Britain earned three of the seven golds on offer during the fourth day of the International Association of Athletics Federations World Under-20 Championships in the Finnish city of Tampere.

Christopher Taylor, second in 45.38, and Chantz Sawyers, who took bronze in 45.89.Zeney Van Der Walt of South Africa

London is set to host the inaugural Athletics World Cup this weekend with eight nations ready to battle it out for honours.

Hosts Great Britain will be joined by China, France, Germany, Jamaica, Poland, South Africa and the United

world governing body’s drive to expand the reach of the sport around the globe and particularly in Africa

There will be two World Cup finals this weekend - France v Croatia in Moscow, and an Athletics World Cup at the London Stadium.

United States, having obtained the best results at the last Olympic Games.Continental teams were from Africa

At the Montreal Games a New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa had been the catalyst for "an

In Düsseldorf, he represented the Americas in an epic 800m against Kenyan Mike Boit racing for Africa

Ireland and Bangladesh booked their places at the International Cricket Council Women's World Twenty20 after winning their semi-final matches at the qualifying tournament in The Netherlands today.

classification matches.Both finalists have joined Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa

Japan and Australia maintained their perfect records as group phase action continued today at the Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert in Canada.

their latest success as they beat India 12-0.Australia were similarly decisive as they demolished South Africa

Kenya's former rugby sevens captain Humphrey Kayange has been appointed as his country's Chef de Mission for this month's third African Youth Games. 

 At the last Africa Youth Games in Botswana two years ago, Kenya finished seventh on the overall

Australian men's team manager Christina Hickman urged her side to be wary of the strength of the field as they prepare to defend their World University Rugby Sevens Championship title in Namibia.

winners of the 2016 competition in Swansea in Britain, have been drawn to face Botswana, China and South Africa

and Zambia.In the women's tournament, defending champions France play Belgium, Brazil and South Africa

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

Lassana Palenfo, until recently President of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Defending champions Japan recorded their fourth consecutive victory as they maintained their perfect start to the Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert in Canada.

The Japanese side eased to a 16-5 demolition of South Africa in the Group A encounter at the Prime Ministers

Kenya took double gold on an opening day of the International Association of Athletics Federations World Under-20 Championships in the Finnish city of Tampere in which a  record on the track and a one centimetre margin of victory in the field topped the bill.

Ugandan silver today in 27:40.36.Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi was third in 27:48.41.Kyle Blignaut of South Africa

I make the suggestion in the headline somewhat tongue in cheek of course, but I can't help feeling that Britain's beleaguered Prime Minister Theresa May has scored another massive own goal in insisting on a political and diplomatic boycott of the World Cup in Russia, especially now that Gareth Southgate's young lions are doing the nation so proud. 

That of ostracising South Africa over the horrid regime of apartheid, which I always applauded.But this

Ireland have progressed through to the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty20 qualifying tournament after an eight-wicket win over Uganda in The Netherlands today.

Both finalists from the tournament will join Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa

Defending champions Japan were among four teams to preserve their unbeaten records as the Junior Men's Softball World Championship continued in Prince Albert in Canada.

tournament in style as they eased to a 18-0 win over Denmark.Elsewhere in the group, Argentina beat South Africa

Nigerian Amaju Pinnick has been appointed first vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to replace Kwesi Nyantakyi after the Ghanaian resigned from all of his roles in the sport following corruption allegations.

journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas shows Nyantakyi, considered among the most powerful football officials in Africa