New Zealand and Kenya booked their places in the quarter-finals of the Las Vegas Sevens, after they claimed two victories in Pool A at the Sam Boyd Stadium.

over Wales, before being held by Canada in a 26-all thriller.Top spot, though, is occupied by South Africa

Australia moved a step closer to securing a coveted spot at Rio 2016 after beating South Korea 2-0 at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Osaka tonight.

last year's World Cup winners.Also qualified are Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, New Zealand, South Africa

African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has jumped to the defence of under-fire South Africa

as soon as possible.”Erasmus also insisted the ongoing saga, which has sparked controversy in South Africa

An independent report into allegations of corruption in Germany’s successful bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup has found no clear evidence of votes being bought but the possibility cannot be ruled out due to the amount of files and documents that could not be obtained, it has been announced today.

the body were preparing for the publication of the long-awaited report.The German bid defeated South Africa

The brand-new International Netball Super Series tournament has been officially launched by SANZEA, with the inaugural edition set to take place in New Zealand and Australia in August.

nation and the Silver Ferns, as well as England’s clash with the SPAR Proteas of South Africa.South Africa

incredibly excited and we look forward to growing this partnership with our counterparts in South Africa

Oscar Pistorius has been told that he cannot appeal his murder conviction for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

six-time Paralympic gold medallist has had his request rejected by the constitutional court in South Africa

Rabat will become the first African city to host an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting after the event's General Assembly voted for the Moroccan capital to replace New York City in 2016.

said the Diamond League chairman, who last year claimed bringing the IAAF World Championships to Africa

Kyah Simon’s first-half hat-trick helped guide Australia to their second consecutive victory at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament as they hammered Vietnam 9-0 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka today.

last year's World Cup winners.Also qualified are Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, New Zealand, South Africa

I have put together a list of prospective winners and losers as a consequence of Gianni Infantino’s victory in the race for the FIFA Presidency, the most important Presidential election in sports since Thomas Bach became International Olympic Committee (IOC) President in September 2013.

Paris.LOSERSAfricaAs the biggest of the six football Confederations, with 54 member Associations, Africa

South African bowler Aaron Phangiso is facing the prospect of being ruled out of this month's World Twenty20 tournament after the International Cricket Council (ICC) declared that his action was illegal.

left-armer took three wickets in the victory.The 32-year-old, who has never earned a Test cap for South Africa

will work closely on changing his action to ensure it meets ICC requirements along with Cricket South Africa

A record number of 272 boxers from 39 countries have registered for this month’s International Boxing Association (AIBA) African Olympic Qualification Event at the Paposy boxing venue in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé.

ImagesAmong the women’s favourites will be Algeria's young flyweight Souhila Bouchene and Nigeria's All-Africa

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has celebrated the 100th implementation of its schools development programme "Shuttle Time" in Panama.

introduce badminton in a safe, fun and inclusive manner.To date, there have been 17 implementations in Africa

Leading communications and public relations firm Burson-Marsteller has acquired a majority stake in international sports consulting company TSE Consulting, it has been announced.

the main players in the movement.They also boast regional offices in Europe, North and South America, Africa

East.Burson-Marsteller had been looking to increase its sporting portfolio with the company's Europe, Middle East and Africa

Cuba have withdrawn from the women's water polo Olympic qualification tournament in The Netherlands as five players and a coach have defected from the country.

tournament will offer four spaces for Rio.Group A will feature United States, Greece, Canada, South Africa

As the dust settled on a day of drama, Gianni Infantino sat down to conduct his first press conference as the new President of FIFA and admitted his surprise victory at the Extraordinary Congress hadn’t quite sunk in.

plans.At an event held at London’s Wembley Stadium earlier this month, he suggested he may look to Africa