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Dominant Dutch reach two finals at Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup

  • Wheelchair Tennis

The Netherlands reached two finals today at the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup in Sardinia in Italy.

win.Vink and Schröder won the Paralympic doubles title together at Tokyo 2020.The United States beat South

Africa 2-1 in the other semi-final, in a real team effort.Bryan Barten got a singles win and the David


Six Argentine players and two staff members kicked out of The Rugby Championship for breaching COVID-19 rules

  • Rugby Sevens

Six Argentina players and two staff members have been kicked out of The Rugby Championship for breaching COVID-19 rules while in Australia.

The Rugby Championship, which also includes Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, has been operating

under strict coronavirus restrictions in Australian state Queensland.Governing body South Africa, New

Australia and Argentina Rugby (SANZAAR) said the group went on an unauthorised day trip to Byron Bay in New South

but were turned back by police for lacking required documentation and had to stay at a hotel in New South


Japan and The Netherlands win women's matches at Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Japan and The Netherlands claimed 3-0 wins in the women's category on the third day of the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup in Sardinia in Italy.

Shuker.Oosthuizen and Shuker defeated Krüger and Wend in the deciding doubles match 6-1, 6-7, 11-9.South

Africa defeated Britain 2-1 in the quad category, starting with Danny Mohlamonyane beating Greg Slade

6-1, 3-6, 6-4.Donald Ramphadi secured the win for South Africa with a 6-0, 6-4 defeat of James Shaw.Shaw

prevailed in the doubles, when Wagner and Nick Taylor defeated Kawano and Sugeno 4-6, 6-2, 10-4.France and South

Daniel Alves Rodrigues to make it three wins from three.Oh Sang-ho defeated Luca Spano 6-0, 6-4 to help South


World Games places on the line at ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships

  • Canoeing

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Marathon World Championships are set to start tomorrow, with canoeists looking to secure their country quotas for the Birmingham 2022 World Games.

cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.Athletes - including marathon canoe stars Hank McGregor of South

Africa and Renata Csay of Hungary - will arrive from more than 30 countries to tackle the short and


Rugby Championship teams back in bubble after COVID-19 outbreak in Queensland

  • Rugby Sevens

Players and staff involved in the Rugby Championship have been forced to isolate prior to the final weekend of matches amid concerns over a COVID-19 outbreak in Queensland.

coach Scott McLeod confirmed that his team had been placed under strict coronavirus measures along with South

Africa, Argentina and hosts Australia.McLeod said they had been instructed by tournament organisers

Championship is due to conclude this weekend with Australia taking on Argentina and New Zealand facing South

Africa at Cbus Super Stadium in Gold Coast on Saturday (October 2).New Zealand have already secured

the title with victory over world champions South Africa last weekend and will bid to finish the campaign


Americans win opening matches at Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup

  • Wheelchair Tennis

The United States claimed victories on the opening day of the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup in Sardinia in Italy, winning in men's and quad disciplines.

by beating McIntyre 6-3, 6-2.Sam Schröder and Niels Vink led The Netherlands to a 3-0 victory over South

Africa in the quad discipline too.In the doubles, they defeated Danny Mohlamonyane and Donald Ramphadi

secure the win in the doubles with a 7-6, 2-6, 11-9 victory.Finally, Brazil came from behind to defeat South

Africa 2-1.Mariska Venter won 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 against Brazilian Meirycoll Julia Duval da Silva in the


Ghana the latest nation to join International Esports Federation as member

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Membership of the International Esports Federation (IESF) has grown to 109 nations as Ghana became the latest country to be affiliated with the organisation.

its new logo, as it looks to find more partnerships with businesses.There are now 13 countries from Africa

Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South

Africa and Tunisia.


South Africa waltz to World Rugby Sevens Series title and British women win again

  • Rugby Sevens

South Africa and Britain respectively claimed both leg victories and season titles at the Canada Sevens

Leading try-scorers, points-scorers and winners of every single game across both weekends in Canada, South

Africa finished the 2021 World Rugby Sevens Series as deserved champions.The Blitzboks backed up their

and focus on our system and build on that so I am very proud of the team," said Muller du Plessis, South


Michael Pavitt: UCI head to Africa for World Championships but Rwanda choice raises concerns

  • Inside the Blogs

The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Rwanda as the host nation for the 2025 Road World Championships on Friday (September 24), which will mark the first time the event takes place on the African continent.

Africa has been the final frontier for the UCI, with Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North and South America

it was no surprise to see International Federations turn their attentions towards holding events in Africa

’s under-23 road race in Flanders.Lappartient had promised to bring the Road World Championships to Africa

"Staging our biggest annual event in Africa was one of our dreams.

Cyclingnews.UCI President David Lappartient fulfilled a manifesto commitment by taking the World Championships to Africa



David Lappartient officially re-elected for second term as UCI President after standing unopposed

  • Cycling

David Lappartient has been re-elected unopposed for a second term as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) at the global governing body's Congress held in Leuven in Belgium to coincide with its Road World Championships.

new National Federations incorporated into the organisation, with Equatorial Guinea, Solomon Islands, South

Federations," he said.A warm welcome to the National Federations of Equatorial Guinea, Solomon Islands, South

confirmed as the host city for the 2025 UCI Road World Championships.It becomes the first host city in Africa


Shortened World Rugby Sevens Series to reach climax in Edmonton

  • Rugby Sevens

Men's and Women's World Rugby Sevens Series leaders South Africa and Britain will be looking to extend

The men's event in Canada will feature three pools of four teams.Pool A sees 2020 runners-up South Africa

Last weekend was really great for us," said Siviwe Soyizwapi, South African captain."


Finnish ice hockey chief wants IIHF Council to be led by "strong" countries as Tunisia made associate member

  • Ice Hockey

Finnish Ice Hockey Association (FIHA) President Harry Nummela believes the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Council needs to be governed by countries that have "strong positions" within the sport.

Semi-Annual Congress saw Tunisia added as an associate member.Tunisia is the fourth African country after South

Africa, Morocco and Algeria to be added to the list as the number of IIHF members nations climbs to


WBSC Under-23 Baseball World Cup set to open in Mexico

  • Baseball and Softball

The first Baseball World Cup staged since 2019 is set to begin tomorrow when the under-23 tournament opens in Sonora in Mexico.

Dominican Republic, Cuba, Czech Republic and Germany will battle it out in Group A, while Group B features South

Netherlands, Venezuela, Panama, Nicaragua and Colombia.Japan, the event's most successful nation, China, South

Africa and New Zealand had qualified but were forced to withdraw because of COVID-19 travel restrictions


COVID-hit Indoor Hockey World Cup schedule revealed for 2022

  • Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has released the match schedule for the 2022 Indoor Hockey World Cup in Belgium, which has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

States have taken the spots of Australia and New Zealand in the men's competition, while Canada and South

Africa take the spots in the women's event.The Czech Republic and Kazakhstan are to open the women's