Defending men’s champions the United States got their 2016 World Ultimate and Guts Championships campaign off to a winning start at the UCL Sports Ground in London.

, who are competing in a four-team Pool B, also got off to a positive start as they overcame South Africa

finalists in 2012, were extremely impressive in their first Pool B matches as they brushed aside South Africa

Four-time Olympic sabre gold medallist Stanislav Pozdnyakov has been elected President of the European Fencing Confederation (EFC).

under the International Fencing Federation (FIE) with equivalent bodies covering Pan America, Oceania, Africa

Britain’s Rachel Morris achieved the world best time in the Para women’s single sculls competition to earn gold at the World Rowing Cup in Poznan.

coxed four final in the absence of the world champions Britain, by clocking a time of 3:22.810South Africa

Spain claimed the final place in the men’s Rio 2016 rugby sevens tournament after earning a surprise win over Samoa in the World Rugby Olympic Repechage Tournament final in Monaco today.

Spanish rugby proud.”Spain will now join already qualified Fiji, Great Britain, New Zealand, South Africa

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) chief executive Tubby Reddy has called upon young people in the country to be inspired by those killed in the Soweto uprising in 1976 and seek excellence.

excellence in all spheres, including sports.”The 40th anniversary of the uprising was marked across South Africa

Sixteen countries will begin their challenge for just one available place in the men’s rugby sevens tournament at Rio 2016 tomorrow, with the Olympic qualification tournament beginning in Monaco.

body are keen to spread the sport to all corners of the globe.Fiji, Great Britain, New Zealand, South Africa

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe has been accused of being aware of corruption at the heart of the world governing body before his election last August and he accepted advice from disgraced official Papa Diack during his successful campaign.

have been a supporter of Coe in the latter stages of his campaign, helping him gain decisive votes in Africa

You get the feeling that Cristiano Ronaldo would have been Vince Lombardi’s kind of a guy.

Wales, but the courageous victory earned by the Brave Blossoms, Japan, over twice world champions South Africa

A superb comeback from New Zealand was not enough as they missed out on the semi-finals for the first time ever at the World Rugby Under-20 Championships in Manchester today.

however, to win the group.England finished top of Pool B with a 17-13 win over Australia.But South Africa

The Ivory Coast Boxing Federation (FIB) has become the latest organisation to join the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) HeadsUp! programme.

for the sustainable, steady growth of boxing in Africa.The 69-year-old Taiwanese ended by ensuring Africa

of his commitment to the continent, before declaring 2017 "the year of Africa".

Austrian public broadcaster ORF have signed a sub-licensing agreement with Discovery Communications to show coverage from the Pyeongchang 2018 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

standard,” said Kasia Kieli, President of Discovery Networks Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa

Ireland recorded their first ever victory over New Zealand to close in on a place in the semi-finals of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship tournament in Manchester.

challenge in Pool C by recording a 46-14 win over Japan.Argentina battled to a 19-13 victory over South Africa

The Bureau of FIFA’s ruling Council has lifted the suspension of the Benin Football Federation (FBF) after the body said it had held the necessary elections required for reinstatement.

convention of the Council is not possible, means the West African team have avoided being thrown out of the Africa

they held their Executive Committee elections “no later than June 11”.Benin will be able to resume Africa

Guinea from 5 June 2016 to 12 June 2016.”The court ruling also threw the staging of Benin's crucial 2017 Africa

confirmed it would be staged on Sunday providing the elections are held.Benin haven’t qualified for the Africa

The Benin Football Federation (FBF) has moved closer to having its suspension from FIFA lifted after the body confirmed it will hold overdue Executive Committee elections tomorrow.

later than June 11, 2016”.Should they go ahead as planned, Benin will be free to play a crucial 2017 Africa

this condition is not met, the game will simply be cancelled and the Organising Committee for the Africa

Cup of Nations will rule on the case.”Benin haven’t qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations since

Double Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebrselassie led a group of athletes and coaches which descended on the Ethiopia Athletics Federation (EAF) headquarters in protest against their Rio 2016 selection policy.

the London Marathon before even finishing my training and registered a good point,” Bekele told the Africa