Heartbreak for Bok Women Sevens in Los Angeles

South Africa overcame Argentina before a last-minute Kenya try saw the Springbok Women Sevens fail to attain qualification for the 2025/6 season’s World Rugby Sevens second tier tournament, at the World Rugby Play Off tournament at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on May 4, 2025. Photo: by Alex Ho / World Rugby

The Springbok Women’s Sevens team’s hearts were broken by their last-minute defeat to Kenya in their HSBC SVNS Play-off final in Los Angeles on Sunday, meaning that the team will have to qualify for Division 2 next season.

Mixed Start for Bok Women Sevens in Los Angeles

The Springbok Women's Sevens captain Mathrin Simmers tracks the action as Rights Mkhari swings the ball down the line during the HSBC SVNS Play-off tournament at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, 3 May, 2025. Photo: Gallo Images / SA Rugby

The Springbok Women’s Sevens team had an up and down start in their first two pool games of the HSBC SVNS Play-off tournament, beating Ireland before going down to China in Los Angeles on Saturday

USA’s Tara Ann VanDerveer is Most Successful Head Coach in Basketball

Tara Ann VanDerveer has written her name into American College Basketball history, when she became the most successful head coach women’s or men when she surpassed Mike Krzyzewski record with 1203 wins, after the Stanford Cardinal defeated Oregon State Beavers on Sunday 21 January, at the Maples Pavilion in California

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