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Germany's Schneider and Raeth win senior biathle and triathle mixed relays at UIPM World Championships

  • Modern Pentathlon

Mixed relay events have been held at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIMP) Biathle-Triathle World Championships in Weiden in Germany, with the host nation's Annika Schneider and Uli Raeth winning both senior races.

40.Meike Hoffmeister and Marcus Schattner picked up Germany’s third gold in the masters over-50, and South

Africa enjoyed success in the 60-plus courtesy of Lynette Fischer and Johan Windt.The male and female


Greece seeking historic third straight FINA Men’s Junior Water Polo World Championship crown

  • Water Polo

Greece are chasing a historic third successive International Swimming Federation (FINA) men's junior water polo title when they travel Prague, following up the senior team's silver medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

hosts.Brazil, Hungary, Germany and Egypt complete Group C, while Greece are in Group D, with Kazakhstan, South

Africa and Montenegro.Group games run from tomorrow until Wednesday (September 1).The knockout stage


Energy Standard top standings as new ISL season opens in Naples

  • Swimming

Energy Standard hold the lead after the first day of the opening match of the new International Swimming League (ISL) season in Naples.

Toronto Titans was unable to compete in the men's 4x100m medley relay ©Getty ImagesChad le Clos of South

Africa, the Olympic gold medallist and four-times world champion who failed to win a medal at Tokyo


Final four rounds of Rugby Championship fixtures moved to Queensland due to COVID-19 restrictions

  • Rugby Sevens

The final four rounds of the Rugby Championship are due to be held in the Australian state of Queensland, with matches scheduled on successive weekends from September 12 to October 2 in a COVID-19 enforced change to the original schedule.

The Rugby Championship includes Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa - the southern hemisphere

After exploring several options, including moving the tournament to South Africa and even Europe, we

South Africa played their first two Rugby Championship matches at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, after

New Zealand won the 2020 edition in which South Africa were absent because of COVID-19 restrictions,

Africa against Australia on the same day.


Messi, Neymar and Salah set to miss FIFA World Cup qualifying matches over COVID-19 quarantine fears

  • Football

Europe's leading clubs, including those in the English Premier League, are set to ban players from going to countries on the coronavirus red list to play in international matches next month and in October.

©Getty ImagesFIFA recently extended the September and October international windows by two days in South

quarantine rules.But the Government denied exemptions to British and Irish Lions players returning from South

Africa earlier this month.Other European-based players who could be affected by their clubs' refusal


Japan among withdrawals from WBSC Under-23 Baseball World Cup

  • Baseball and Softball

Japan have withdrawn from the Under-23 Baseball World Cup, with competition's most successful nation not included on the list of entrants for the event in Mexico due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions.

nations to qualify for the tournament, scheduled to run from September 23 to October 2 in Sonora.China, South

Africa and New Zealand had also qualified but are not on the confirmed list of entrants.Travel restrictions

(@WBSC) October 29, 2018Group B features Colombia, South Korea, The Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama and


Kenyan middle-distance double and second gold for Åskag as World Athletics Under-20 Championships conclude

  • Athletics

Kenya completed a middle-distance double in the men's 800 metres and women's 1500m on the final day of action of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships.

gold medallits breaking the under-20 world record.Jamaica won the women's 4x100m in 42.94sec, before South

Africa powered home in 38.51 in the men's contest.A Namibia team featuring Christine Mboma and Beatrice


Olympic silver medallist Mboma leads Namibian 200m one-two at World Athletics Under-20 Championships

  • Athletics

Christine Mboma of Namibia flew clear of compatriot Beatrice Masilingi on the home straight to take gold and set a women's 200 metres championship record at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships.

 South African Sinesipho Dambile rounded out another all-African podium in 20.48.Other sprint finals

Championships, winning gold in the women's hammer with a championship record 71.64m.Mine De Klerk of South

Africa won gold in the women's shot put with a longest throw of 17.4m, having aldo medalled in the discuss.František

39.00, while Nigeria clocked an African under-20 record in third of 39.33, which was then matched by South

Africa.


New Zealand Rugby angers Australia by calling off test over COVID-19 restrictions

  • Rugby Sevens

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is refusing to let its men’s team leave the country due to COVID-19 restrictions, forcing their third and final Bledisloe Cup test against Australia to be called off.

Home tests against South Africa have also been cancelled, along with the New Zealand women’s team’s double

were scheduled to meet Australia in Perth in the Bledisloe Cup on August 28.They were then due to meet South

Africa in Dunedin on September 25 and in Auckland on October 3.All three fixtures have now been cancelled

Africa would not be able to enter the country.It also cited uncertainty over The Rugby Championship

Africa was shaping up as a very special occasion," said NZR chief executive Mark Robinson."


South Africa name 34 athletes to Tokyo 2020 Paralympics squad

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

A team of 34 South African athletes has been confirmed for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, notably its smallest

By far the biggest squad representing South Africa is athletics, with 18 competitors.What an honour to

tennis.Also on the wheelchair tennis team are Mariska Venter, Eliphas Maripa and Leon Els.Theo Cogill is South

Johnson-Dwyer and Cayla van der Walt are to compete in equestrian.Shaun Anderson and Philip Coates-Palgrave are South

Sports Trust (@SportsTrustSA) August 16, 2021"The baton has been passed to the Paralympians," said South

This will South Africa's smallest squad since 1992, when only 10 competed at the Barcelona Games.There


Hassan’s 5,000m world record bid to presage Eugene Diamond League meeting

  • Athletics

Sifan Hassan is aiming to break the women’s 5,000 metres world record on the first of two days of stellar athletics in Eugene in Oregon in the United States that will conclude with the first Wanda Diamond League meeting since the Tokyo 2020 Games ended.

gold medallist Andre De Grasse, along with two other Tokyo finalists, fourth-placed Akani Simbine of South

Africa and American Ronnie Baker, who was fifth.The men’s 800m will feature the Tokyo gold and silver



Commonwealth Sport Canada deems first Commonwealth Women Coach Internship Programme a success

  • Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) has deemed its first Commonwealth Women Coach Internship Programme (CSC-WCIP) to be a success, as the organisation seeks to boost the number of Canadian women involved in high performance coaching roles.

from Botswana, Canada, England, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, South

Africa and New Zealand participate at Gold Coast 2018.The coaches received information sessions during


International Cricket Council confirms schedule for Men’s T20 World Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for this year’s Men’s T20 World Cup which is due to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

Abu Dhabi.Two teams from each group will make it to the Super 12s which features England, Australia, South

Africa, West Indies, India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan.The captains of Ireland, Namibia and


Iran take team title as men’s freestyle finals continue at World Junior Wrestling Championships

  • Wrestling

Iran claimed the team title while the remaining finals concluded in the men’s freestyle competition on day three of the World Junior Wrestling Championships in Ufa, Russia.

Babasaheb Patil of India who defeated Ivan Kirillov of Russia 2-1, and Nicolaas Johannes Steyn De Lange of South

Africa who beat Muhammed Gimri of Turkey 8-6.Iran earned a third gold of the day in the under-125kg