Rugby coach Eddie Jones claimed Japan will "fight" to hold the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games this year, despite the coronavirus crisis.

rugby team, was head coach of Japan from 2012 to 2015.He helped the team to a shock victory against South

Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.The 60-year-old has a Japanese mother and Australian father

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Executive Board held a teleconference meeting this week, with the main theme the rescheduling of competitions postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

IFSC to postpone two more continental Championships in the past week - the African Championships in South

Africa and the Oceania Championships in Australia.These added to two more continental Championships

Rugby Australia have announced plans for a domestic rugby competition, which they hope will fill the place of Super Rugby during the coronavirus pandemic.

an international club competition involving teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South

Africa, was suspended last week after seven of the 18 rounds completed in the season.The suspension

series between their four Super Rugby teams, the Brumbies, Queensland Reds, Melbourne Rebels and New South

Roland Schoeman could be thrown a lifeline in his bid to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after the South

for Tokyo 2020.Tatjana Schoenmaker is among the swimmers who were set to compete at the now postponed South

Swimming Championships ©Getty ImagesThe Championships were originally scheduled to take place in Durban in South

Africa from April 4 to 9, over a month before Schoeman was eligible to race again.However, with the

Federation (IJF) has released the latest episode of its Judo for the World video series, which focuses on South

Africa.

The film focuses on the Hillbrow neighbourhood in South Africa, which is infamous for its high level

 Recently, IJF and Judo South Africa partnered up to initiate a large-scale programme with the support

A record number of nations are represented on the latest World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men's Baseball World Rankings - a historic high of 86.

world rankings.In January, 10 new countries and territories made it on to the rankings with seven from Africa

maintain their reign at the top of the men's rankings with the United States holding a small lead over South

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) have announced the cancellation of the Ice Hockey World Championship Division One competitions.

in the men's World Championship Division Two and Division Three in Croatia, Iceland, Luxembourg and South

Africa have also been postponed.North America's National Hockey League has been suspended, while leagues

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) is expected to postpone its Presidential

standing in the election.Alan Fritz, Kaya Majeke and Winston Meyer are also listed as candidates.Athletics South

Africa chairman Aleck Skhosana was not listed as a candidate and has threatened to take legal action

to challenge his disqualification from the process.Jerry Segwaba and Netball South Africa President

prohibited gatherings of more than 100 people ©Getty ImagesThe election is now expected to be delayed after South

Senior Australian athletics coach Nic Bideau believes this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo will be postponed because thousands of leading athletes have not been able to suitably prepare for the event due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2020 spots.But while it may be possible for nations in the southern hemisphere, such as Australia and South

Africa, to select teams due to the fact that their domestic summer seasons have just ended, the majority

We could pick our team from qualified athletes and world rankings and so could South Africa but at the

Teenage sensation Habiba Marzouk won six out of a possible six gold medals at the African Gymnastics Championships at the Sports Development Center in Sharm El Sheikh in her native Egypt.

qualified for Tokyo 2020 after winning the individual all-around.Behind her was compatriot Mariam Selim and South

Africa's Lilica Berger and she also added a team gold ahead of South Africa and Algeria, with Egypt

The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) President Rafael Santonja has met with the Egyptian Minister of Sports to speak about the progression of the sport in the nation.

to Egypt's capital Cairo President Santonja, along with Adel Fahim el Sayed, IFBB vice-president for Africa

 The next African event on the IFBB is scheduled for May 15 to 17 with the IFBB Arnold Classic Africa

set to be hosted in Johannesburg in South Africa.

A pre-Tokyo 2020 visit to Japan by the Indian Olympic Association has been suspended as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

cricket tournament has been postponed until April, while an international series between India and South

Africa has also been postponed.The proposed visit of High Level Indian Delegation to Tokyo consisting

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has cancelled the Under-18 World Championship in Michigan in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tournaments in the men's World Championship Division II and Division III in Croatia, Iceland, Luxembourg and South

Africa have also been postponed.North America's National Hockey League - the sport's premier franchise

South Africa's Akani Simbine set a new world lead of 9.91 seconds early in the season in the men's 100

Organisers have confirmed that the Super Rugby season has been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

premier club competition in the southern hemisphere and features teams from Australia, New Zealand, South

Africa, Argentina and Japan.South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina Rugby (SANZAAR), who