Mbumi Nkuindjin claimed the women’s triple jump gold medal on the opening day of athletics at the All-Africa

respectively.The one other athletics gold medal to be awarded on this first day was the men’s discus as South

Brazzaville 2015September 2015: Hagos claims cycling gold for Eritrea as Akram shines in pool at All-Africa

GamesSeptember 2015: South Africa and Nigeria pedal to time trial golds at All-Africa GamesSeptember

2015: South Africa assured of men's badminton singles gold at All-Africa Games September 2015

: Coventry and Le Clos shine in pool at All-Africa Games

South Africa's Nicolas Pieter du Preez continued his unbeaten record this season as he stormed to H1

15sec.Switzerland’s Benjamin Frueh ended 4:17 adrift of the winner to complete the podium but it would be a day of South

both riders were given a time of 45:43 at the close of their 24km route.Justine Asher was the final South

winner.Walsh’s team-mate William Groulx won the H2 men’s race in 49:07.Related storiesSeptember 2015: South

Africa claim two golds on opening day of home Para-Cycling Road World CupJuly 2015: Australia win four

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry completed a "triple triple" of winning the same three individual swimming events at each of the last three All-African Games on the final night of action in the pool at Brazzaville 2015.

support have been essential in achieving this accomplishment,” she wrote on Twitter afterwards.It was South

while the women's 4x100m medley relay quartet sealed gold in a time of 4:12.36.Myles Brown was among South

GamesSeptember 2015: South Africa and Nigeria pedal to time trial golds at All-Africa GamesSeptember

2015: South Africa assured of men's badminton singles gold at All-Africa Games September 2015: Coventry

first gold at All-Africa Games

South African riders began the final Para-cycling Road World Cup event of the season in style in front

clear of nearest rival, the Czech Republic's Patrik Jahoda, crossing the line in 20:57.The remaining South

Meron Teshome Hagos claimed cycling gold for Eritrea as the All-Africa Games continued in Brazzaville

clocking 15min 14.62sec which was enough to fend off the challenge of silver medallist Gustav Basson of South

medley.The action in Brazzaville is due to continue until September 19.Related storiesSeptember 2015: South

Africa and Nigeria pedal to time trial golds at All-Africa GamesSeptember 2015: South Africa assured

at All-Africa GamesSeptember 2015: Le Clos dominates in pool as hosts win first gold at All-Africa GamesSeptember

2015: Van der Burgh leads South African swimming charge after Papal message of support for All-Africa

It might just be the greatest 12 months rugby has ever known. It will certainly be the most global. The 2015 World Cup will dominate the headlines over the next month and in 2016, rugby returns to the Olympic fold after the small matter of 92 years.

Financial considerations made it impossible for South Africa, New Zealand or Australia to take part.

everyone in the sport was enthusiastic at first, but the competition soon took off, particularly after South

Teams are due to show their support of the “Keep Rugby Clean” anti-doping education programme during the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, with each side at the tournament set to use September 26 to back the campaign by wearing t-shirts promoting its message.

will wear the t-shirts in either training or matches with the hosts England set to face Wales, while South

Africa take on Samoa and Italy clash with Canada.Additionally,  match and tournament officials will

on September 18.Keep Rugby Clean ambassadors David Pocock of Australia, Sam Warburton of Wales and South

The 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games officially came to an end here this evening with a short festival-style Closing Ceremony which blended Samoan culture with a party atmosphere.

has "got everyone talking" about the Commonwealth Youth Games, CGF President claimsSeptember 2015: South

Africa win thrilling boy's rugby sevens final as Australia take women's crown at Samoa 2015September

South Africa held off a late rally from Australia to seal boy’s rugby sevens gold with a 31-20 victory

In what was an eagerly-anticipated clash between two global rugby heavyweights, the South Africans scored

thanks to Joshua Coward, who exploited a gap in the defence before touching down in the corner.South Africa

bronze by virtue of a 22-15 win over the Cook Islands.The boy’s final got off to a frantic start with South

Africa keen to stamp their authority on proceedings and they went ahead when Hejno Bezuidenhout skipped

his name on the scoresheet, before great work from Mannie Libbok freed Francois Agenbag to edge the South

South Africa and Nigeria raced to team cycling time trial golds at the All-Africa Games in Brazzaville

The South Africans came home first in the men's 25km event as they clocked a time of 29min 31.96sec in

Africa assured of men's badminton singles gold at All-Africa Games Related storiesSeptember 2015: Coventry

first gold at All-Africa GamesSeptember 2015: Van der Burgh leads South African swimming charge after

Papal message of support for All-Africa GamesSeptember 2015: Beckett claims South African gymnastics

double as All-Africa Games opens

Reigning world junior champion Clyde Lewis of Australia breezed to a commanding win in the boy’s 200 metres individual medley to secure his fifth Commonwealth Youth Games gold as swimming action at Samoa drew to a close here this evening.

Junior Championships crown in Singapore in August, to finish ahead of England’s Joe Litchfield, while South

Africa to the boy's 4x100m medley relay title alongside Neil Fair, James Isemonger and Brendan Levy,

finally get her hands on gold as she reigned supreme in the girl’s 50m freestyle with a time of 25.71.South

competition at Samoa 2015, 50m world junior record holder Gabrielle Fa’amausili of New Zealand and South

Africa held off Scotland’s Kieran Preston for bronze.The English contingent made sure they ended the

The badminton singles finalists have been decided at the All-Africa Games in Brazzaville with South Africa

Jacob Maliekal was the first South African through to the final after a 21-18, 21-14 victory over Clement

won gold in the pool for Egypt ©Getty ImagesMeanwhile, there were two golds apiece in the pool for South

2015: Van der Burgh leads South African swimming charge after Papal message of support for All-Africa

GamesSeptember 2015: Beckett claims South African gymnastics double as All-Africa Games opensSeptember

2015: All-Africa Games set to begin in Brazzaville

Blessing Okagbare has reportedly been banned from appearing at next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by Nigeria following a row over her appearance at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich last week.

month, reportedly due to a hamstring injury, and she also did not travel to Brazzaville for the All-Africa

She even opted out of Team Nigeria for the All-Africa Games in Congo. "Why?"

have said it times without number that any athlete who feels too big to compete for Nigeria in the All-Africa

“Tell me what countries like Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa is doing for their athletes that

New Zealand’s World Junior Championships bronze medallist Bobbi Gichard completed the girl’s 100 and 200 metres backstroke double as she powered to a commanding victory over four laps of the pool on another busy night of swimming finals here.

10.87sec.She touched the wall over three seconds in front of nearest challenger, Nathania van Niekerk of South

Africa, while Australian Elyse Woods did enough for bronze.Australia’s Gemma Cooney, bronze medallist

boy’s 50m and 100m breaststroke double by reigning supreme over one length thanks to a time of 28.92.South

event so far, then powered home in 3:19.70, nine seconds quicker than second-placed England, while South

Africa won bronze.There was a surprise result in the men’s 100m butterfly as New Zealander Wilrich Coetzee

World youth champion Willy Kiplimo Tarbei of Kenya held off a late challenge from compatriot Kipyegon Bett to secure gold in the boy’s 800 metres on the final day of athletics at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games here today.

ensuring he topped the podium for the second time at the event, with Harries winning silver and fellow South

Commonwealth Youth Games ©Getty ImagesIn the field, Jamaica’s Kevin Nedrick edged Werner Jakobus Visser of South

Africa, gold medallist in the discus, with a throw of 20.12 metres to clinch the boy’s shot put title.Visser