By Paul OsborneThe United States edged out Ireland 3-1 to claim victory in the Champions Challenge 1 in Glasgow and book a spot in the 2016 Champions Trophy.

In the third-place play off, South Africa edged past Spain by just a single goal to nil while South Korea

By Paul OsborneNew Zealand recorded a ruthless victor over Canada to take the Emirates Airline Glasgow Sevens Cup title and move a step closer to their 12th HSBC World Series crown.

- and a 50th IRB Sevens Cup title in 15 years - New Zealand moved 19 points clear of second-placed South

Africa in the standings.After recording three impressive wins on the first day of action in Scotstoun

David Wagner overcame home favourite Lucas Sithole in the quad singles final at the Airports Company South

Africa SA Open in Johannesburg to gain revenge for being knocked out by the South African at the semi-final

Stephane Houdet of France retained his men's singles Airports Company South Africa SA Open title today

By Paul OsborneHosts Scotland have stormed to the Cup quarterfinals of the Glasgow Sevens after an enthralling day of action at the Scotstoun Stadium.

quarterfinal since round two of the Sevens World Series in Dubai.They next face defending champions South

Africa, who had to settle for second in Pool A after a 19-5 defeat to Series leaders New Zealand.The

quarterfinals following a 26-7 win over Samoa and a 38-0 demolition of Portugal before their victory over the South

level of African performances at the Winter Olympics, Association of the National Olympic Committees of Africa

All five athletes also live and compete in either Europe or North America, as Africa continues to struggle

when she finished 68th in the 10 kilometres classical cross country event.Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, South

Africa and Senegal, as well as Morocco, all competed at Vancouver 2010, while Cameroon, Kenya and Madagascar

have featured at previous editions.All five Sochi 2014 participants have lived and competed outside Africa

By Gary AndersonApril 29 - The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the addition of four nations to the line-up for this year's Under-15 Baseball World Cup with Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Tunisia heading to Mexico for the tournament this summer.

in La Paz will now start a day earlier on July 31 and run until August 10.Tunisia will be joined by South

Africa, representing a first appearance for African sides in the event.And in another first, New Zealand

, Austria's Werner Schlager had just earned a shock victory at the 2003 World Championships, before South

All of this has been illustrated when runners who did not start running in Africa have got the better

By Nick ButlerApril 27 - South Africa's sporting fraternity played a part in the widespread celebrations

Africa could not participate in international events such as the Commonwealth Games, because of South

Africa to participate in the Commonwealth Games in Victoria 1994, South African sport has "grown from

strength to strength" and they are proud that "on the five occasions that South Africa has competed

to the Commonwealth Games since democracy, the medal tally has been very impressive".South Africa celebrated

Africa would be fitting tribute to MandelaDecember 2013: David Owen - The special relationship between

By Gary AndersonApril 27 - The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco has been extended by one day with

have been decided following the official draw in Cairo.Defending champions Nigeria will face Sudan and South

Africa in Group A; Mali, Ethiopa and Algeria make up Group B; while Group C consists of 2013 runners-up

 Gambia v Seychelles• Sao Tome e Principe v Benin• Malawi v Chad• Tanzania v Zimbabwe• Mozambique v South

Madagascar or Uganda v Mauritania or Equatorial Guinea (Group E)• Tanzania or Zimbabwe v Mozambique or South

best third-placed finisher qualify for the finals along with hosts Morocco, who will be staging the Africa

By Nick ButlerApril 27 - Top seeds Sabine Ellerbrock, Stephane Houdet and David Wagner led the way in winning the women's, men's and quad singles titles on the final day of the Gauteng Open in Johannesburg.

In the singles she was up against a tough final opponent, South Africa's second seed and world number

win was especially emotional because she won her first International Tennis Federation (ITF) title in South

Africa in 2011.In the men's singles Frenchman Houdet took advantage of the absence of Japan's world

one Wagner, who lost just four times in 2013, took on the man who inflicted each of those defeats, South

didn't, it was just my day today,"Wagner also expressed his determination to win again at next week's South

By Nick ButlerApril 24 - Veteran marathon runner Hendrick Ramaala will run for the Athletics South Africa

period of fierce division within the governing body, and in June 2013 the ASA Board was suspended by the South

Hendrick Ramaala has been involved in an internal power struggle with current Athletics South Africa

Africa. 

Africa Board to be elected after mass sackingsDecember 2013: Meeting to dissolve Athletics South Africa

2014 and Rio 2016April 2013: Athletics South Africa Board suspended by SASCOC

By Paul OsborneApril 24 - Glasgow will become the home of hockey over the next week as the city gets set to host both the women's Champions Challenge One and the men's Four-Nations competitions.

with the Scottish women set to face Belgium, India and Korea in Pool A while Pool B features Ireland, South

Africa, Spain and the United States.As each tournament looms ever closer both the Scottish men's and

head-to-head in the other Pool A fixture.Pool A begins with the United States up against Spain, while South

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By Gary AndersonApril 23 - Team Scotland has revealed the names of 30 more athletes who will be competing on home soil at this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as nine boxers, 14 wrestlers and seven Para-sport lawn bowlers make the cut.

complacent, because there will be serious opposition from the world number one disabled bowling nation, South

Africa, as well as Australia, who will be serious medal contenders."

By Zjan ShirinianApril 21 - The Framework Agreement for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco has

January 17 to February 7.Nigeria are the defending champions after beating Burkina Faso last year in South

Africa.

this story at [email protected] storiesMarch 2014: Eritrea pull out of 2015 Africa

Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission member Amadou Dia Ba has claimed the time has come for Africa

Nobody thought it possible to receive the FIFA World Cup, but South Africa succeeded, and Morocco are

suggested could bid for a Games in the future include Nairobi in Kenya, Johannesburg and Cape Town in South

Africa as well as the capital city of Senegal, Dia Ba's home country, Dakar. 

have the infrastructure in place to host a Games, and sees a city in the North of the continent, or in South

2012: Hopes of South African Olympic bid rise after report concludes hosting World Cup was worth "intangible