By Gary AndersonUruguay will make their third appearance at the Rugby World Cup after three second-half tries saw them come from behind to beat Russia in Montevideo and claim the last remaining spot for next year's showpiece event in England and Wales.

matches take place across England and Wales from September 18 to October 31 next year.Two-time champions South

Africa headline Pool B and are joined by Samoa, Scotland, Japan and the United States.Reigning champions

By Paul Osborne at the Robina Stadium in Gold CoastFiji, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina were

blew away the opposition to top their group ©IRB/Martin Seras LimaCommonwealth Games gold medallists South

Africa showed signs of the form that brought them success at Glasgow 2014 as they sailed to three wins

out of three to top Group B.An early test against Wales went the way of the South Africans as Seabelo

New Zealand versus England is followed by Wales against Fiji, before Argentina take on Samoa and South

Africa go toe to toe with Australia.In the Bowl, France and Canada will open proceedings as they hope

Sports and Events Tourism Exchange taking place in Durban later this month will be supported by the South

take place at the Durban International Convention Centre from October 28 to 30, will aim to showcase South

Africa and neighbouring countries as attractive destinations in which to host international sporting

A number of significant exhibitors such as South African Airways, South African Gymnastics Federation

Africa.

Africa

By Paul Osborne at the Sofitel Gold Coast BroadbeachThe Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) today announced the team appointed to the new Evaluation Commission set to assess the candidate cities vying to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

review of the Candidature Files of bidding cities which are due to be lodged by March 2, 2015.Durban in South

Africa and Edmonton in Canada, are the two cities that gave formal notification of their intention to

Zealand.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesSeptember 2014: South

2014: Edmonton 2022 appoint Milley as chairman and launch logo for Commonwealth Games bidMay 2014: South

Africa calls for support in bid to host 2022 Commonwealth GamesMay 2014: Durban to host Nedbank Cup

By Nick Butler at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte CarloLast month's International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Men's World Cup was a major boost for the sport, and the result of a detailed effort to maximise its appeal, director general of FIBA Media and Marketing Services Frank Leenders has claimed.

tour in the rest of the world, in places like Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico, the Philippines, China and South

Africa, with ambassadors helping to stimulate the appeal of the World Cup in those countries."

By David Owen at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte CarloViewing figures for this year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil set records in several key football markets, Niclas Ericson, FIFA's director of TV, told the Sportel Convention here today.

expert told insidethegames that the global television audience for Brazil 2014 was "up slightly" on South

Africa 2010, Ericson said FIFA was "getting confirmation that in many of the main markets we have absolute

 [email protected] storiesOctober 2014: Exclusive: 2014 FIFA World Cup outscored South

Africa 2010 for TV audience, says expertJune 2014: FIFA announce broadcast rights deals for 2018 and

FIFA World Cup in Brazil looks to have been marginally higher than that for the 2010 tournament in South

Africa, an expert has told insidethegames.

States-based sports research consultancy, said the global audience for Brazil 2014 was "up slightly" on South

Africa 2010.Alavy's comments in a telephone briefing on the eve of sports media specialists gathering

By David OwenIn 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa and Margaret Thatcher resigned

By Daniel EtchellsSam Ramsamy, International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegate member to sport for athletes with a disability, has urged the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to continue tweaking the Paralympic Games in order to ensure its growth.

The South African's comments reiterate those of Sir Philip Craven, IPC President, who said yesterday

Ramsamy, the honorary life President of Swimming South Africa, revealed his personal highlight was seeing

She was a real darling and she continues to be someone in South Africa who everyone respects and loves

She represented the South African Olympic team in 2008 in marathon swimming, emphasising to all that

All times stated are South KoreanGoodbye!

The South Korean One Direction?

Well, its K-Pop again now, as South Korean group CN BLUE perform.

South Korea, in case you forgot, scored a winner in the 121st minute!

in baseball, football and basketball, Qatari and Bahraini dominance - with a little bit of help from Africa

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in IncheonOlympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah has launched a scathing attack on the Board of Control for Cricket in India, claiming they put financial interests ahead of promotional and competitive ones by not fielding teams at the Asian Games.

They were not present when the sport featured at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, where South Africa won

most part, participation provided an opportunity to showcase the game in new areas such as here in South

By Gary AndersonFormer England star Jonny Wilkinson was in Newcastle today to mark one-year to go until St James' Park hosts its first match of Rugby World Cup 2015.

' Park, it's a really exciting time for the city and with reigning champions New Zealand as well as South

Africa, Scotland, Samoa and Tonga all guaranteed to showcase some fantastic rugby, in what will be one

Newcastle United Football Club, will host the Pool B clash between two-time Rugby World Cup winners South

Africa and Scotland on October 3 next year.That will be followed by reigning champions New Zealand against

By Gary AndersonThe first day of action at the Oceania Sevens saw New Zealand, Australia and Fiji all record three wins from three to top their respective pools in Noosa, Queensland.

," said Tietjens, who will be keen to banish the memory of losing their Commonwealth Games crown to South

Africa in Glasgow during the summer."

opening round of HSBC Sevens World Series seasonJuly 2014: World record crowd see New Zealand stunned by South

Africa at Glasgow 2014 rugby sevensMay 2014: All Blacks retain Women's Sevens Series crown with win

head, and the rest of the region, on average, about 25 cents.On a per capita basis, the fees paid in Africa

and much of Asia remain low ©AFP/Getty ImagesFees paid in Africa and most of Asia are still very low

IOC also still collects less than 10 cents per potential viewer from the Arab world, including north Africa

Japanese advertising company Dentsu.Even 10 cents a head is lucrative compared to the sum generated from south

By Nick Butler A national sports sector, consisting of Governmental and sporting bodies, athletes and representatives from civil society and the private sector, is required in order to enhance sports development in Uganda, it has been claimed.

allocated to sports is too little, and will not allow the nation to compete with continental rivals, like South

Africa, let alone the rest of the world.