By Zjan ShirinianWorld Triathlon Series leader Javier Gómez dropped out of the Stockholm race during the run as his main rival, Britain's Jonathan Brownlee, reasserted himself as the Spaniard's biggest challenger for the overall title with a victory. 

a tactical move on the second run lap to sprint ahead of Mario Mola of Spain and Richard Murray of South

Africa just in time to snatch the final medal.He crossed the finish line almost a minute behind the

both looking prolific in the women's and men's contests respectively. 21:30 Territories in Sub-Saharan Africa

- World Cycling Centre Africa tweet their congratulations15:42 A picture of the finish line in the cycling

Africa breaks clear to win the boy's road - the final component of the team event remember - by five

Atul Verma of India is 16 points behind in second place.In the girl's event, our leader is another South

But Asia are also doing well with six countries in the top 20, and North America, South America, Africa

By Nick Butler at the Main Media Centre in Nanjing International Rugby Board (IRB) chairman Bernard Lapasset has hailed a "special, emotional and historic" moment for the sport as the dust settles here two days after the conclusion of the first Olympic rugby sevens tournament.

be a blueprint for future Games, claims BachJuly 2014: World record crowd see New Zealand stunned by South

Africa at Glasgow 2014 rugby sevensNovember 2013: Rugby in schools flourishing as participation continues

By Duncan MackayAnother television deal has been signed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) for coverage of Gold Coast 2018, with Dubai-based Ten Sports retaining the rights for the sub-continent broadcast rights.

Ten Sports own long term broadcast rights for five cricket boards - South Africa,West Indies, Zimbabwe

Yuliia Miiuts of Ukraine and Li Chen of China take the two bronze medals.21:05 A 6-0 win for Spain over South

Africa in hockey5s and China are already 8-0 up on Germany.

Unsurprisingly, the best reaction from the crowd was for "Gangnam Style" by South Korean rapper PSY.

He is also very impressed with South Korean champion, Lee Soyoung.

For the record, gold for Europe and Asia, silver for Africa and Asia, and bronze for North America and

Lisa Nooren - of Italy, Ireland, Great Britain, Sweden and The Netherlands respectively.Silver for South

Yesterday, Australia led 5-0 against South Africa with 12 minutes to go. They lost 6-5!

6-2, 6-4, while Kamil Adrian Majchrzak of Poland is also through after his opponent, Lee Duckhee of South

Africa, has been providing a demonstration to young swimmers here this morning.

semifinals will compete for the gold medal, and losers for the bronze medal.The first match has Team Africa

coming into the final 50m but Esposito added another gear as the pair came home in 2:10.42.Spain's Africa

France's Enguerand Roger has taken bronze in the men's individual foil with a 15-11 victory against South

qualifier in the women's Group A with Ruselli Hartawan of Indonesia, Chia-Hsin Lee of Taiwan, Gaeun Kim of South

will compete against France's Enguerand Roger in the first of the two semis while Myeong Cheol Seo of South

Thailand's Danthai Boonma finishes his round one shot behind on five under.Soyoung Lee of South Korea

By Gary AndersonThe Indian Government has donated a grant of $1 million (£599,000/€746,000) to Afghanistan for the construction of a cricket stadium in the country's second largest city Kandahar.

Sri Lanka again last year after finishing second to Ireland in qualifying.They lost out to India and South

Africa and India and England respectively in both tournaments.The ICC granted Afghanistan associate

After Peru beat Iceland 2-1 earlier in men's football, there has been a rather one-sided clash between South

He beats Joo Donghun of South Korea in the final. 

They are two places behind South Korea, with Great Britain sandwiched in between.

action in the women's under 52kg contest.The two bronze medals in this contest fell at the feet of South

Asia, Africa and South America battling for the medals there.

By Zjan ShirinianEngland have banished the heartache of three successive Women's Rugby World Cup final losses with a hard-fought triumph in tonight's final over a battling Canadian side.

55-5 hammering of the United States, Australia claimed seventh by beating Wales 30-3, Spain thumped South

Africa 36-0 to seal ninth, while Samoa finished 11th in the classification with a 31-0 win over Kazakhstan

By Zjan ShirinianUnited States' women have successfully defended their Water Polo World Cup title with victory over Australia.

, in a tight 7-5 affair.In the playoff for fifth and sixth, Hungary edged hosts Russia 14-11, while South

Africa secured seventh with an 11-6 win over Singapre.Australia's Rowena Webster was named Most Valuable

championships - three from Europe, two from the Americas, two from Asia and one each from Oceania and Africa

By Zjan ShirinianRwanda has been thrown out of the qualifiers for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after

Congo's team have now been given a pass into the group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying

competition - which has reached its group stage.Congo will take their place in Group A, joining Nigeria, South

Africa and Sudan.Their first match will be away to Nigeria on September 6.The CAF are due to meet on

set to confirm the length of Dady's suspension.They could also impose additional sanctions.The 2015 Africa

forces Nigeria and Sierra Leone out of Nanjing 2014August 2014: Ebola outbreak forces relocation of two Africa

The Russian was too strong for South Korea's Dongju Kim as he stormed to a 15-7 victory.Bronze went to

Each competition has two representatives from Europe, Asia, Africa, Pan America and Oceania in a truly

the withdrawal of teams from Sierra Leone and Nigerian as a consequence of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

There is a humdinger of a South American clash about to begin in the boys singles table tennis.

No New Zealand, Great Britain, Samoa or South Africa, for example, in either event.10:32 A round-up of

By Gary AndersonKatrin Müller of Germany completed a successful summer by adding to her European title with gold at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) Cross Triathlon World Championships in Zittau, which also saw Spain's Ruben Ruzafa take the men's world crown.

water, 10 seconds clear of the pack that included Ruzafa, while reigning champion Conrad Stoltz of South

Africa was more than a minute back.As was the case in the women's race, the bike leg proved to be decisive

By Gary AndersonParalympian and member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes' Council, Jon McCullough, has died today following a battle with cancer.

served as a facilitator and keynote speaker at the Man Up Summit held during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South

Africa, which incorporated a week-long programme with 150 delegates from around the world developing

domestic initiatives to stop violence against women and girls using sport and music as a tool.While in South

Africa, he also acted as a facilitator and keynote speaker for FIFA's Football for Hope youth initiative.Commenting