South Africa continued their perfect record at this season's men's World Rugby Sevens Series, with Selvyn

first half by Davids, who crossed the whitewash before Branco du Preez kicked between the posts to put South

Africa 7-5 in front.JC Pretorius extended the top seeds' lead, but a quickfire double from Joaquin de

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are set for a winner-takes-all showdown to decide the final cricket berth at this year's Commonwealth Games.

for 19 runs before scoring 37 in the chase.Hosts England, world champions Australia, India, Pakistan, South

Africa, Barbados and New Zealand are already assured of places at Birmingham 2022, where the women's

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) has backed calls for

Attendance at sporting events is capped at 2,000 for outdoor venues and 750 for indoor arenas, under South

doors.Examples include fans being barred from Premier Soccer League matches and India's cricket tour of South

Africa taking place in front of a backdrop of empty stands.There have been calls for the re-opening

South Africa's daily case rate has been falling since the start of 2022.The country has officially recorded

Japan's Tokyo 2020 Paralympic silver medallist Yui Kamiji is out of the Australian Open after losing to Aniek van Koot in the women's wheelchair singles quarter-finals.

Koot won both sets 7-5 to book her place in the semi-finals, where she will face Kgothatso Montjane of South

Africa after her three-set victory over Jiske Griffioen of The Netherlands.Dutch defending champion

quarter-final.Andy Lapthorne of Britain stands in Alcott's way of a place in the final after he beat South

South Africa and Egypt reached the final of the men’s Africa Cup of Nations hockey tournament in Accra

South Africa defeated Nigeria 7-0 in the first of the last-four encounters, with Matthew Guise-Brown

scoring a hat-trick of goals from penalty corners.South Africa scored five of their goals in the second

competition today, with the final and the remaining classification fixtures scheduled for tomorrow.South Africa

South Africa's men's team extended their World Rugby Sevens Series winning streak to 27 matches en route

South Africa and hosts Ghana reached the women’s Africa Cup of Nations hockey final in Accra, after victories

Holders South Africa were convincing winners against Kenya, triumphing 4-0 in the first of the last four

encounters at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium.Quanita Bobbs gave South Africa a lead in the 21st minute

then struck a late winner through Elizabeth Opoku to dramatically seal a place in the final against South

Africa, who are aiming to win a seventh straight women’s title.Elsewhere two women’s fifth to eighth

Africa facing Nigeria and Egypt taking on Kenya, as well as a men’s classification fixture between hosts

South Africa's men and Australia's women were among the nations who clinched their places in the Cup

Both men's tournaments in Dubai were won by South Africa, and they overturned a 7-0 half-time deficit

Fixtures for this year's Men's T20 World Cup have been announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC), with Pakistan and India drawn together for the fifth tournament in a row.

fierce rivals have been drawn into Group 2 in the so-called "Super 12" round, alongside Bangladesh, South

Africa and two qualifiers from the first round.That leaves Australia - hosts and defending champions

Canada have become the latest team to withdraw from this season's men's Hockey Pro League because of COVID-19 concerns.

Getty Images"This uncertainty continues to this day, and with the first round scheduled to begin in South

Africa in less than one month, now is the time to make this decision."

days.The 2021-2022 men's Hockey Pro League began in October with matches played solely in Europe.South Africa

Kenya’s women came from behind against Nigeria to triumph at the Africa Cup of Nations hockey in Accra

ahead, meaning they won both group games after their delayed arrival, and set up a semi-final with a South

Africa side who have looked in ominous form throughout the tournament.Elsewhere in the pool, Ghana comfortably

for the hosts, who will now take on Zimbabwe in the last four.In Pool A of the women’s competition, South

Africa, who had already secured a semi-final berth before the match, routed Uganda 10-0, with Glasby

Málaga is set to stage the first World Rugby Sevens Series event held in Spain, with men's and women's competition scheduled from tomorrow until Sunday (January 23).

 South Africa won both season opening men's tournaments in Dubai in November and December, while

men's Pool A, with the former awarded a bye in their opener against Fiji and the latter set to face South

Africa tomorrow.South African captain Siviwe Soyizwap is excited at the prospect of competing in Málaga

Australia against Germany.Hosts Spain start their Pool C campaign against the United States, beaten by South

Africa in the final of the first event in Dubai, followed by Argentina versus Jamaica.Argentina were

’s men and women, who were involved in the only two fixtures contested on the third day of hockey’s Africa

just behind Ghana and Nigeria, who both have four.The day’s only other game came in men’s Pool A, with South

Africa overcoming Kenya 2-1.All three goals came in a ten-minute spell with a brace from Nqobile Ntuli

on 33 and 37 minutes putting South Africa into a 2-0 lead.Constant Wakhura pulled a goal back three

minutes later for Kenya but South Africa were able to hold on for the victory.South Africa now top the

Australia at the Copper Box Arena in London, falling to a 58-46 defeat, while New Zealand edged past South

Africa to seal third place.

claimed the bronze medal after a fourth quarter fightback saw the Silver Ferns edge to a 51-50 win over South

Africa at the Copper Box Arena.FULL TIMEQUAD SERIES 2022 CHAMPIONS ??

GoDiamonds #QuadSeries pic.twitter.com/YnKms27JWS— Origin Diamonds (@AussieDiamonds) January 19, 2022South Africa

Goal shooter Ine-Mari Venter was in fine form for South Africa as she landed 35 goals from 36 attempts.Despite

her efforts, however, she was unable to ensure what would be South Africa's second win against New Zealand

South Africa are the first women's team through to the semi-finals of hockey's Africa Cup of Nations

Uganda in the other Pool B match and only a heavy defeat against Ghana can stop them advancing.South Africa