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Tsegay breaks through as Canada’s men beat hosts US to world sprint relay gold in Eugene

  • Athletics

Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay secured a breakthrough global victory in the women’s 5000 metres at the World Athletics Championships on a day when three Olympic champions also topped the podium and Canada’s men’s 4x100m relay team beat the hosts to gold.

the swiftest in the final after the 8.77 clocked by Commonwealth champion Akani Simbine as he brought South

Africa home sixth in 38.10.The United States effort had faltered at the final changeover, where Elijah


Magaia double helps South Africa claim first-ever Women’s Africa Cup of Nations crown

  • Football

A double from Hildah Magaia helped South Africa win their first-ever Women’s Africa Cup of Nations football

Magaia gave South Africa the lead just after the hour mark at the Stade Prince Mouley Abdallah after

Banyana's lead eight minutes later with a composed finish to put them in control of the contest.South Africa

edged past hosts Morocco to take the Women's Africa Cup of Nations final 2-1 ©Getty ImagesMorocco ensured

front of a 52,000 strong crowd Morocco pressed for a leveller during nine minutes of added time, but South

Africa held on for a memorable victory as they claimed a first women’s continental title.


Zambia claim bronze medals and third place at Women’s Africa Cup of Nations

  • Football

Zambia claimed third place at football’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after a 1-0 victory over Nigeria

placed finish.The competition is due to conclude tomorrow with the final, as hosts Morocco take on South

Africa at the Stade Prince Mouley Abdallah in Rabat.A total of 45,562 spectators watched Morocco’s semi-final


Schedule revealed for Birmingham 2022 rugby sevens tournaments

  • Birmingham 2022

New Zealand will open their title defences against Sri Lanka and Canada after the schedule for the Birmingham 2022 rugby sevens tournaments was announced.

and New Zealand have missed out on the gold just once since then, in 2014 when they lost the final to South

Birmingham 2022 will take place between July 29 and 31 at Coventry Stadium.Australia's women will meet South

Africa in the opening match, with their men beginning their campaign against Jamaica later on day one.Host

gold medallists, fans will be treated to a real showcase of world-class rugby sevens.Australia and South

Africa will open the Birmingham 2022 sevens action in the women's tournament ©Birmingham 2022"Sevens


Duncan Mackay: Coe's obsession with "cracking" America should not be at expense of rest of the world

  • Inside the Blogs

"Making it big in America" has been an obsession of British pop groups and singers ever since The Beatles became a cultural phenomenon across the Atlantic in the 1960s.

country’s fifth-most-followed sport by the time of Los Angeles 2028.News of that prompted insidethegames' South

However, Africa has never hosted a World Athletics Championship, never an Olympic Games and has no World

 "Why is he not focusing on a series in Africa .... or better, just a World Athletics Championship

 "Hosting championships in Africa is not a risk when it comes to crowds and passion because you

Now they have been spurned again, who knows when Africa, a continent which has provided athletics with


South African kit unveiled for Birmingham 2022 Opening Ceremony

  • Birmingham 2022

South Africa have unveiled their kit for the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

here, which it is claimed is inspired by "all things South African".

City of Durban helping to recruit the creators for the uniform.The team sought to showcase "all things South

African", including the discovery of diamonds, South African royalty and the colours of the country's

features a cropped linen shirt, tiered maxi skirt featuring the winning print and Nova trainers.The South

#RoadtoBHM pic.twitter.com/IQvXqHWwNg— Team South Africa (@TeamSA2024) July 14, 2022"Team SA [South

Africa] really caught the eye at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in their Mr Price Sport kit," he


New two-tier system to be introduced for UCI World Cycling Centre

  • Cycling

The International Cycling Union (UCI) World Cycling Centre is to receive an upgrade to its satellite centres with the introduction of a two-tier system, with more hubs expected to be introduced at different levels.

Currently, there are five satellite centres in Japan, South Korea, South Africa, India and Portugal which


Birmingham 2022 reveals schedule for artistic and rhythmic gymnastics events

  • Birmingham 2022

Birmingham 2022 has unveiled the schedule for the artistic and rhythmic gymnastics individual qualification team competitions for the Commonwealth Games here.

Wales.Hosts England have been placed in subdivision one where they are set to face New Zealand, Gibraltar, South

Africa, India, Singapore, Scotland and Sri Lanka.The team competition is set to conclude on August 4


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Vanuatu Para athlete owes CGF scheme for realising Birmingham 2022 dream

  • Birmingham 2022

Vanuatu’s Para athlete Elie Enock has claimed she would not have achieved her dream of reaching this year's Commonwealth Games here without the Gather, Adjust, Prepare, Sustain (GAPS) programme.

representation from Cameroon, Cyprus, Fiji, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, South

Africa, Sri Lanka, The Gambia, Uganda, Vanuatu and Zambia.CGF President Dame Louise Martin and UK Sport


Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi: Tunisia's big hope already an Olympic medallist

  • Africa

Tunisia's medal success since first participating at the Olympics in 1960 has featured two celebrated figures in long-distance runner Mohammed Gammoudi, who won a gold, two silvers and a bronze between 1964 and 1972, and Oussama Mellouli, who claimed three swimming medals, two of them gold.

15 in the final.At the Tokyo 2020 Games victories over Mikhail Artamonov of the ROC and Jun Jang of South


Morocco beat defending champions Nigeria to reach Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final

  • Football

Hosts Morocco beat defending champions Nigeria on penalties to set up a Women’s Africa Cup of Nations

final versus South Africa.

to be decisive as Morocco progressed to their first final at the tournament 5-4.They are set to play South

Africa, who are also bidding to win the trophy for the first time, following their 1-0 win against Zambia

Casablanca.The match was beckoning for extra time before Linda Motlhalo scored a 94th-minute penalty to fire South

Africa to the final.The third-place match is set to be played on Friday (July 22) in Casablanca with


England T20 Commonwealth Games squad puts faith in youth

  • Birmingham 2022

England have named two uncapped teenagers in their T20 squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. 

Issy Wong of Birmingham Phoenix wins her place after a successful England international debut against South

Africa last month, but has yet to play a T20 international."

rate is considered too low, but she struck another century in today's one day international against South

Africa.England are set to play a three match T20 series against South Africa beginning on Thursday (

Africa and New Zealand are in the same qualifying pool as England.


African badminton medallists among Zambia squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

  • Birmingham 2022

Three African Badminton Championships bronze medallists have been named in the Zambian squad for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Ogar Siamupangila, who all claimed the mixed team third-place medal at the 2017 edition in Benoni in South

Africa, have been included to represent their country once again.Kalombo Mulenga, who previously partnered


Precious McKenzie, Emily Campbell and 500 schoolchildren - weightlifting brings audience to tears

  • The Big Read

The children of Year 4 at Raddlebarn Primary School in Selly Oak, Birmingham will never forget the show they worked on this year.

received gifts from the schoolchildren performing the play ©Graeme BraidwoodHis birth in Durban in South

Africa was not recorded because he was "coloured”.When he was still infant his father was killed by

he was a phenomenal talent.But being the national champion at bantamweight, the best weightlifter in South

Africa, counted for nothing in an apartheid regime.