted with a 12–12 tie, and FIFA president Blatter, who reportedly favoured

the South African bid, would have had to cast the deciding vote.There have long been lingering suggestions

Government in the lead-up to the vote in 2000 vote, including one when  DaimlerChrysler invested in South

Australia’s Mat Belcher and Will Ryan finished fourth in the double-points medal race to complete the successful defence of their men’s title at the 2015 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 470 World Championship in Haifa Bay, Israel.

Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, subject to ISAF ratification were Finland, Germany, Argentina, Turkey, South

Africa and Israel.Great Britain's Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark had to settle for silver in the women's

A late Fourie du Preez try helped South Africa edge past Wales to set up a Rugby World Cup semi-final

in the early stages of the match but Wales found themselves 6-0 down after 10 minutes of play, with South

frantic pace in the second half the Welsh team began to tire and they began to come under mounting South

Africa pressure.Dogged defending though ensured they still held the lead heading into the final 10

African try with five minutes from time.After surviving the final minutes of the match South Africa

Africa demolish the United States to progress to Rugby World Cup quarter-finals

Australia’s Mat Belcher and Will Ryan moved closer to defending their men’s title at the 2015 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 470 World Championships following two impressive performances which earned them one point lead into the medal race in Haifa Bay, Israel.

qualification was also up for grabs for several of the crews with Finland, Germany, Argentina, Turkey and South

Africa all booking their places at next year’s Olympic Games, leaving Israel, China and South Korea