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Australia and New Zealand see ICC Champions Trophy game abandoned

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Rain curtailed the second match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy as the clash between Antipodean rivals Australia and New Zealand finished with no result.

wickets in doing so before the final interruption came.Tomorrow’s match sees Sri Lanka take on South Africa


Philip Barker: The long road to reconciliation

  • Inside the Blogs

When the Commonwealth Games open in the Gold Coast next April, reconciliation with the Aboriginal people of Australia will be the buzz word. The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) have a Reconciliation Action Plan aimed at offering opportunities to first nation Australians.

Many critics likened these to the Apartheid inspired townships in South Africa.

Petersen had been a critic of the Apartheid regime in South Africa and was accused of double standards.Charles

ImagesContact was made with New Zealand Maori groups to join the protests and a group was said to be flying to Africa


Ireland and France submit bids for 2023 Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens

Ireland and France have today officially submitted their bids for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Allianz Riviera in Nice, the Stadium Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne and the Stadium de Toulouse.South Africa



England begin World Rugby Under-20 Championship with emphatic win

  • Rugby Sevens

England got their World Rugby Under-20 Championship title defence off to a fantastic start today as they thrashed Samoa 74-17 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi.

“We know we got a comfortable win in an 80-minute performance.”France and South Africa drew 23-23 in

eased to a 42-20 victory over Scotland.Back in Tbilisi, the matches in Pool C saw France and South Africa




South Africa officially submits bid for 2023 Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens

South Africa Rugby has delivered what it believes to be a winning bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup

South Africa has the hunger and capacity to host this tournament like no other country on earth."

But our bid is far from being just about what it means to rugby in South Africa; it is all about what

South Africa can do for world rugby."

, Africa and the world.He added that he believed that the commercial model contained in the bid would

be hard to beat, while 2.9 million match tickets would be available.South Africa staged the World Cup


Rwandan athletes begin preparations for WTF World Championships

  • Taekwondo

Two athletes set to compete for Rwanda at next month's World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Championships in Muju have began training at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali.

WTFNiringiyimana picked up the IPC Allianz Athlete of the Month for April after impressing on home soil at the Africa




Weikert and Saive outline credentials to be ITTF President

  • Table Tennis

German Thomas Weikert is urging delegates to prioritise "stability" by voting to retain him as President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) here later this week.

advantage ©Getty ImagesSaive, though, claimed to have received "endorsements and support" from the Africa

I already have the support of Africa, Oceania and Latin America."


Jersey of Olympic rugby sevens gold medallist to be kept at Twickenham

  • Rugby Sevens

Seremaia Tuwai of Fiji's jersey from the gold medal match at last year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has been handed over to the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium in London.

Rugby Sevens Series standings this season.The defending champions relinquished their crown to South Africa