The 2018 British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships began in Nottingham today with quad singles players battling it out for quarter-final places at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.

who recovered from a set and 3-1 down to beat two-time British Open champion Lucas Sithole from South Africa

Morocco will have 10 days to confirm a host city for the 2019 African Games if the country are to step in to host the continental event.

The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) have been searching for a replacement

Algiers is set to host the third edition of the African Youth Games with around 3,000 expected to participate in competitions.

athletics, archery beach volleyball, hockey, rowing and rugby.Team Uganda that is set to participate in the Africa

announced he will not seek re-election as president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

The Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay for Gold Coast 2018 cost AUD$6.4 million (£3.5 million/$4.7 million/€4.1 million), it has been reported.

 The Baton travelled 230,000 kilometre journey through Africa, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean before

Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) are waiting on a decision from Morocco on

doing all possible to ensure the Games take place" and claimed it would be a "credibility issue" for Africa

The first version of a newly established Athletics World Cup finished in some disarray at London's Olympic Stadium as the host nation, in with a chance of finishing second overall from the eight countries involved, failed to start the concluding men's 4x400 metres.

individual nations - China, France, Germany, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Jamaica, Poland, South Africa

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and Major League Baseball (MLB) have partnered to ensure Baseball5 features as part of the latter's All-Star Week in Washington D.C.

equipment needed - was first piloted during the Friendship Games in the Great Lakes region of Africa

launch.The Czech Republic, Cuba, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont congratulated Samoa after the Pacific island nation confirmed their place at next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan.

Only two spots remain left at the World Cup, which will be filled by the winners of the Africa Gold

Australia defeated holders Japan today to book their place in the final of the Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert in Canada.

finished fourth with Argentina fifth and Mexico sixth.In today’s ninth-place play-off, India beat South Africa

4-1.The Indians ensured their place in the match by defeating Guatemala 1-0.South Africa, meanwhile,

Poland's world and Olympic hammer throw champion Anita Wlodarczyk offered the inaugural Athletics World Cup event at London's Olympic Stadium some serious statistical credibility on the first of two evenings of competition as she produced a winning effort of 78.74 metres, the farthest thrown this year.

individual nations - China, France, Germany, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Jamaica, Poland, South Africa

South Africa won the men's title at the World University Rugby Sevens Championship in Swakopmund in Namibia

France won the bronze medal by defeating the host nation Namibia 19-5.In the earlier semi-finals, South Africa

and won 24-7 in the final to claim a comprehensive success.Bronze went to Belgium who ousted South Africa

17-0.In the last four, the French had thrashed the Belgians 56-0.Australia beat South Africa 21-12.The

the first International University Sports Federation rugby sevens competition to be hosted in Africa

Germany's Angelique Kerber beat seven-time champion Serena Williams to win her first Wimbledon title on a day when Novak Djokovic reached his first Grand Slam final in two years after beating Rafael Nadal in five sets.

afternoon.Djokovic, who won 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6 10-8 in five hours and 16 minutes, will face Kevin Anderson of South Africa

Bangladesh beat Ireland by 25 runs to win the International Cricket Council's Women's World Twenty20 qualifying tournament in The Netherlands.

seventh.The game was tied with both sides making 146.Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa

Australia beat hosts Canada today to move to within one win from reaching the final at the Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert.

play-off matches, Mexico defeated Czech Republic 4-2 and Argentina overcame the United States 9-2.South Africa

team advances to the ninth-place play-off.India beat Hong Kong 12-1, while Guatemala defeated South Africa

.Denmark were condemned to 13th and last place today after losing to Hong Kong, 9-4, and then South Africa

, 7-5.South Africa will meet Hong Kong tomorrow with the winner going up against the loser of the game