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South Africa begin COSAFA Women’s Championship title defence with victory against Angola

  • Football

South Africa started their title defence of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA

South Africa utilised their home advantage to dominate against Angola at the Wolfson Stadium in Port

 South Africa are now level on points with Eswatini at the top of Group A.

Thank you for supporting us from home South Africa.The work has just started.

 This year’s competition is the eighth edition of the tournament.South Africa have won the tournament

Africa 1-0 in the 2011 final.


Mother of Steenkamp "shook with anger" after BBC failed to name daughter in Pistorius documentary trailer

  • Athletics News

June Steenkamp said she "shook with anger" after the BBC released a trailer for a new Oscar Pistorius documentary series which failed to name her daughter Reeva.

Yet nearly eight years after he killed my daughter in the bathroom of his home in Pretoria, South Africa

for an intruder and was initially found guilty of manslaughter, before the Supreme Court of Appeal in South

Africa overturned the ruling and convicted Pistorius of murder.He was sentenced to six years in jail

parole.The BBC documentary, called The Trials Of Oscar Pistorius, bids to tell the story of the South


South Africa set to begin COSAFA Women’s Championship title defence

  • Football

South Africa will begin the defence of their Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA

Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South

Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are the 14 members of COSAFA.A total of 10 nations are set to compete in

the Women’s Championship, which will run until November 14.Hosts South Africa, seeking a fourth consecutive

with Comoros.Group B features three teams with Zambia, Lesotho and Malawi vying for top spot.South Africa

occasions, including the inaugural event in 2002.Zimbabwe are the only other champions after they beat South


Interim Board tasked to restore "integrity and reputation" at Cricket South Africa

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Interim Board has been installed to "restore the integrity and reputation" of the embattled Cricket South

Africa (CSA).

October 26, a decision the organisation said was made "in order to best serve the interest of cricket in South

Africa".CSA has been without a permanent chief executive since Thabang Moroe was suspended in 2019 and

hearing.Kugandrie Govender replaced Jacques Faul as CSA’s acting chief executive only to face pressure from the South


Li elected new President of World Sailing after defeating Andersen in run-off

  • Sailing

Quanhai Li of China has been elected as the new President of World Sailing after defeating incumbent Kim Andersen of Denmark in a run-off.

It has been suggested by the South China Morning Post that Li has backing from Evergrande, a Chinese

following have been elected as World Sailing vice-presidents - Tomasz Chamera (Poland), Philip Baum (South

Africa), Sarah Kenny (Australia), Duriye Öziem Akdurak (Turkey), Yann Rocherieux (France), Marcus Spillane




Qingdao and FISU initiatives aiding activity during pandemic, Smart Cities & Sport Summit hears

  • Universiade

Qingdao, which hosted sailing during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has pioneered a city-wide system of home-based fitness instruction during the coronavirus lockdown, the seventh Smart Cities & Sport Summit heard today.

China's Peking University, the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, the University of Johannesburg in South

Africa, Argentina's Universidad Nacional de La Matanza and Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.Universities


New Zealand withdraw women's team from Ice Hockey World Championship due to coronavirus

  • Ice Hockey

The New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation has withdrawn its women's national team from its World Championship event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent travel restrictions.

place with just five teams instead of six, with the remaining nations Croatia, Australia, Iceland, South

Africa and Turkey.The winner of the group will be promoted to Division II Group A, while the bottom-placed

Championship groups.Multiple ice hockey competitions have been affected by COVID-19 ©Getty ImagesAustralia and South

Africa have also removed their teams from the men's Under-20 World Championship, which has been heavily


BBC removes Pistorius documentary trailer after criticism over failing to name Steenkamp

  • Paralympics

The BBC has removed a trailer for a new Oscar Pistorius documentary series after receiving criticism over its failure to name his murder victim Reeva Steenkamp.

for an intruder, he was initially found guilty of manslaughter before the Supreme Court of Appeal in South

Africa overturned the ruling and convicted him of murder.He was sentenced to six years in jail in 2016

.The BBC documentary, called The Trials Of Oscar Pistorius, bids to tell the story of the South


Ghana Rugby league recommended for affiliate membership of IRL

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Rugby League European Federation (RLEF) Board has recommended that Ghana be upgraded from an observer to affiliate member of the sport's world governing body, the International Rugby League (IRL).

Rugby League Federation Ghana (RLFG) would become only the third African nation - following Nigeria and South

Africa - to be given the affiliate status."

Their acceptance would further strengthen the establishment of a proposed Middle East Africa Confederation


IOC urge SASCOC members to back election process as disputes continue

  • ANOCA

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called on the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic

free and fair election.”The IOC has defended its appointment of Sam Ramsamy ©Getty ImagesAthletics South

Africa chief Skhosana, who briefly served as Acting SASCOC President during Hendricks special leave,


IESF Ordinary General Meeting and Presidential election set for December 21

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The next International Esports Federation (IESF) Ordinary General Meeting (OGM), which will feature a Presidential election, is due to take place on December 21.

stand down because the coronavirus pandemic made it difficult for him to carry out his duties from South

Africa, meaning vice-president Marinescu was elevated to the leading job until the OGM.It is expected


NOC President joins Special Olympics Zambia Independence Day festivities

  • ANOCA

National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) President Alfred Foloko joined celebrations to commemorate Zambian Independence Day in capital city Lusaka.

boycotted in protest at the inclusion of New Zealand despite the All Blacks touring apartheid South

Africa earlier in the year.Two Zambian athletes have won Olympic medals.


Ahmad backed by African football associations to stand for re-election as CAF President

  • Football

Ahmad has been backed to run for a second term as President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

growing for Ahmad to put forward his candidacy.Algeria, Botswana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South

Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe are understood to be the only African nations not to put their name to the

suspension.The statement calling for Ahmad’s re-election said he had "brought new impetus to football in Africa