Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison once he has agreed to meet with the parents of Reva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he was convicted of murdering in 2013, it has been reported.

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

of the International Cricket Council Men’s Twenty20 World Cup after thrashing West Indies as South Africa

the semi-finals.Kagiso Rabada claimed a hat-trick against England but it was not enough to send South Africa

through to the last four ©Getty ImagesSouth Africa then needed to restrict group leaders England to

Australia in the final qualification spot, but they were unable to achieve this in a 10-run win.South Africa

179-7, suffering their first defeat of the campaign but Australia’s superior net run rate meant South Africa

Anna Arzhanova has been re-elected as President of the World Underwater Federation (CMAS).

Sameh El Shazly of Egypt, Bozana Ostojic of Serbia, Alex Wong of Hong Kong, Frank Slabbert of South Africa

New Zealand boosted their chances of reaching the Men's Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals while simultaneously eliminating Namibia with a 52-run win, before India kept their tournament hopes remain alive following a drubbing of Scotland in the United Arab Emirates.

fixtures of Group 1 take place tomorrow as Australia take on the West Indies and England face South Africa

Colombia’s Egan Bernal is among the star names poised to ride at the inaugural Giro d’Italia Criterium in Dubai, with riders set to compete in a short-format event.

being held as part of Expo 2020 Dubai, the first edition of the event to take place in the Middle East, Africa

Defending champions West Indies have been eliminated from the International Cricket Council Men's Twenty20 (T20) World Cup after a dismal 20-run defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi.

wickets for 19 runs against Bangladesh ©Getty ImagesThe result leaves England, Australia and South Africa

Australia chased the target in 6.2 overs to significantly improve their net run-rate and climb above South Africa

Prince Albert of Monaco has called on more sporting organisations to commit to joining the United Nations (UN) Sports for Climate Action Framework at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.

the creation of an Olympic Forest.The Olympic Forest forms part of the Great Green Wall project in Africa

Ghanian official Samson Deen has been elected as President of the African Paralympic Committee (APC) after polling 24 of the 41 votes at the organisation's General Assembly in the Moroccan capital Rabat.

Ghana is set to host the African Games and is aiming to become the first country to stage an Africa Para

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is poised to elect its new President with Germany's Thomas Konietzko and Evgenii Arkhipov of Russia seeking to succeed the outgoing José Perurena.

engaging the audience through digital opportunities.He said the sport must grow in Asia, the Americas and Africa

Britain’s Alfie Hewett beat compatriot Gordon Reid in an all British battle at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters as group action continued in the men’s singles competition.

Netherlands beat Japan’s Momoko Ohtani 6-2, 6-3.In the group’s other game Kgothatso Montjane of South Africa

Pakistan outclassed Namibia by 45 runs to secure their place in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

partnerships but fell comfortably short of their target.In the day's earlier game at the same venue, South Africa

a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh to boost their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals.South Africa

3-8 as Bangladesh slipped to 24-3 and then 45-6 before being skittled with 10 balls to spare.South Africa

second in Group 1 behind unbeaten England and have a better net run rate than Australia in third.South Africa

Nearly 80 per cent of athletes are seriously concerned about climate change and more than half claim that it has already impacted on them, according to a new survey published by World Athletics to coincide with the start of COP26 in Glasgow.

have already been directly impacted.A larger proportion of those were from developing countries in Africa

Jos Buttler scored his maiden international Twenty20 century as England edged out Sri Lanka to take a giant step towards qualifying for the semi-finals at the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

unbeaten start to the tournament.They will be assured of a place in the last four if Bangladesh beat South Africa

in tomorrow's early clash.Only an improbable swing of net run-rate in favour of South Africa and Australia

Zimbabwe has been announced as the latest nation to join the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF).

Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia and Nigeria.Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has focused on claims that it has furthered the reach of the Paralympic Games, used Para sport to create an inclusive society and ended the year with a financial surplus in its annual report 2020-2021.

working.The IPC assisted in having Tokyo 2020 broacast free-to-air in more than 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa