Britain’s women’s rugby sevens team have begun a three-month training programme aimed at honing their preparations for next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

secured their Rio 2016 berths through the World Rugby Sevens Series and they will be joined by France, South

Africa, Colombia and the United States, who all qualified through their respective regional tournaments

Scotland booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup as they claimed a thrilling 36-33 win over a battling Samoa side at St James’ Park in Newcastle today.

they ousted Wales 15-6 at Twickenham to secure top-spot and avoid a potential meeting with rampant South

Africa in the last eight.Despite no tries being scored in the match between two sides who had already

Africa at Twickenham on Saturday (October 17).England, who are the first hosts in the history of the

got his name on the scoresheet along with a penalty try to give England a commanding win over their South

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

second day of action at the Skateboarding World Championships held during the Kimberley Diamond Cup in South

Africa, leading home a United States clean sweep of the podium positions.

McFerran, has provided financial assistance to over 50 skaters to help them pay for travel expenses to South

Football is supposed to be the beautiful game, but the side we have seen of the sport of late has been anything but.Corruption, scandals and crisis are words that have become entwined with the everyday lexicon associated to football at a time where the global reputation of the game has been consistently dragged through the mud by the likes of FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA head Michel Platini.

football is something dear to my heart as I have followed my local team Worthing FC, based on the South

Coast of England, for many years.The Ryman Division One South team, seven steps down from the money-spinning

nation’s hearts with a series of incredible displays, including a memorable win over rugby giants South

Africa, subverting their Rugby World Cup record which had seen them win only one game at the event

has been released for the 2016 World Para-triathlon Event series, which will begin in Buffalo City, South

Africa on March 19.

Games in Rio de Janeiro, where Para-triathlon will make its debut.Following the opening competition in South

Africa, Penrith in Australia will host the second Event from April 23 to 24, and it is hoped that

South African Branden Grace’s superb performance in near darkness at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in

Dustin Johnson roared back from three holes down to beat Australia’s Jason Day and Charl Schwartzel of South

Africa in the pick of the morning’s foursomes contests.Oosthuizen and Grace started the action as they

as he teamed up with Reed in the afternoon, ousting Day and Schwartzel 3&2 in fading light in the South

Presidents CupOctober 2015: United States take firm control of Presidents Cup after opening day in South

Ma'a Nonu marked his 100th cap for New Zealand by scoring the final try of the evening as the defending champions overcame Tonga at Newcastle's St James’ Park to maintain their unbeaten record and finish top of Pool C at the Rugby World Cup.

whether they are to face France or Ireland in the quarter-finals.Related storiesOctober 2015: South

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

the women’s street title at the Skateboarding World Championships at the Kimberley Diamond Cup in South

Africa, while the event also saw the first ever African Continental Championships take place.

Federation, believes holding both the World Championships and African Continental Championships in South

Africa is providing a boost for skaters from around the continent.

England’s exit from their home Rugby World Cup was “disappointing” claimed Michael Robichaud, senior vice-president of global sponsorships at Mastercard, but he does not believe that the sponsor's approach to the event will be altered as the tournament progresses.

tournament throughout the world, especially with established rugby nations such as Australia, New Zealand, South

Africa and Argentina.As a consequence of that work, which included placing countdown clocks in those

into a 4-1 lead over Team International on the opening day at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon, South

international side with Branden Grace ©Getty ImagesThe International side managed to level when the all-South

Africa pairing of Louis Oosthuizen and Branden Grace got the better of Matt Kuchar and Patrick Reed

In the second match Fowler and Walker will clash with Danny Lee and South Korean home favourite Bae Sang-moon

the final clash matching the Americans' Bill Haas, who is Jay's son, and Chris Kirk with Jaidee and South

South Africa thrashed the United States 64-0 at the Rugby World Cup in England today to confirm their

have lost all three of their games so far after being blown away at London's Olympic Stadium.The first South

Eagles then missed the opportunity to get themselves on the board when Niku Kruger, who was born in South

Africa, struck the posts with a penalty after Eben Etzebeth had been penalised for failing

to roll away.Nearly half-an-hour had been played before South Africa scored again, with a penalty try

in front, which was how the score remained at half-time.It was then carnage after the break as the South

records were broken at the International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Games athletics in the South

10.16 was enough for victory in front of  Iran's Reza Ghasemi and Moroccan Aziz Ouhadi.Algeria's All-Africa

19.60m.Meanwhile, judoka Lee Seung-su and wrestler Kim Jin-cheol won the second and third gold medals for hosts South

World Military Games after dominating judo team eventsOctober 2015: Nine Russian athletes deported from South

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) have announced a 12-man squad for the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge, which is due to take place at the Copper Box Arena in London from October 12 to 16.

Group B.North American rivals Canada and the United States are joined in Group A by New Zealand and South

Africa, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semi-final stage of the tournament.With

Reigning Paralympic T42 100 metres champion Martina Caironi headlines a 13-strong Italian squad for the upcoming International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Doha, which was announced today by the Italian Federation of Paralympic and Experimental Sports.

medallist Alvise de Vidi, who also won the 25m butterfly title at the 1988 Paralympic Games in the South

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

Africa names 23-strong team for IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsSeptember 2015: All 70 hours of Doha

We’ve seen enough over the last 17 days to suggest England’s premature exit from their home Rugby World Cup at the hands of arch-rivals Australia in brutal fashion at Twickenham Stadium won’t be a terminal blow to the overall momentum of the tournament.

remarkable of results at this and possibly any Rugby World Cup in history after they beat the mighty South

Africa earlier on in the competition - a truly unfathomable occurrence that had every rugby enthusiast

Uruguay on October 10 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.But those in countries such as New Zealand and South

Africa, where rugby is at the very core of their respective national identities and whose teams remain