at the International Cricket Council Women’s T20 World Cup after victories against India and hosts South

Africa respectively.

India coming up 11 runs short of their target.A knock of 57 from Tahlia McGrath helped Australia beat South

Africa and complete an unbeaten group stage ©Getty ImagesIn the second game of the day holders Australia

confirmed top spot in Group One with a six-wicket win against hosts South Africa.After being put in

to bat, South Africa compiled 124 for six off their 20 overs with Tazmin Brits top scoring with 45.Brits

and her opening partner Laura Wolvaardt added 54 for the opening wicket before South Africa lost regular

was forced to dig deep to advance to the quarter-finals of the All-African Badminton Championships in South

Africa.

fifth seed Husina Kobugabe of Uganda who advanced to the last eight with a 21-6, 21-6 thrashing of South

ranked Youcef Sabri Medel of Algeria overcame Egypt’s Ahmed Salah 21-17, 21-11.Medel will now tackle South

Hatem Elgamal of Egypt was made to work hard before completing a 21-18, 13-21, 21-15 triumph against South

head-to-head.Hamek beat Aaron Assing of Réunion 21-18, 21-11, while Kasirye came from a game down to defeat South

This Friday (February 24) will mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Belarus allowing additional access via its border.

pointed out in a blog by insidethegames editor-in-chief Duncan Mackay: "This ignored the precedent of South

Africa, whose athletes were banned by the IOC from 1964 until 1992 because of the country’s apartheid

Before South Africa, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were banned by the IOC

biggest casualty on the first day of singles competition at the All-African Badminton Championships in South

Africa.

Mauritius.There were also straight-game wins for fellow seeds Husina Kobugabe of Uganda, Johanita Scholtz of South

Africa, Tanina Violette Mammeri of Algeria, Nour Ahmed Youssri of Egypt and Uganda’s Fadilah Shamika

reach the last 16.Egypt's Doha Hany was among the winners on the first day of singles competition in South

Africa ©Getty ImagesAll eight seeds were given byes to the second round before avoiding any slip-ups

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has underlined efforts to bolster ties with Africa after holding

of Understanding with the ROC when representatives from the two organisation gather for the Russia-Africa

the opportunity to "strengthen sports ties" with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

representatives of the ANOCA leadership and NOCs from Algeria, Egypt, Senegal, Sudan, Mali, Eswatini, South

Africa to attend the forum.It continues Russia's efforts to build a coalition of countries not opposed

with a superb fightback to clinch the mixed team title at the All-African Badminton Championships in South

Africa.

Hany to see off Dookhee and Kate 21-14, 21-16 to seal the title.Earlier in the day, Egypt upset hosts South

Africa 3-1 while Mauritius overcame Algeria 3-2 in the other semi-final.Jarred Elliott and Amy Ackerman

gave South Africa the early lead with a 21-10, 21-15 victory over Salah and Hany before Egypt came back.Adham

Hatem Elgamal played a key role in Egypt's success in South Africa ©Getty ImagesElgamal defeated Robert

Vitality has been confirmed as the official sponsor of the 2023 Netball World Cup, which is set to take place from July 28 to August 6, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

featured in an African nation for the first time.Six teams have already qualified, including hosts South

Africa, Australia, England, Jamaica, Uganda, and reigning champions New Zealand.Discovery Group, who

owns Vitality, look to encourage South Africans to develop more interest in sports with this tournament

As always at Discovery, we remain focused on inspiring South Africans to get more active."

We believe that through the sport of netball we will be able to inspire South African women and girls

 A shirt advertising deal with English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur by South African Tourism

(SAT) has been cancelled following heavy criticism from the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic

Committee (SASCOC) and South Africa's Parliament.

There must be an investigation on this matter with immediate effect,"South African Tourism's proposed

Africa ©Getty ImagesOpposition party Democratic Alliance condemned the proposed deal as "a slap in the

face of every South African whose hard-earned tax will be used to sponsor a first-world football team

, and an insult for the South African tourism and travel sector which was decimated, and in many cases

Africa to fly our flag on international platforms instead of sponsoring an English football club." a

The Turkish women's national team will no longer be participating in the 2023 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship Division II Group B (WWIIB) as the country is still suffering from the aftermath of the two earthquakes hitting their country.

Turkey were preparing to compete in Group B of the second division in Cape Town, South Africa, before

 The WWIIB is set to be held from February 20 to 26, featuring South Africa, Australia, New Zealand

National Olympic Committee of Ukraine President Vadym Guttsait has described his Russian counterpart Stanislav Pozdnyakov as "my enemy", even though pair once competed on the same side as they won Olympic fencing gold medal together at Barcelona 1992 for the Unified Team.

movement has a "unifying mission of bringing people together".He cites Pyeongchang 2018 when North and South

excluded.Germany and Japan were not invited to London 1948 following their role in the Second World War while South

Africa was rejected from the Olympic Movement from 1964 to 1988 because of its apartheid laws.The Minister

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

Africa.

Box on! Will this traditional phrase used by boxing referees after breaking up a clinch ever be heard again in Olympic Rings?

personally I am not greatly in favour of boycotts.They rarely achieve anything - save in the case of South

Africa and the abolition of apartheid, which I did support vehemently.The pending demise of boxing in

Holders Australia won their second successive match at the Women’s T20 World Cup cricket tournament in South

Africa as they beat Bangladesh by eight wickets.

Hosts South Africa earned their first win of the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup after a comfortable victory

South Africa bounced back from an opening day loss to Sri Lanka to win by 65 runs against a New Zealand

side that has lost its first two matches in Group A.After choosing to bat at Eurolux Boland Park, South

Africa compiled 132 for six off their 20 overs, with Chloe Tryon top scoring with 40.After falling to

13 for two in the third over South Africa rallied to a respectable total, aided by Tryon’s 40 off 34

Africa ©Getty ImagesIn the day’s Group B game at the same venue England overcame Ireland by four wickets

respectively on the third day of matches at the International Cricket Council Women’s T20 World Cup in South

Africa.

matches are scheduled tomorrow at Boland Park in Paarl, with England set to take on Ireland before hosts South

Africa face New Zealand.