By Nick Butler at the Main Media Centre in NanjingUzbekistan's Public Health Ministry has reportedly recommended that athletes from countries affected by Ebola are not invited to next month's World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent.

at the World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent follows the escalation of the Ebola epidemic across Africa

Leone.Cases have also been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the virus spreads from West Africa

Spain claim the bronze after their emphatic victory over South Africa in the bronze medal playoff.21:

final podium position.19:57 Spain have taken bronze in the men's hockey5s with a 7-4 victory over South Africa

Iveriko Jilakidze.19:19 Spain have taken a 2-0 lead in their men's hockey5s bronze medal match with South Africa

single goal in the third to seal the win.Up next will be the bronze medal match between Spain and South Africa

Al-Shebami of Yemen.We're no underway in the 63kg contest with wins for Elbert Lukas Steyn of South Africa

By Mike RowbottomIn a thrilling finish to the TA mixed double sculls repechage on the third day of racing at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, the Brazilian Para-rowing pairing of Josiane Lima and Michel Gomes Pessanha finished just a second ahead of Israel's Reuven Magnagey and Yuliya Cnernoy in a time of 4min 49.27sec, with both qualifying for the A final.

victorious in the LTA mixed coxed four repechage, clocking 3:52.49 as they finished well clear of South Africa

sculls repechage in 6:39.93 to book her place in the A final alongside runner-up Sandra Khumalo of South Africa

By Zjan ShirinianJapan's success at the Women's Softball World Championship has boosted the desire to bring the sport, together with baseball, back to the Olympic Games in time for Tokyo 2020, officials have claimed.

Images"We are developing the sports of softball and baseball in many areas such as the Muslim world, in Africa

Chen Nien-Chien of Taiwan.Hockey 5s classification matches18:05 A 6-1 victory for Germany over South Africa

By Mike RowbottomPara-rowers making their first appearance at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam did not have to contend with the gusty conditions which all but turned the opening day into one of time trials rather than six-lane racing - and Great Britain's former Paralympic champion Tom Aggar took full advantage.

Italy narrowly held off South Africa in the other heat.Contact the writer of this story at mike.rowbottom

By Nick Butler at the Main Media Centre in NanjingSouth Korea and Slovenia took the respective male and female handball titles at the Summer Youth Olympic Games here this evening after emerging on top in two fast-paced and exciting finals.

medal.Miguel Van Assen of Suriname earned a historic victory in the triple jump ©Nanjing 2014Spain, South Africa

By Paul Osborne at the Sports Lab in NanjingGrowing together was the overriding message from the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) here as the sport looks to the future for a berth on the Olympic programme.

In a continent like Africa for example, we talk to people, we have National Olympic Committees who say

So that's why in Africa at the minute we have activities and climbing walls in maybe 10 or 15 countries

completely change that situation and we believe that this sport would be practised a huge amount in Africa

The boys won a tense game 4-3 over South Africa.

be a Spain v Australia final in the men's hockey5s after the Aussies edged to a 4-3 win over South Africa

first before the two semi-final clashes from 18:00: Spain v Canada followed by Australia against South Africa

The crossovers for fifth to eighth place saw Uruguay defeat Germany and New Zealand subdue South Africa

-1 loss to Zambia in the 9-10 classification playoff.Uruguay and New Zealand beat Germany and South Africa

Team South Africa may not have won any medals at the Youth Olympic Games yet but they have won the hearts

Stais, 54, was reluctant to take the focus off Team South Africa here, but told the SASCOC Road to Rio

I really don't want this to take away the publicity for Team South Africa though.

By Duncan Mackay Libya has stepped down as hosts of the 2017 African Nations Cup finals as ongoing fighting in the country delays plans to build new stadiums for the 16-team tournament, it was announced today. 

"Libya will no longer host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017," said a CAF statement."

54 member associations informing them of the decision and opening bids for the hosting of the 2017 Africa

[email protected] storiesApril 2013: Libya plans to build new stadiums for 2017 Africa

By Zjan ShirinianWorld Triathlon Series leader Javier Gómez dropped out of the Stockholm race during the run as his main rival, Britain's Jonathan Brownlee, reasserted himself as the Spaniard's biggest challenger for the overall title with a victory. 

tactical move on the second run lap to sprint ahead of Mario Mola of Spain and Richard Murray of South Africa

Butler at the Main Media Centre in NanjingMore than a dozen Presidents of National Olympic Committees in Africa

both looking prolific in the women's and men's contests respectively. 21:30 Territories in Sub-Saharan Africa

- World Cycling Centre Africa tweet their congratulations15:42 A picture of the finish line in the cycling

while The Netherlands claim bronze. 12:44 A cycling result to bring you now as Ivan Venter of South Africa

But Asia are also doing well with six countries in the top 20, and North America, South America, Africa

By Nick Butler at the Main Media Centre in Nanjing International Rugby Board (IRB) chairman Bernard Lapasset has hailed a "special, emotional and historic" moment for the sport as the dust settles here two days after the conclusion of the first Olympic rugby sevens tournament.

blueprint for future Games, claims BachJuly 2014: World record crowd see New Zealand stunned by South Africa