Hosts Israel and reigning champions Russia are among the nations to qualify for the quarter-finals of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Women’s Junior Water Polo Championship in Netanya.

from Group A with a perfect record after seeing off Italy, Germany and Slovakia, while wins over South Africa

against COVID-19 in order to attend the team's autumn internationals against Tonga, Australia and South Africa

until July 4, when 10,000 fans witnessed a 43-29 victory over the United States.The match against South Africa

The Libyan Students Sports Federation (LSSF) has launched championships across a variety of sports in an attempt to develop university sport in the country.

ultimate hope of sending delegations to the Chengdu 2021 World University Games and the Federation of Africa

Three more highly-ranked seeds were knocked out of the Indian Wells Masters in California as Iga Świątek of Poland, Barbora Krejčíková of the Czech Republic and Elina Svitolina of Ukraine suffered straight sets defeats in the last 16.

next play 14th seed Gael Monfils of France, who downed two-time major finalist Kevin Anderson of South Africa

The World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 schedule has been confirmed with 10 men's and women's rounds set to take place over six months, kicking off with the Dubai Sevens from November 26 to 27 2021.

as a core team following its promotion as World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series winners in 2020.South Africa

FIFA, in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) and the German Development Agency (GIZ), has launched the new Sport for Mental Health and Social Cohesion (SMHSC) programme, aimed to address the negative social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The SMHSC scheme is to be rolled out in select nations in Africa, Asia, South America and Europe.These

are Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia and Uganda in Africa

programme.Approximately 10 to 15 projects are to be selected - with at least one in the regions of Africa

FIFA has lifted its suspension of the Chadian Football Association (FTFA) after country's Government returned powers to the FTFA.

sport in Chad.The Confederation of African Football (CAF) also threw Chad out of qualifying for the Africa

Moctar Mahamoud is back in control of the organisation's premises, FIFA said.Chad were kicked out of Africa

to Sudan in September 2019.The country's men's team have never qualified for either a World Cup or Africa

South Africa won both the men's and women's competitions at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation

(IWBF) Africa 3x3 Commonwealth Games Qualifier on home soil in Johannesburg, booking their spots at

 "This is exactly what we are seeing in Africa, as we welcome new members to the IWBF wheelchair

but this was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.With two teams in the women's tournament, South Africa

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spot.The Gambia finished third, Namibia fourth and Rwanda were bottom of the table.In the final, South Africa

Kenya’s three-time World Cross Country champion Hosea Mwok Macharinyang has died at the age of 35, it has been announced.

Macharinyang’s best international performance was winning a silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2005 Africa

The Guardian described it as an "almost incredible" performance and the man who gave it, Gert Potgieter, rated it the highlight of his athletics career - but there could have been so much more to come from the South African had he not suffered career-ending injuries in a car crash two years later.

But, as the days went by and I came back to South Africa I studied the medical reports and realised that

The majority wish from the sporting fraternity in South Africa, by far, was that non-whites should absolutely

In 1989 he was finally able to set up the Olympic Academy of South Africa, and he organised the national

youth sport programme to celebrate the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa in

disadvantaged young men and women, and is still a director.Potgieter did so much for sport in South Africa

Chungwon Choue has been elected unopposed for a fifth full term as World Taekwondo President at the international governing body's General Assembly held virtually.

confirmed prior to the World Taekwondo General Assembly.These are Niger's Issaka Ide for World Taekwondo Africa

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed that online fitness platform Zwift is to host the 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships on February 26.

There are qualifiers for the Championships with five continental competitions in Oceania, Asia, Europe, Africa

Japan's Kobayashi Koichiro was at his vintage best to claim gold at the final International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Paraclimbing World Cup event of 2021 at the Sender One Climbing Gym in Los Angeles, while Solenne Piret of France completed a clean sweep of victories for the year.

in the women's AL2.The American climbed to the 22nd hold, while silver medallist Emily Gray of South Africa

A leading University of Johannesburg (UJ) director has been honoured for their contribution to sports.

Mahlangu is the President of University Sport South Africa, the Federation of Africa University Sport

Championships and other accredited world competitions.The FISU World University Games have never been held in Africa

Uruguay have qualified for a third consecutive Rugby World Cup after staging a second-leg turnaround in Montevideo in the playoff against the United States, earning the first Americas qualification spot.

World Cup after finishing in the top three of their pools in 2019, including defending champions South Africa

July.A further six places at the 20-team tournament are still to be decided - two from Europe, one from Africa