Jetze Plat of The Netherlands earned his second gold on the final day of the Para-cycling Road World Championships in Cascais in Portugal today.

Para-Cycling (@UCI_paracycling) June 13, 2021In other hand cycling road races today Nicolas Du Preez of South

Africa edged Italy’s Fabrizio Cornegliani to the men’s H1 title in a sprint finish that saw both given

South Africa’s Rio 2016 bronze medallist and reigning Commonwealth champion Henri Schoeman lived up to

his position as favourite in winning the Africa Triathlon Championships at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt.

Schoeman, who finished seventh in last year’s World Triathlon rankings, led home a South African clean

sweep as he claimed gold in 1hr 48min 57sec.Henri Schoeman's victory in the men's race at the Africa

Triathlon Championships completed a South African double following Simone Ackermann's win in the previous

Riddle in 1:49:13 and Nicholas Quenet, who finished fourth at the same venue on Monday (June 7) in the Africa

Triathlon Cup and Pan Arab Championships, and clocked 1:54:33 today.Christiaan Stroebel of South Africa

The United States has formally announced that it is going to bid for the Rugby World Cup, which could potentially help expand the footprint of the sport into a lucrative new market.

also worked as executive director of competitions for the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup in Germany and South

Africa respectively."

South Africa’s kit for the rearranged Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, designed by four young,

the kit for the first time in Durban.This is the first time for the Olympic or Paralympic Games that South

poor quality and the fact that it resembled, it was claimed, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.South Africa

showcase the incredible talent of these four young designers on the biggest sports stage of all," said South

South Africa’s 31-year-old Simone Ackermann lived up to her billing as favourite to win the Africa Triathlon

Basmla Elsalamoney was third in 2:17:57, claiming the elite under-23 title in the process.Two other South

Forget what International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and his vice-president John Coates have to say - Brisbane being awarded the 2032 Olympics is a done deal.

winners and losers.India, Germany, Indonesia, Hungary, Qatar and a fanciful joint bid from North and South

organisation comes around to picking the host for 2036.By then, there may be clamour to have the Olympics in Africa

for the first time, while European and South American cities will be thinking it is their turn.There

The International Swimming Federation's (FINA) Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament (ASOGQT), offering 13 Olympic berths across two disciplines, started today in Barcelona with team technical routines.

went to the Spanish hosts on 90.5506, with Canada taking bronze with 88.9380.Hosts Spain, Hungary, South

entered this competition, with representatives from Egypt, Canada, Japan, ROC, Australia, China, Ukraine, South

Africa, Mexico, Kazakhstan and Spain having already booked their places at Tokyo 2020.Tokyo had been

Australia have become the latest team to withdraw from the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Final Olympic Qualifier in Mexico.

final qualifier, while The Netherland's finished in second place in the September 2019 European and Africa

upcoming Olympic baseball tournament, joining number one Japan, number two United States, number three South

South Africa’s Rio 2016 bronze medallist and reigning Commonwealth champion Henri Schoeman will be one

of the favourites at the Africa Triathlon Championships due to start at Sharm El Sheikh in Egpyt tomorrow

fellow countryman Nicholas Quenet, who finished fourth at the same venue on Monday (June 7) in the Africa

and Pan Arab Championships.The field also includes Morocco’s seventh and 12th-placed runners at the Africa

2019 African Games champion.Morocco's 2019 African Games champion Badr Siwane is in the field at the Africa

The International Swimming Federation's (FINA) Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament (ASOGQT), offering 13 Olympic berths across two disciplines, is due to begin in Barcelona tomorrow.

(June 11).Three team places at Tokyo 2020 are due to be decided at the ASOGQT.Hosts Spain, Hungary, South

entered this competition, with representatives from Egypt, Canada, Japan, ROC, Australia, China, Ukraine, South

Africa, Mexico, Kazakhstan and Spain having already booked their place at Tokyo 2020.Tokyo had been

World Triathlon has announced a support fund of $100,000 (£70,000/€80,000) to provide financial assistance to athletes affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

athletes from 11 different countries - Azerbaijan, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Morocco, Philippines, South

Africa, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine - will receive $3,000 (£2,000/€2,500) each to help them cover the

Just over eight years ago, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) introduced a new discipline to the world of sport - and one that could yet hold the key to generating mass interest and injecting much-needed money into the organisation.

event.The two-day men’s and women’s event, featuring Switzerland, England, Germany, India, Malaysia and South

Africa, is expected to offer an "exciting mix of competition, music entertainment and additional activities

Surfers continued their quest to secure a Tokyo 2020 Olympic place as the main event and repechage competitions, both offering places in the final of the World Surfing Games, continued in El Salvador.

total going to Costa Rica’s Noe Mar McGonagle with 15.67 points.Surfers from Mexico, Portugal, Britain, South

Africa, Argentina, Panama, Australia and Peru also won their heats at this stage.In the fifth round

going to Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy, who scored 15.4 points to win the last heat.Surfers from Peru, South

Africa, Morocco and Britain also won their heats, as did Bryan Perez, who won his heat on home water

The International Judo Federation (IJF) Congress is set to take place for the first time in a hybrid mode in Budapest in Hungary, with incumbent President Marius Vizer set to run unopposed.

place.All votes will be completed electronically.Vizer has been President of the IJF since 2007, succeeding South

refereeing and education and coaching issues will also be addressed before the five continental unions - Africa

In fact he finished dead level, along with London 2012 gold medallist Chad le Clos of South Africa.