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World Cup cricket 'square' arrives in New York from Florida

  • ICC T20 Men’s World Cup

Ten cricket pitches have completed their journey up the East Coast of the United States from Florida to New York state and are being installed in a new stadium built for next month's T20 World Cup, Agence France-Presse reported Thursday. 

The first World Cup game at the venue will feature Sri Lanka v South Africa on 3 June but organisers

also host World Cup games, as will the country's first international standard venue in Lauderhill, South


HSBC SVNS League winners to be decided in Singapore

  • Rugby Sevens

The Singapore National Stadium will play host to the much-anticipated seventh and final regular season round of the HSBC SVNS 2024 from 3-5 May, when the men's and women's league winners will be crowned.

The USA, who was finalists at the last edition in Hong Kong, are in Pool B with France, Japan and South

Africa.

Pool B is led by France, who have finished on the podium at the last three editions, along with South

Africa, Spain and Samoa.


Africa CEO Forum welcomes Rugby Africa President to discuss the business of sport

  • Rugby Sevens

The Africa Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Forum, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation

The President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa

 Clare Akamanzi, CEO of NBA Africa (www.NBA.com), will join Rugby Africa President Herbert Mensah

World Cup, the launch of the CAF Champions League, South Africa's Springboks winning the Rugby World

rugby across Africa.

Africa Investment Forum.Rugby Africa is the governing body of rugby in Africa and one of World Rugby's


Women's hockey : How the teams qualified for Paris 2024

  • Hockey

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the horizon, we look at how the 12 teams - including reigning champions Netherlands - booked their place in the women's hockey tournament.

The holders are among six European representatives with Japan, China, United States, South Africa, Australia

Pool B consists of Australia, Argentina, Great Britain, Spain, USA and South Africa.

, but Passmore's squad goes to France seeking a first medal since taking bronze at Los Angeles 1984.South

Africa - South Africa join Argentina and Australia as the third team to be placed in Pool B as direct

South Africa won gold at the ‘African Hockey Road to Paris 2024’ and will play in a sixth women’s hockey


Men's hockey : How the teams qualified for Paris 2024

  • Hockey

As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games draw ever closer, we detail how each team qualified for the men's hockey tournament including reigning champions Belgium.

The holders are one of seven European representatives with South Africa, India, Australia, Argentina

with hosts France in Pool A alongside Netherlands, world champions Germany, Great Britain, Spain and South

Africa.

 South Africa - South Africa were the winners of the ‘African Hockey Road to Paris 2024’ competition

With plenty of vociferous travelling support, they scripted a fairytale run to defeat South Korea for


Doha Artistic Gymnastics World Cup ends, 20 more athletes for Paris 2024

  • Gymnastics

The FIG confirmed the individual quota places for Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics at the Paris Olympics, earned through the 2024 Apparatus World Cup series.

x1oJh1fE94— FIG (@gymnastics) April 22, 2024For Men’s Floor Exercise qualifiers are Ryu Sunghyun from South

The upcoming continental championships across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania will serve as the final


The inaugural Mandela African Boxing Cup crowns 25 champions

  • Boxing

After a week of competition in Durban, the tournament came to a close on Sunday with boxers from DR Congo claiming 10 titles on finals day. IBA and the Thembekile Mandela Foundation also signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to develop young people's talents.

co-organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA), the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC) and the South

There was more joy for Mozambique in the men's 57kg as Armando Siguaque defeated South Africa's Amzolele

Benedicte Diyoka came out of the blocks to win the first bout in the men's -48kg category when South

women's 57kg).Smaller boxing nations also shone: Mouandat Njinnou of Gabon stopped Hoosein Isaacs of South

Africa in the second round of the men's 92kg final.


WBSC announces groups for U-15 Baseball World Cup 2024 in Colombia

  • Baseball and Softball Section Pages

The Edgar Renteria Stadium in Barranquilla will host one of the two groups, the Super Round and medal games. Cartagena's Once de Noviembre Stadium will host the other group and the placement round.

No. 2 Mexico, No. 5 Chinese Taipei, No. 6 Venezuela, No. 7 Netherlands, No. 20 Nicaragua and No. 34 South

Africa will play in Group B.In accordance with the WBSC standard formula, the groups are based on the

of 12 teams participated: Chinese Taipei, Japan, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Guam and South

Africa) and the WBSC/KONAMI World Ranking of national teams not participating in the 2022 edition (Netherlands


Botswana prodigy Tebogo targets 100m and 200m gold at Paris 2024

  • Athlete's Websites

The 20-year-old athlete is aiming to become the first African to win Olympic gold in the top speed events. After winning gold and bronze medals at the World Championships in Budapest, Tebogo is determined to emulate his idol, Usain Bolt, "the person I admire most," the African pointed out.

good to be in the top three," says the star, who grew up in Kanye, a town 42 miles (68 kilometres) south

His success would be unprecedented for Africa and even more so for his country.

IMAGESSeratiwa added: "Letsile is not only representing Botswana, he is carrying the flag for the whole of Africa

"Like most children in Africa, he played football, but soon realised he was born to run and went from


Beijing half marathon top four disqualified after investigation

  • Athletics

Chinese state media reported on Friday that reigning Asian Games marathon champion He Jie and three African runners, who had appeared to allow the home athlete to cross the line first, had been stripped of their placings and prize money.

5akyafiKL8 pic.twitter.com/4eVF66Ebdd— Shanghai Daily (@shanghaidaily) April 15, 2024Mnangat told BBC Sport Africa

punished" with their results cancelled and that "trophies, medals and bonuses will be recovered".The South


Rugby Sevens: Great Britain's men face uphill task at Singapore SVNS

  • Rugby Sevens

Singapore hosts the final regular season event of the 2023-24 World Rugby Sevens Series (SVNS) from 3-5 May. The Great Britain men will need a strong performance to avoid missing out on the Grand Final in Madrid at the end of May.

Pool B is made up of France, South Africa, Spain and Samoa.On the women's side, Great Britain remains

Hong Kong runners-up USA are in Pool B with France, Japan and South Africa.


First edition of Mandela African Boxing Cup underway in South Africa

  • Boxing

the competition, which runs until next Sunday at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban, South

Africa, brings together boxers from several countries and pays tribute to one of the country's leaders

South Africa and the IBA are ready to honour the country's greatest leader.

The Mandela African Boxing Cup is named after the anti-apartheid leader and President of South Africa

Thanks to Mandela's understanding of the sport, the 1995 Rugby World Cup final in South Africa was an

To win the title, South Africa defeated the giant Jonah Lomu.It's not rugby this time, but boxing was

He trained in boxing while in prison in apartheid South Africa and described the sport as "egalitarian


IBA African Mandela Cup kicks off on Monday with $500,000 for boxers

  • IBA Section Placeholder

The IBA is organising an event in Durban with many renowned boxers for the African Mandela Cup, which will feature many renowned boxers and a substantial prize fund of $500,000 (€468,000).

Durban, in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, will be the epicentre of several nights of top

Get ready to witness electrifying bouts and unforgettable moments as fighters from across Africa compete

As the people of South Africa celebrate the achievements and milestones of 30 years of democratic governance

Willem de Klerk for the peaceful transition from the system of racial segregation that had plagued South

Africa for decades, was fond of saying: "My greatest regret in life is that I never became boxing champion


Cricket World Cup South Africa 2027: Eight venues confirmed

  • ICC T20 Men’s World Cup

As well as South Africa, matches will also be played in Zimbabwe and Namibia, the tournament's co-hosts

South Africa 2027 Cricket World Cup is set to break record, South Africa's cricket director Pholetsi

As well as South Africa, matches will be played in Zimbabwe and Namibia, the tournament's co-hosts.

The eight venues were used when South Africa hosted the 2003 World Cup.

With a capacity of around 30,000, it is the largest and most important stadium in South Africa.

Africa.


First person prosecuted for harassing Rugby World Cup referees online

  • Rugby Sevens

World Rugby has hailed as "historic" the prosecution of a man in Australia for sending threatening messages to the referee and his family. He has been identified, pleaded guilty and was granted bail of AU$1,000 Australian dollars (€609). He will also be banned from all World Rugby events.

Wayne Barnes, who refereed the World Cup final between South Africa and New Zealand in Paris, reportedly