This week half a century ago, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) met in Amsterdam.

Africa was also to be discussed.

Africa since 1960 but the South African Olympic Committee (SANOC) remained part of the Olympic Movement.It

A Supreme Council for Sport in Africa had been established.

When the vote came, South Africa were expelled by a majority of 35-28, though three members abstained.South

Africa" wrote Ordia.Honey duly remained until his death in 1982.In 1970, he was joined on the IOC by

Rugby Australia has appointed Rob Clarke as interim chief executive just hours after Peter Wiggs left his role as director.

and beyond, what competition structures are going to make most sense and working into our SANZAAR (South

Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina Rugby) partnership to intersect with potential broadcast

 The Australian Capital Territory and Southern New South Wales Rugby Union, Queensland Rugby Union

, Rugby Victoria, Rugby Western Australia, Rugby South Australia and Rugby Tasmania all expressed support

for the Board's recent run of decisions, with New South Wales Rugby the only major state not to do so

Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber is facing further calls to resign from his position over the handling of football corruption cases.

Mohamed Bin Hammam.Germany won the right to host the tournament by the narrowest of margins, beating South

Africa 12-11 in the final vote, and allegations of vote-rigging have since emerged.The collapse of the

When sport returns to what now will be eternally known as the new normal, it is inevitable that it will have a radically different look about it. Whether the changed face of sport will be acceptable is a matter for some conjecture for it is likely to see the survival of the richest rather than the strongest.

Qatar-based beIN Sports is the rights holder for the Middle East and North Africa and has urged the Premier

remember, however, that sport did help build the road for Nelson Mandela's long walk to freedom in South

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has held a Paracanoe seminar online for participants from the Pan American Canoe Confederation (COPAC) region.

Our goal in setting-up this webinar was to boost Paracanoe awareness and development in South and Latin

that Paracanoe is very accessible for all impairment groups, and our previous webinars in Oceania and Africa

Apart from halting most sport, the lockdown so widely applied amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic has also changed it profoundly. Suddenly all sport is nostalgic.

involved more than 200 mainly young throwers from all around the world, including New Zealand, Namibia, South

Africa, Costa Rica, Sweden, the US and Ireland."

Sir Bill Beaumont has won a second term as World Rugby chairman, seeing off the challenge of Agustín Pichot.

expected to receive unanimous support from the SANZAAR bloc, which also includes his native Argentina and South

chief executive Brett Gosper, independents Angela Ruggiero and Lord Mervyn Davies, Mark Alexander of South

African Rugby Union, Rugby Africa President Khaled Babbou, New Zealand Rugby's Bart Campbell, Gareth

unions in the Six Nations and Rugby Championship get three votes, while the six regional associations - Africa

, Asia, Europe, Oceania, North plus Central America and South America - have two votes, as does Japan.The

International Rugby League (IRL) has said the organisation are reviewing its full international programme for 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

returned to the IRL Board ©Getty ImagesThe MEA Championship, featuring teams in the Middle East and Africa

, will currently take place in October.Lebanon, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa are due to compete

Forty years ago, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Lord Killanin was only a few weeks from retirement, but he found himself at the centre of a bitter Olympic crisis as the campaign to boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics raged around him.

As time went on, critics became increasingly unhappy with his stance over South Africa.By the late 1960s

Images"The Montreal problems never seemed to go away," lamented Lord Killanin.A rugby union tour of South

Africa by the New Zealanders was the touchpaper for a widespread boycott of the Games by African nations.The

s blatant disregard for human dignity, by its avowed and open support and collaboration with racist South

Africa in sport."

The election for the chairmanship of World Rugby, which is being contested by Sir Bill Beaumont and Agustin Pichot, is being described as "too close to call" as voting closes tonight.

has been a lot of self-protection from existing players versus those of us, particularly the SANZAAR (South

Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina Rugby) nations, who want to see the game grow."

Georgia, Romania, Samoa and Fiji.Not all unions have declared which way they have voted, with Japan and South

Africa among those who have not revealed their stance.Some reports suggest Japan are leaning towards

Sir Bill, while other reports claim South Africa will follow Australia and New Zealand, their fellow

Acting South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) President Aleck Skhosana is

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

contest for a position as a Board member of SASCOC for the next Olympic four-year cycle," Athletics South

Africa said."

Athletics South Africa highlighted that the decision was their second successful arbitration award against

Africa announced they would begin a review into the conduct of President Gavin Crookes and Board member

The Swiss trial of four officials linked to the 2006 FIFA World Cup has ended without a verdict after the five-year statute of limitations passed.

Mohamed Bin Hammam.Germany won the right to host the tournament by the narrowest of margins, beating South

Africa 12-11 in the final vote, and allegations of vote-rigging have since emerged.Swiss Attorney General

English cricketer James Anderson is auctioning memorabilia to raise funds for the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

The-36-year-old bowler is auctioning his bat, shirt and a stump from England's Test match against South

Africa in Cape Town in January.

 England went on to beat South Africa by 189 runs.

Rugby Europe have announced they are supporting Sir Bill Beaumont in his bid to be re-elected as World Rugby chairman.

 South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina (SANZAAR) and Six Nations countries have three

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has weighed in on what it called "recent shenanigans" concerning

the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) Presidential election.

President Gideon Sam stood down in 2019 after reaching the age limit of 70, sparking the election.Athletics South

Africa President Aleck Skhosana, Free State Rugby President Jerry Segwaba and Netball South Africa President

 Tennis South Africa has also felt the need to act over the debacle, announcing a review into the