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Australia win sixth Women's T20 World Cup after victory over hosts South Africa

  • Cricket

their third consecutive International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's T20 World Cup after defeating hosts South

Africa in the final at Newlands in Cape Town.

the crucial wicket of the in-form Tazmin Brits for only 10 runs.Kapp was the next player to depart as South

Africa were struggling at 46 for two in nine overs.Suné Luus scored only two runs and walked back after


Azraq Refugee Camp provides an emotional but fitting start for World Taekwondo's Hopes and Dreams Sports Festival

  • The Big Read

The work of World Taekwondo and the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) at its flagship Humanitarian Sports Center at the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan has garnered a strong reputation in sport. A fitting location, then, for the opening of the second Hopes and Dreams Sports Festival.

International Powerboating Union.The Azraq Refugee Camp is located in remote Jordan about 90 minutes south

This kind of training programme and educational programme can teach them," South Korean official Choue

In Africa now, for the first time in history, three African countries qualified for the World Cup in


Hosts South Africa create history, to face Australia for Women's T20 World Cup title

  • Cricket

South Africa scripted history by defeating England by six runs in the second semi-final of the International

hosts will face Australia for the title.Half centuries from Tazmin Brits and Laura Wolvaardt helped South

Africa post 164 for four in 20 overs in the first innings.In the chase, England were restricted for

for a duck.From 2020 #T20WorldCup semi-final heartbreak to booking their spot in the 2023 final.South Africa

overs, which proved impossible for the lower order.After winning the toss, Wolvaardt and Brits steered South

Africa to 37 for no loss in six overs.Finally, Ecclestone got the breakthrough for England bagging Wolvaardt


Chilean participation in World Rugby Sevens Series to act as test for Santiago 2023

  • Rugby Sevens

Chile is set to begin preparations for this year's Pan American Games men's rugby sevens tournament in Santiago with appearances on the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Series-leading All Blacks Sevens team.They will go to the US with confidence, however, after drawing with South

Africa and beating France during their last Series trip to the country in Las Vegas.Vancouver then awaits

the same apart from Paraguay and Colombia replace Argentina and Uruguay as qualifiers from the 2022 South

finished 11th and ninth, respectively.They also achieved a 13th-placed finish at last year's World Cup in South

Africa.


Ukraine's blue and yellow lights up Paris 2024 landmark Eiffel Tower and France joins UN condemnation of Russia

  • Paris 2024

Iconic Paris landmark the Eiffel Tower has been lit up in the blue and yellow colours of Ukraine to express the city's support for Ukraine on the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, while France was among 141 countries who called for an end to the war at the United Nations (UN).

Syria were the seven countries who voted against the motion.Of the BRICS nations, China, India and South

Africa were among the 32 abstentions, while Brazil voted in favour.Chinese senior diplomat Wang Yi travelled


Australia reach Women's T20 World Cup final after thriller against India

  • Cricket

Australia edged India by five runs to seal a spot in the final of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's T20 World Cup at Newlands.

Aussies.Australia, who reached their seventh successive Women's T20 World Cup final, will face the winner of South

Africa versus England for the title.Alyssa Healy was back after injury for Australia and she stitched


Lesotho NOC hosts Executive Committees of its national sports federation

  • ANOCA

Newly elected Executive Committee members of the Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) joined a virtual orientation where the strategic objective "ensuring stakeholders support and loyalty" was discussed, as suggested by the Olympic Solidarity.

boycotted the 1976 Olympics due to the refusal of the IOC to ban New Zealand after their union tour of South

Africa ©Getty ImagesThe second session will also involve eight federations, comprising of the Lesotho


Smith allowed to defend The Open title as R&A refuses to ban LIV Golf players

  • Golf

Australia’s Cameron Smith will be able to defend his The Open Championship crown after tournament organisers agreed to allow LIV Golf players to compete.

Golf a month later.Fellow LIV Golf players Phil Mickleson of the United States, Louis Oosthuizen of South

Africa and Henrik Stenson of Sweden will also automatically qualify for The Open as former winners."


South Africa secure semi-final place at ICC Women’s T20 World Cup while England claim record win

  • Cricket

Hosts South Africa secured a place in the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council Women’s T20

South Africa went into their match with Bangladesh, the second of a double-header at Six Gun Grill Newlands

toss and compiled 113 for six off their 20 overs, with captain Nigar Sultana Joty top scoring with 30.South

Africa chased down their target without losing a wicket and with 13 balls to spare however it was not

off 56 balls.Alongside her at the crease was Tazmin Brits, who finished 50 not out from 51 balls as South

Africa set up a semi-final encounter with England on Friday (February 24).Sophie Ecclestone took the


India secure semi-final place at ICC Women’s T20 World Cup after victory in rain-reduced game

  • Cricket

India secured a semi-final spot at the International Cricket Council Women’s T20 World Cup after beating Ireland in a match that was reduced in length due to persistent rain.

are already eliminated.The final Group One match is also scheduled to be held tomorrow, with hosts South

Africa needing to beat already eliminated Bangladesh to have any chance of advancing to the semi-finals


WBSC unveils new trophy for inaugural Under-23 Men's Softball World Cup

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has unveiled the World Championship trophy for its new event, the Under-23 Men’s Softball World Cup, which is set to start in Argentina on April 15.

hosts and top ranked Argentina, Australia, ranked fourth, Czechia, ranked sixth, Mexico, ranked tenth, South

Africa, ranked 12th and 14th-ranked SingaporeGroup B includes the respective second and third-ranked


West Indies claim dramatic last ball win at ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

  • Cricket

ball as group stage action continued at the International Cricket Council Women’s T20 World Cup in South

Africa.

puts them in a qualifying position as things stand but having played all their matches.A victory for South

Africa over Bangladesh in the final match in the group on Tuesday (February 21), could be enough to


IPC team working on new Classification Code receives "fantastic feedback", they claim

  • Paralympics

An International Paralympic Committee (IPC) review team has met in Bonn to discuss “fantastic feedback” on the latest draft of its Classification Code, it has been claimed.

National Paralympic Committees, and the IPC Athletes’ Council meeting in September.Field, who represented South

Africa at two Paralympic Games, claimed the team absorbed "fantastic feedback" during the meeting."


Mohamed Rafi and Opeyori take singles golds at All-African Badminton Championships

  • Badminton

Ugandan Fadilah Shamika Mohamed Rafi and Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori of Nigeria finished the African Badminton Championships victorious as they won the singles titles in Benoni.

Mohamed Rafi came from behind to beat home favourite Johanita Scholtz of South Africa 14-21, 21-14, 21

rapid rise to the continental summit as just last December she was also a gold medallist at the All Africa

upset against Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi and Adel Hamek of Algeria in the men's doubles.The unseeded South


Zambia names men's preparation squad of 34 for hockey's return to African Games

  • Hockey

Zambia has named a squad of 34 to prepare for the men's hockey tournament at this year's African Games in Accra.

Zambia beat Zimbabwe and Malawi in last year's Central-South Africa qualifier to secure a place at Accra

coach Elvis Bwalya.Zambia are set to feature alongside hosts Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, South

Africa and Egypt in the men's hockey tournament at the African Games.South Africa and Egypt have qualified

time since Abuja 2003 in the Ghanaian capital when Egypt won the men's title with a 3-2 victory over South

Africa in the final.The Games are due to be held from August 4 to 19, but financial concerns in the