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Canada overcome United States to win inaugural BT Wheelchair Rugby Challenge

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Canada defeated arch-rivals the United States to win the inaugural BT Wheelchair Rugby Challenge at the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London today. 

fans.Ayaz Bhuta and Jim Roberts proved to be two of the star performers for the British team won 53-49.South

Africa ended the eight team tournament without a win to their credit after they were comprehensively



Paralympic champions the first to qualify for semi-finals of BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Paralympic champions Australia became the first country to book their place in the semi-finals of the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge at the Copper Box Arena on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London today.

out with a 55-48 win.In Pool A, Canada made it three wins out of three to win the group.They thrashed South

Africa 59-13 and confirmed their semi-final place when they beat New Zealand 55-34 in the later game.A

semi-finals, where they will meet Australia.Canada will take on Japan in the other last four clash.South Africa


Holders Belcher and Ryan continue to dominate ISAF 470 World Championships

  • Sailing

Australia's reigning world champions Mat Belcher and Will Ryan continue to dominate the 2015 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 470 World Championships in Haifa Bay, Israel, holding a 10-point advantage after five races. 

South Africa, Argentina, Finland, Germany, Israel, South Korea, Turkey and China are all vying for a


South African official Lindile Kika handed six-year ban by FIFA after match-fixing probe

  • Football

Former South African Football Association (SAFA) official Lindile Kika has been banned from the

that fixture.A third spot kick was awarded to Guatemala, but this was missed, while all three goals in South

of the games which was investigated ©Getty ImagesKika has become the first person to be banned after South

Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, has banned Lindile Kika, a former official of the South

Kika were opened in November 2014 in relation to several international friendly matches played in South

Africa in 2010.


Australia begin BT Wheelchair Rugby Challenge campaign with two victories

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Paralympic champions Australia began their BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge campaign with a 65-62 victory over Japan at London's Copper Box Arena.

session.Australia saw off Japan in their first game ©Getty ImagesThey began with a comfortable 64-32 win over South

Africa, but were then beaten 54-45 by the United States who bounced back from their opening night defeat

to Canada yesterday.The US and South Africa then squared off and it was another big defeat for the latter


Scott Reardon not in a sharing mood ahead of IPC Athletics World Championships

  • Athletics News

Sprint gold medallist Scott Reardon is in no mood to share at the forthcoming International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Doha, after being forced to accept the T42 100 metre title alongside rival Heinrich Popow two years ago.

ChampionshipsOctober 2015: Hosts Qatar name largest-ever team for IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsOctober 2015: South

Africa names 23-strong team for IPC Athletics World Championships


Canada and Great Britain off to winning starts at the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Canada and hosts Great Britain were victorious on the opening day of the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge at the Copper Box Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

home fans and nine out of the 12 players managed to get on the scoresheet.Tomorrow, New Zealand face South

Africa in Pool A, while Paralympic champions Australia will meet Japan in Pool B.The New Zealanders

will then return to the court to face the US, with Great Britain meeting Australia and South Africa playing


Line-up confirmed for Wheelchair Tennis Masters

  • Wheelchair Tennis

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed the entry list for the 2015 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.

Number three ranked Lucas Sithole, from South Africa, and British world number four Andy Lapthorne have


Petition unveiled campaigning against skateboarding being added to Olympic programme

  • Skateboarding

More than 5,000 people have so far signed a petition calling for "No Skateboarding in the Olympics" as battle-lines continue to be drawn following Tokyo 2020's decision to recommend the sport last month.

Ski Federation in the 1990s.Last week's WSF-organised Skateboarding World Championships in Kimberley, South

Africa, was seen seen as a way to widen the scope of the sport and help it achieve its ambition of becoming

organising the recently concluded World Skateboarding Championships held during the Kimberley Diamond Cup in South

Africa, has contested many of the points raised and argued Olympic inclusion would benefit the sport


ANOC to honour stars of Continental Games at awards ceremony

  • ANOC News

The categories for the 2015 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Awards have been announced - with outstanding achievements and performances by athletes during the most recent editions of the five Continental Games set to be recognised.

The latest Asian Games were held in Incheon, South Korea in September and October of 2014, with the inaugural

the Pan American Games in July and August.The final continental extravaganza this year was the All-Africa


Australia return to the scene of London 2012 triumph for BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Australia’s Naz Erdem is hopeful his country can make a successful return to the Copper Box Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the scene of their 2012 Paralympic triumph and where the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge (WWRC) is set to begin today.

The line-up is completed by hosts Great Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and France.Action


Ireland see off France to avoid New Zealand encounter at Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens

Ireland beat France 24-9 to top Pool D at the Rugby World Cup and avoid a quarter-final clash with favourites New Zealand.

a dead-rubber in Group B, 28-18.The Japanese caused the biggest shock of the tournament by beating South

Africa in their opening match, but have become the first team to exit after the pool stage with three

Africa facing Wales at Twickenham before New Zealand and France's game at the Millennium Stadium.On

100th cap with try as New Zealand coast past Tonga to win Rugby World Cup Pool COctober 2015: South

Africa demolish the United States to progress to Rugby World Cup quarter-finalsOctober 2015: Vlaicu


Africa could launch joint-bid for Summer Youth Olympics, claims Palenfo

  • Youth Olympics

Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) President Lassana Palenfo has targeted a

South Africa, who are set to host the first African Commonwealth Games in Durban in 2022, have been cited

I am talking of Botswana, South Africa and maybe Angola.

"That would boost the morale of Africans to allow the first Olympics in Africa."