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Gqeberha snooker ace, Charl Jonck of Gqeberha, has been crowned the 2024 All Africa Seniors Snooker Champion.

Australia head coach Joe Schmidt made five changes Thursday for the second Test against world champions South Africa.

Erasmus makes 10 changes for second test against Australia in Perth following comprehensive win in Brisbane.

The International Boxing Association's Russian president Umar Kremlev has targeted both athletes, claiming that Khelif and Lin had undergone "genetic testing that shows that these are men".

President Mokgweetsi Masisi declared Tuesday afternoon a holiday as Botswana geared up to welcome home sprinter Letsile Tebogo and his 200m gold medal, a first for the southern African country. Botswana's Olympic team was due to return on Tuesday with Tebogo's gold as well as silver in the men's 4x400m relay, boosting the country's total Olympic medal tally to four.

Springboks are expecting a backlash from Australia in Perth next week after thumping the Wallabies 33-7 in Brisbane.

Ethiopian Tamirat Tola delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic men's marathon in Paris on Saturday as Eliud Kipchoge's bid for a third gold went up in smoke. Tola clocked an Olympic record of 2hr 06min 26sec for victory, finishing 21 seconds ahead of Belgium's Bashir Abdi, whose silver marked an upgrade from his bronze garnered at the Covid-hit Tokyo Games three years ago.

Springboks thump Australia 33-7 in the opening match of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Brisbane.

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200 metres on Thursday as he -- and Covid --upstaged Noah Lyles' plans for a sprint double in Paris.