Brazilian football has broken its silence over the rape convictions of Robinho and Alves, with men's national team coach Dorival Júnior condemning the players' actions despite their long-standing relationship.

Friday's friendly against England.Robinho and Dani, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa

The 9th Ordinary General Assembly of the Association of African National Olympic Academies (ANOCA) met in Algiers, with 25 out of 39 academies present, to evaluate the efforts made by the Association des Académies Nationales Olympiques d'Afrique (AANOA) and their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in promoting and disseminating the Olympic ideals and values.

non-governmental organisation active in the dissemination and defence of the values and principles of Olympism in Africa

, under the supervision of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, ANOCA, led by Mustapha

The 13th edition of the African Games will end this Saturday after 20 days of competition in Accra, with Egypt trying to reach an astonishing milestone: 100 gold medals.

Nigeria is second on the medals table with 47, and South Africa will finish in third position with 32

Egypt has been the dominant force in the African Games throughout the history of the competition. In this year’s event, hosted in Ghana, could reach a historic achievement by getting 100 gold medals in just one Games.

it was, Bassem Amin at chess demonstrated its superiority or at the swimming pool where only South Africa

Nigeria came the closest with 85 in 2003 Abuja, Nigeria, and South Africa the next with 71 in 1999 Johannesburg

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed concern over what it describes as an intensified "disinformation and defamation campaign" emanating from Russia.

The men's World Cup qualifier between North Korea ans Japan has been called off and will be played at a neutral venue. The decision was taken after discussions with FIFA and a day after North Korea said the match would not be played in the capital, Pyongyang.

North Korea qualified for the 2010 World Cup, which was won by Spain in South Africa.

The Legon Sports Stadium, an 11,000-seater facility built for the Games, hosted the first three finals, with the East African country winning four medals, including two golds.

last final on Monday was the men's discus, where three-time African champion Victor Hogan of South Africa

Over the weekend, the remaining men's handball teams for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were finalised in three different countries, leaving a total of six teams to complete the 12 that will compete for gold from 25 July.

RoadToParis2024 pic.twitter.com/mqQ7EgQQVS— International Handball Federation (@ihfhandball) March 17, 2024In Africa

The African Games Accra 2023 beach volleyball champions are Egypt and Morocco. Egypt retained their women's title from the previous edition in Rabat in 2019. Morocco upgraded their silver medal to gold to become the men's champions.

African Games, Accra 2023 (@Accra2023AG) March 17, 2024The silver medal was a big improvement for South Africa

The FIVB has invested CHF 54,000 (€56,153) in six months of coaching support in South Africa.

The draw for the men's and women's Paris 2024 Olympic basketball tournaments will take place on 19 March at 19:00 CET at the the Patrick Baumann House of Basketbal in Mies, Switzerland.

Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania will have a maximum of one team per continent in each group.The

Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania will have a maximum of one team per continent in each group.Women's

Egypt is the clear medal leader after eight days of competition. The country has won a total of 144 medals (83 gold, 33 silver and 28 bronze) as of Saturday 16 March. Nigeria is in second place with 68 medals: 25 gold, 18 silver and 25 bronze. More than 5,000 athletes from 51 countries are competing for medals and records in 30 sports at this year's event.

South Africa rounded off the top three with a total of 87 medals - 24 gold, 27 silver and 36 bronze.

and jerk and the Olympic gold medal.Morocco won the men's beach volleyball gold medal, beating South Africa

Lucy Young of South Africa won gold in the women's individual time trial at the African Games.

pic.twitter.com/GKZrOY2M5K— Islamic Solidarity Sports Association - ISSA (@ISSAsports_) March 15, 2024Team South Africa

Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed on Friday that it will host a one-day triangular series with South Africa

GF44J0vKY0— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) March 15, 2024"The triangular series between Pakistan, South Africa

The 13th edition of the African Games will end next Sunday, 23 March, with an absolute domination by Egyptian athletes, who top the medals table with 76 gold medals.

Egypt is the biggest sporting power in Africa, as the African Games medals table shows.

 Nigeria is second with 470 gold medals (1,326) and South Africa is third with 397 (1,054).

margin, more than tripling the tally of the three nations vying for second place: Nigeria (25), South Africa

In a landmark development for the sport, Ghana has proudly unveiled the Rugby Stadium for the 2023 African Games, which are being held in Ghana until 23 March. Located at the University of Ghana, the Rugby Stadium promises to be a cornerstone for hosting international rugby competitions.

Ghana has now the first international standard rugby stadium in West Africa.

It will be know as University of Ghana Stadium.In the past, Rugby Africa, the continental governing body

The opening of Rugby Stadium also represents a bold step in supporting rugby in Africa.

Together, we are shaping the future of rugby in Africa," he added.

 Rugby Africa is the governing body of rugby in Africa and one of the regional unions under World

FIFA has announced that Qatar will host the U-17 boys' tournament for the next five editions from 2025 to 2029, while the U-17 girls' tournament will be held in Morocco.

The North African country will also host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2025.