Hawaii’s Gabriela Bryan is set to face a semi-final showdown against Courtney Conlogue of the United States following her victory against Brisa Hennessy at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event at Margaret River in Australia.

of Miguel - also made it to the round of 32 following a dominant display with Matthew McGillivray of South

Africa at the expense of Hawaii's Seth Moniz.Matchups in the round of 32 include Slater due to compete

A total of 110 nations are to be represented at the Birmingham 2022 World Games, setting a new participation record near the end of the qualification process.

compete.Japan is to have 160 athletes at the Games as the top Asian nation, while Colombia leads the way in South

America with 107.The biggest teams in Africa are Egypt with 37 and South Africa with 34.Russia and Belarus

Semi-final day at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Africa Championships in Johannesburg

only three made it as far as the judges’ scorecards.Women’s flyweight competitors Bianca Stander of South

Africa and Angola’s Esperanca Pereira fought a tough first bout, but Strander prevailed in round two

with a devastating rear-naked choke submission.Fellow South African Nicole Van Wyk beat compatriot Nadia

 2️⃣ of South Africa's finest women's talent met in the semi-finals.Nicole Van Wyk submits teammate

Tannous will meet Kakesa’s Angolan team-mate, Stanislau Kakesse Wezy, in the final tomorrow.The IMMAF Africa

Kelly Slater faces the elimination round in the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour leg at Margaret River following an underwhelming opening day.

Hawaii’s Imaikalani deVault progressing at his expense.Seth Moniz of Hawaii and Matthew McGillivray of South

Africa are due to join Pupo in that heat.Brazilian duo Caio Ibelli and Deivid Silva are pitted against

Kenya will feature in the women’s 3x3 wheelchair basketball competition at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games after being awarded a bipartite place.

Kenya are poised to join England, South Africa and Scotland in the six-team women's tournament at the

Games.South Africa and Scotland triumphed at the African and European qualifiers, respectively, while

invitational spots are yet to be announced for the men's event, with England, Northern Ireland and South

Africa having already qualified.Wheelchair 3x3 basketball and 3x3 basketball will make their debuts

An International Fencing Federation (FIE) Grand Prix in Cairo is set to begin tomorrow, with men's and women's épée events being held at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex.

hosted several FIE World Cups and Grands Prix in the recent past.The complex, the first of its kind in Africa

attendance in Cairo ©Getty ImagesTwo-time team Olympic silver medallist Choi In-jeong is due to compete for South

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Africa Championships got underway in Johannesburg

claimed victory over Tresor Musampa of the Democratic Republic of Congo, while Nicolaas Vermaak of South

team in the competition with 14 athletes, while South Africa has a team of 20 athletes searching for

the overall title at the EFC Performance Institute.Hosts South Africa were in the top 10 of the world

Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South

Africa, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.The IMMAF Africa Championships are set to run until Saturday (April

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Africa Championships is due to start tomorrow

in South Africa's most diverse and energetic city Johannesburg.

Hosted by Mixed Martial Arts South Africa (MMASA) in partnership with the Extreme Fighting Championship

Zimbabwe will be joined by Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritius, Namibia, Zambia and the hosts, South

 Hosts South Africa were in the top-10 of the world amateur MMA standings back in 2019, before COVID

Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South

Africa, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The line-up for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games beach volleyball tournaments has been confirmed, with 24 teams set to compete across the men’s and women’s events.

event due to their world rankings.England will compete as the host Commonwealth Games Association, with South

Africa, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Cyprus, Sri Lanka and Tuvalu securing continental berths.Maldives completes

earned continental quotas, with Kenya receiving the bipartite spot.Ghana, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, South

Africa and Gambia will compete in beach volleyball competition at the Games for the first time.Birmingham

The first day of the World Bowls Indoor Championships took place today at the Bristol Indoor Bowling Club in England, with ladies, men's and mixed competition getting underway.

picking up a 9-4, 11-0 victory over Benson Wambuga of Kenya.Group 4 saw victories for Jason Evans of South

Africa and Alexander Stewart from Jersey, while in Group 5 victories went to Mike Stepney of Scotland

went to Janice Pilling of the Isle of Man and Sasia Schaft from The Netherlands.Colleen Piketh from South

Africa and Gloria Ha from Hong Kong won in Group 5, with Paula Garrett of the Isle of Man and Claire

world of sport" after the veteran anti-apartheid campaigner was named as an Honorary President of the South

Ramsamy campaigned hard against discrimination in sport as chairman of the South Africa Non-Racial Olympic

63 members.SASCOC President Barry Hendricks was among those to pay tribute to Ramsamy’s service to South

Dr Ramsamy was the very first President for an Olympic structure in South Africa, a previous International

@iocmedia pic.twitter.com/PavyEocPaa— Team South Africa (@TeamSA2024) April 23, 2022Ramsamy was first

Mafu also urged the sports sector to bid for international events and wished the South African team well

England scored two late goals before winning a shoot-out against the United States in the women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League, at Chapel Hill at the University of North Carolina.

moved onto five after four matches, close behind Spain and Belgium.Argentina won a shoot-out against South

Africa in Buenos Aires ©Getty ImagesArgentina and South Africa's men's match also went to a penalty

Africa in front three minutes later in the 38th minute.Franco Agostini took the match to a shoot-out

, dramatically scoring in the 58th minute.Trevor De Lora missed the opener for South Africa, with Nicolas

Africa, but could not find the net, giving Argentina the bonus point.

In early 1964, John Coates reportedly took a day off school to watch Richie Benaud play his last Test match. A photograph in the next day’s Sydney Morning Herald pictured him alongside the Australian cricket captain as they left the pitch.

strategic mastermind of the Sydney bid".Having authored the Sydney 2000 strategy document, he focused on Africa

Over the years, Coates had become friendly with Sam Ramsamy, the South African who had been chairman

of the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee since the 1970s and took over as President of the country

crucial help in gaining Sydney the 2000 Games ©Getty Images"I think we probably got five or six votes [in Africa

England women made up for a scoreless opening half by beating the United States 3-1 in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

pic.twitter.com/smaiH8T1ws— ARG Field Hockey (@ArgFieldHockey) April 23, 2022Among men, Argentina edged South

Africa 4-3 in a thriller.Within the first five minutes, Argentina were scored two goals thanks to a

Africa pegged one back as Nqobile Ntuli calmly slotted one after some hard work from Keenan Horne.Ferrero

then made it 3-1 in the 38th minute.With some high press, South Africa were impressive and deservedly

 While South Africa managed one more goal through a penalty corner flick from Guise-Brown, Argentina

The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Gangwon Province in South Korea

Gangwon 2024.It also detailed supporting the joint organisation of the competition by North Korea and South

respective bodies.ANOCA and Gangwon Province have agreed to collaborate to develop winter sports in Africa

©Getty Images"Gangwon Province is friends with sporting Africa," Berraf said."