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Men's and women's Hockey Pro League seasons set to continue

  • Hockey

FIH) Pro League is due to continue tomorrow with host nation Argentina facing 2016 Olympic champions South

Africa at CeNARD Sports Complex in Buenos Aires.

Former Queen’s College Boys High School learner Le-Neal Jackson is one of the South African men’s hockey

 Jackson will be representing South Africa after they staged a leg of the tournament in Potchefstroom

matches against Germany, France, India and the Netherlands.The Komani-born player was also part of the South

Africa hockey team that won the African Cup of Nations hockey tournaments in Ghana, after beating Egypt

 The Netherlands are third with 16 points, with Argentina fourth on 14 and South Africa bottom on


Schoenmaker set to skip FINA World Championships to focus on Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

South Africa's breaststroke specialist Tatjana Schoenmaker has opted to skip the International Swimming

basically where this particular journey all started for me," Schoenmaker said.Tatjana Schoenmaker of South

Africa won two gold medals at Gold Coast 2018, the last Commonwealth Games ©Getty Images"I will never

South Africa has competed at the last seven editions of the Commonwealth Games after being reinstated


Philip Barker: Did the Commonwealth Games really begin in 1911 at Crystal Palace?

  • Inside the Blogs

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are set to be the jewel in the platinum jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II but the first formal Commonwealth sports meeting was also held to celebrate a great royal occasion.

1911, Australia, Canada and New Zealand came to Britain for a competition held at Crystal Palace in South

Palace Sports Centre (@cpsportscentre) December 16, 2021Canadians first participated in 1900, then South

Africa in 1904.

competition, valued at £250 ($326, €302).It stood 76.2 centimetres high and weighed 9.6 kilograms.The South


Revington appointed head coach of England and Britain men’s hockey teams

  • Hockey

Paul Revington has been appointed as the new head coach of the England and Britain men’s hockey teams.

Britain and England men’s teams in their next chapter of international hockey," Revington said.The South

team at the Commonwealth Games ©Getty ImagesRevington’s wide range of experience also includes taking South

Africa to the Athens 2004 Olympic Games as head coach, being the Ireland men’s head coach from 2008


Holders Senegal discover opponents in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying

  • Football

Defending champions Senegal have discovered their opponents in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, after

the draw was made in South Africa.

Cup of Nations qualifying was held in South Africa today ©CAFAfrica Cup of Nations qualifiers are due

groups will run with three rather than four teams.Zimbabwe were drawn into Group K, alongside Morocco, South

Africa and Liberia.Group E features Ghana, Madagascar, Angola and the Central African Republic, while

;studios in Johannesburg.The draw was overseen by CAF director of competitions Samson Adamu, former South

Africa international Lucas Radebe and former Ivory Coast international Salomon Kalou.


Kenya and Zimbabwe included in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw despite FIFA suspensions

  • Football

Kenya and Zimbabwe are set to feature in tomorrow's Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw, despite both

with a Caretaker Committee established initially with a six-month lifespan.Kenya last played at the Africa

Cup of Nations, while Kenya last reached the tournament in 2019.Next year's Africa Cup of Nations is

hosts, meaning only one other team from their group will progress.Botswana, São Tomé and Príncipe, South

qualifying group stage.The draw is set to be conducted by CAF director of competitions Samson Adamu, former South

in the final  to win the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time at the delayed 2021 edition in


Argentina beat Olympic champions Fiji for first World Rugby Sevens Series win since 2009 in Vancouver

  • Rugby Sevens

Argentina clinched their first men's World Rugby Sevens Series victory since 2009, beating Olympic champions Fiji in the final at BC Place in Vancouver.

in the first four events.Santiago Gómez Cora's side suffered late heartbreak against Series leaders South

Africa in the final in Málaga in January, and the Olympic bronze medallists were beaten 26-14 by Fiji

secured a narrow 24-21 win against France.However, there was further disappointment for Series leaders South

Africa, who were stunned 28-17 by Samoa.The Blitzboks won the first four events of the season, but had

runners-up New Zealand were also beaten at the quarter-final stage, losing 19-12 to Australia.South Africa


Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa lead the way at Canada Sevens

  • Rugby Sevens

champions Fiji, Rugby World Cup Sevens winners New Zealand and current World Rugby Sevens Series leaders South

Africa set the pace on the first day of the Canada Sevens in Vancouver.

trio went undefeated in the group stage to book their places into the quarter-finals at BC Place.South Africa



Provincial disaster declared as deadly floods hit former 2022 Commonwealth Games host Durban

  • Birmingham 2022

Floods have led to a provincial disaster being declared in KwaZulu-Natal, whose capital city Durban had formerly been the host of this year’s Commonwealth Games.

critical situation and offer support to affected communities pic.twitter.com/1T7UVhTBAL— Presidency | South

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the port in Durban.Durban would have been preparing to host the Commonwealth Games this year, had the South

multi-sport event, which it earmarked to begin on July 18 this year to coincide with the birthday of the late South


Scotland and Northern Ireland qualify for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in 3x3 wheelchair basketball

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

Northern Ireland and Scotland booked their spots at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in 3x3 wheelchair basketball, following the end of the European qualifier at the sportscotland National Sports Training Centre Inverclyde in Largs.

score of 17-3 to qualify for Birmingham 2022.Already qualified are hosts England and African qualifier South

Africa.


ICC confirms qualification routes for upcoming events

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the qualification route for the men’s and women’s T20 World Cup in 2024.

ICC also confirmed that South Africa will be hosting the inaugural ICC under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup

of the 20-tea tournament will be decided through regional qualification process with two sports for Africa


Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland seek 3x3 wheelchair basketball berths at Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to battle for a place in both the men's and women's 3x3 wheelchair basketball tournament at Birmingham 2022 tomorrow at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Europe 3x3 Commonwealth Games Qualification Tournament.

wheelchair basketball is set for its Commonwealth Games debut in the English city.Hosts England and South

Africa have already secured their places at Birmingham 2022.Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are


ANOCA, Africa Zone VI RADO doping agreement hailed as "monumental" achievement

  • ANOCA

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

(ANOCA) Zone 6 and Africa Zone VI Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) has been hailed as "a monumental

achievement and milestone in the development of elite or high-performance sport in Southern Africa".

general Joan Smit and RADO regional manager Andrew Kamanga said.Zambia is among other members of Southern Africa

negotiation and exchanging of information".Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South

Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are responsible for administering the programmes within their countries.Under


Azam and Haynes win ICC Player of the Month awards

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Australian World Cup winner Rachael Haynes and Pakistan captain Babar Azam have won International Cricket Council (ICC) Player of the Month honours for March.

England's Sophie Ecclestone and Laura Wolvaardt from South Africa had also been shortlisted.Azam's March