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Ireland goalkeeper admits fears over Tokyo 2020 uncertainty due to coronavirus

  • Tokyo 2020

Ireland’s Ayeisha McFerran has admitted to doubts over the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games taking place amid the coronavirus pandemic.

compete in the women’s hockey tournament at Tokyo 2020.The country was drawn against Germany, India, South

Africa, world champions The Netherlands and defending Olympic champions Britain in Group A.Group B will


South African rugby player Kolbe picks Lions tour over Tokyo Olympics

  • Rugby Sevens

South African rugby union star Cheslin Kolbe has said he will make himself available for selection for

Kolbe, who was part of the South Africa side who won bronze in rugby sevens at Rio 2016, faced a dilemma

ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Tokyo 2020 is now due to begin on July 23 with the Lions scheduled to tour South

Africa from July 3 to August 7.The winger has experience in both rugby union and rugby sevens with the

Africa its first title since 2007 in a 31-12 victory.The Lions side consists of players from England

, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and tours either South Africa, New Zealand or Australia every four years


South Africa Rugby approve plan to reduce budget by £53 million

  • Rugby Sevens

South Africa Rugby has approved a plan aimed at reducing the sport's budget by R1.2 billion (£53 million

players' representative organisation MyPlayers, the employees' trade union Sport Employees Unite and the South

was a complex process to find alignment with a number of entities representing 1,396 people in the South

their contracts.The plan is expected to continue until the end of December in the first instance.South Africa

We do not run hospitals or build ventilators and we are not an industry that is critical to the South


SASCOC survey reveals smaller federations fearful of going out of business due to coronavirus

  • ANOCA

Nearly 84 per cent of sports federations in South Africa are fearful they will go out of business because

of restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by the South

federations deal with the widespread impact of the COVID-19 crisis.Forty-nine of the 76 federations in South

Africa responded to the survey, which paints a bleak picture of the future of sport in the African country.Sports

federations in South Africa have expressed concern over their futures amid lockdown restrictions ©Getty


Roger Federer Foundation donates $1 million to provide meals for African families in need

  • Tennis

Roger Federer has donated $1 million (£826,000/€924,000) to provide meals for families in Africa affected

many families previously relying on free school meals.It will work with local partners in Namibia, South

Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi to provide extra food for the next two months.Janine Händel, chief

and Federer's native Switzerland.Those projects in Africa focus on early learning and basic education

2008 Olympics and was the singles silver medallist at London 2012.Born to a Swiss-German father and a South

the world where he has heritage.There have been in excess of 83,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa


FIFA to select host for 2023 Women's World Cup next month

  • Football

FIFA is set to announce the host of the 2023 Women's World Cup on June 25, world football's governing body has announced..

 South and North Korea, Argentina and South Africa pulled out off the process in the run-up to the



World Rugby calls off all July internationals

  • Rugby Sevens

There will be no international rugby union played in July because of the coronavirus pandemic, World Rugby has confirmed.

to host France for a two-game series and Scotland had two fixtures scheduled against world champions South

Africa, plus one versus the All Blacks.Australia and Ireland were set to play twice, while Fiji also

Australia lined up.Italy were due to face Canada and the United States, while Georgia were set to play South


World Karate Federation say "tentative" new calendar for 2020-2021 prepared

  • Karate

The World Karate Federation (WKF) has announced that a new "tentative" calendar for 2020 and 2021 has been presented in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

World Championships are currently scheduled for between November 7 and 12 in Dubai while Cape Town in South

Africa is due to host the 2021 Cadet, Junior and Under-21 World Championships.A new calendar has now



FISU President hopes launch of Healthy Campus project will help students during pandemic

  • Universiade

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin believes the launch of the organisation’s Healthy Campus initiative can help universities to ensure their students remain active despite the coronavirus pandemic.

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


ICC postpone qualifier for 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The qualifier for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

and The Netherlands are set to battle it out for a World Cup berth.New Zealand, Australia, England, South

Africa and India have already secured their spot at the event, set to run from February 6 to March 7


IFSC announces new dates for Asian and Oceania Championships

  • Sport Climbing

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has announced the host venues for two Continental Championships which also offer a route to Tokyo 2020.

 New dates for the African event, which was due to be in Cape Town in South Africa before being


Healthy Campus project set for launch as FISU aims to improve student well-being

  • Universiade

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) will roll out its Healthy Campus project tomorrow, which aims to improve fitness levels and well-being on university campuses across the globe.

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.From


IOC raises concerns with SASCOC holding virtual Presidential election

  • ANOCA

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has raised concerns with the crisis-ridden South African Sports

case against SASCOC following an investigation, which led to the suspension of Hendricks.Athletics South

Africa President Skhosana, Netball South Africa President Cecilia Molokwane‚ Free State Rugby President