Lynne Seymour was 35 when she first picked up a bowl in anger and nowadays can face opponents who are younger than her 32 years in the sport.

 She has competed internationally in South Africa and New Zealand with considerable success.And

Malaysia secured top spot in their pool at the World Squash Federation Men's World Team Championship in Marseille with a victory over Austria.

, as they set up a last 16 match with defending champions England.The United States then beat South Africa

The New Zealand women's and South African men's Rugby Sevens teams enter the new campaign as favourites to carry on from where they left off last term.

World Series photocall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates ©Getty ImagesIn the men's competition, South Africa

Runners-up in 2016-17, England will be aiming to close the gap on South Africa who finished 32 points

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has claimed the surge of African fighters since the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has made it "highly appropriate" to stage this year’s Grand Prix Final and Team Championships on the continent.

Last week, European Olympic Committees (EOC) President, Janez Kocijančič, wondered: "Would you think it was a serious idea if someone proposed to punish all those countries responsible for one of the World Wars?"

The IOC Executive Board "recommended no invitation be sent to South Africa in any event until there was

leading lights in African sport.The IOC voted to "withdraw recognition" by 35 votes to 28 and South Africa

It was the longest Olympic ban ever imposed on a country.As South Africa returned to the Olympic fold

Defending champions Australia will face rivals New Zealand in both the men's and women's hockey events at next year's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast after organisers conducted the draw for the group stages.

The host nation, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Scotland comprise Pool A of the men's event.Pool

winners of the silver medal in the Scottish city, have been drawn in Pool A along with India, South Africa

representation from across the Commonwealth involving the best hockey nations from Asia, Oceania, Europe, Africa

on the opening day.In the women's competition, Scotland entertain New Zealand and England play South Africa

Jamaica will make their debut appearance in Commonwealth Games rugby sevens at Gold Coast 2018 after becoming the final nation to qualify.

confirmed as the African qualifiers last month, while Sri Lanka and Malaysia advanced from Asia.South Africa

place as hosts.The women’s event will feature Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Fiji, England, South Africa

The pools and timetable for the 2018 Hockey Women’s World Cup, taking place at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, have been announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

FIH Hockey World League, and the Republic of Ireland.Pool C sees African continent champions South Africa

next year ©Getty ImagesThe pool stage will start at midday on July 21 with Germany taking on South Africa

Britain's Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett, the 2017 Wimbledon and US Open champions, came from a set down against French favourites Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer to win their first UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Masters in Bemmel in The Netherlands.

Dana Mathewson, who saw off the challenge of Charlotte Famin, France, and Kgohatso Montjane, South Africa

The inaugural Ab Initio International exhibition squash championship provided entertainment for two main reasons earlier this week. An excellent format to the team event ultimately led to a thrilling conclusion. A misunderstanding of the scoring then led to the amusing spectacle of both teams believing they had won.

the confusion did not overshadow what had been an interesting format and an exciting contest.South Africa

sacked after just three matches of the following season.A similarly disastrous error was made by South Africa

goal difference.With Niger having picked up six points in their head-to-head matches, they edged South Africa

Sanity prevailed when the complaint was eventually withdrawn.South Africa were eliminated from the 2003

Cricket World Cup after wrongly calculating a required target ©Getty ImagesSadly for South Africa, it

Morocco stunned Algeria to clinch a place at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) World Championships as they won the men's event at the African qualifier in Durban.

previous seven matches, were led by Nabil Guedon.Algeria's women also qualified as they beat South Africa

four assists but it was not enough to send his side to the World Championships.Egypt beat hosts South Africa

53-50 to seal the bronze medal.South Africa were also denied success in the women's final as they were

Day three of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters at Sportcentrum de Schaapskooi in Bemmel, The Netherlands, saw the last pool matches of the tournament take place and the semi final line-up decided.

first Centre Court match of the day saw Charlotte Famin and Kgothatso Montjane, from France and South Africa

The Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) has backed a festival which aims to promote and develop women's sport in the Gulf nation.

has won three Olympic medals in its history, with all of them won by female athletes who were born in Africa

Oscar Pistorius has had his sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp extended to 13 years and five months by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal today.

The court in Bloemfontein handed down the minimum 15-year term for murder in South Africa, minus the

Unbeaten Algeria will face Morocco in the final of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) World Championships African Qualification Tournament after both sides won their semi-final matches in Durban today.

the round-robin group, recorded their seventh consecutive win at the tournament as they beat South Africa

year.Ghana and Nigeria both withdrew from the men's competition for financial reasons.Egypt and South Africa

been left to battle it out for the consolation prize as they will compete for the bronze medal.South Africa

the final day of the event in the South African city tomorrow.The women's final will be between South Africa

Algeria.Algeria produced a superb performance as they thrashed Kenya 89-8 in their semi-final encounter.South Africa