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Defending champions Angola maintain 100 per cent start to Women's AfroBasket

  • Basketball

Angola maintained their 100 per cent start to the International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) Women's AfroBasket as they continued their bid for a third consecutive title in Cameroon.

start as they recorded their third win out of three by hammering Uganda 86-34.Mozambique breezed past South

Africa 86-43 to sit second while Gabon are third despite a 71-63 defeat to fourth placed Mali.Two games


Rugby World Cup stars back biggest-ever #KeepRugbyClean anti-doping education day

  • Rugby Sevens

Top players have united at this year’s Rugby World Cup to promote clean sport on the biggest-ever #KeepRugbyClean day.

events, include "Keep Rugby Clean" ambassadors David Pocock of Australia, Wales captain Sam Warburton, South

Africa winger Bryan Habana and England prop Dan Cole.They were joined by World Anti-Doping Agency (


Wales stun England in Twickenham thriller at Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens

Wales produced a sensational performance in the toughest of circumstances to overcome a 10-point deficit to stun hosts England 28-25 at Twickenham in the most eagerly anticipated match of the Rugby World Cup so far.

ever-escalating injury list.After an equally demoralising defeat of their own against Japan last week, South

Africa enjoyed a confidence-boosting 46-6 win over Samoa to move top of Group B.

JP Pietersen scored a hat-trick of tries as South Africa gained a confidence boosting win over Samoa


Exclusive: CGF set to begin discussions over additional sports at Durban 2022 Commonwealth Games

  • Birmingham 2022

Discussions on adding new sports to the programme for Durban 2022 are due to begin in the next fortnight and be concluded by the beginning of next year, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg has told insidethegames.

The South African city was awarded the Games at the CGF General Assembly in Auckland earlier this month

 Speaking from South Africa during a visit to unveil Durban's "Nation of Champions" scheme this

Durban officially awarded 2022 Commonwealth GamesAugust 2015: Durban 2022 given formal backing by South

GovernmentAugust 2015: Hosting 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban will be "vote of confidence" for Africa


Cameroon light-up home crowd with single-point victory over Mali at Women's AfroBasket

  • Basketball

Hosts Cameroon produced a superb 44-43 victory over title contenders Mali in front of a sellout crowd at Yaounde's Palace de Deportes, meaning they are one of four teams to have won each of their first two Women's AfroBasket matches.

Mozambique cruised past Uganda 73-50 while Gabon also stretched their unbeaten run by beating South

Africa 71-42 to remain among the four undefeated teams in the tournament.Action is set to continue until


Crowds for 2016 London Sevens tournament controversially cut by RFU - as fancy dress banned

  • Rugby Sevens

Crowds at next year’s World Rugby Sevens Series event in London will be dramatically reduced while bars will close earlier in a bid to cull drunken behaviour, the English Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced.

beat Australia in the final.Fiji claimed the overall title thanks to their quarter-final victory over South

Africa, giving them a boost ahead of the sport’s Olympic debut at Rio 2016.Related storiesMay 2015:

of Sevens World Series with victory in Glasgow as New Zealand seal Rio 2016 berthMay 2015: Fiji and South

Africa book Rio 2016 places at Sevens World Series in Glasgow


Hungary's Hosszu claims five gold medals in near-perfect display at FINA World Cup in Hong Kong

  • Aquatics

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu claimed five gold medals from six events at the third leg of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup in Hong Kong, returning to a pool where she set new standards last year in securing a record number of wins.

Swimming Pool.The men’s finals in Hong Kong saw overall competition leader Cameron Van Der Burgh of South

Africa extend his lead over compatriot Chad Le Clos, who sat out this round of the World Cup.Van Der

top of the podium in the women’s 50m freestyle.Related storiesAugust 2015: Hungary's Hosszu and South



Angola open Women's Afrobasket title defence with stuttering win over Senegal in repeat of 2013 final

  • Basketball

Angola survived a scare in the opening match of their Women’s Afrobasket title defence as they came from behind to beat Senegal in a low-scoring contest on the first day of the event in Yaounde, Cameroon.

2007 victors Mali showed why they are one of the favourites to take gold as they thrashed a hapless South

Africa 69-27 in Group A.2007 champions Mali produced a confident display on their way to a comfortable

victory over South Africa ©FIBAKankou Coulibaly’s 11 points, 10 of which were scored in the first half

Western Africans to a trouble-free start to their pursuit of a second Women’s Afrobasket crown as the South


Holders New Zealand breeze past Namibia to maintain winning start to Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens

Defending champions New Zealand made it two wins out of two in the Rugby World Cup thanks to a convincing 58-14 victory against minnows Namibia at the Olympic Stadium in London.

Wales thrash Uruguay but have more injury concerns at Rugby World CupSeptember 2015: Japan stun South

Africa at Rugby World Cup in BrightonSeptember 2015: Billy Vunipola scores last gasp bonus point


Schedule announced for Hockey World League Final

  • Hockey

The Netherlands will begin their Hockey World League Final title defence with a London 2012 gold medal rematch against Germany after the International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed the schedule for the event in Raipur, India.

Star Sports, Canal Siete in Argentina, Dutch channell NOS and Malaysia’s Astro.OSN, based in North Africa

and the United Arab Emirates, Supersport of South Africa, Pakistan-based PTV and American station Willow

over hosts Belgium at Hockey World League Semi-FinalJuly 2015: Netherlands battle to final win over South



Durban 2022 unveil "Nation of Champions" scheme to use Commonwealth Games for wider progress

  • Birmingham 2022

A social legacy project connected to Durban 2022 entitled "Nation of Champions" and aimed at increasing life opportunities for young people has been officially launched today in Johannesburg in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).

Developed by South African entrepreneur Madoda Khuzwayo in conjunction with Nik Eberl, the creator

That benefits South Africa and the nations of the Commonwealth in the lead-up to the Durban 2022 Commonwealth

Games and beyond.”Speaking to insidethegames today, Grevemberg praised South African organisers for

Acquiring skills remains a priority for all young people in South Africa and in the Commonwealth territories

GovernmentAugust 2015: Hosting 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban will be "vote of confidence" for Africa


Africa yet to make choice in race for FIFA Presidency, Hayatou suggests

  • Football

Africa is yet to back one contender in the race for the FIFA Presidency, continental football chief Issa

It's a decision for Africa to support a candidate," he said, according to Associated Press."

launch a bid ©Getty ImagesAnd Hayatou is remaining ambivalent over whether he would support a bid by South