England's Emily Whitlock shocked home seventh seed Amanda Sobhy in the second round of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tournament of Champions in New York City.

three seed Nouran Gohar needed only 19 minutes in her match, however, defeating Alexandra Fuller of South

Africa 11-5, 11-3, 11-4.Camille Serme, France's fifth seed, had a much tougher examination as she needed

Online retail marketplace AliExpress has today launched a two-week campaign to promote winter sports and encourage fan engagement around the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.

teach young Africans to swim.Outlining the programme, Sam Ramsamy, now an honorary IOC member from South

Africa, said that more than 360,000 people were thought to drown worldwide each year, excluding incidents

Senegal's Sadio Mané and Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala have been heralded as Africa's finest footballers.

garnered 351 votes, 30 more than Valerenga and Cameroon forward Ajara Nchout.Beijing BG Phoenix and South

Africa forward Thembi Kgatlana finished third with 247 votes.The 28th edition of the CAF Awards celebrated

who plays for Borussia Dortmund on loan from Real Madrid.Djamel Belmadi, who guided Algeria to the Africa

Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, and Desiree Ellis, who led South Africa at their first FIFA Women’s World

The dates of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Afro Paralympic Qualifiers have been changed.

The event in South African city Johannesburg was initially due to take place from March 4 to 14.It is

now scheduled to be held from March 1 to 8.Hosts Wheelchair Basketball South Africa made the adjustments

The quarter-final line-up was completed at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia, as Spain, Argentina, Canada and Belgium all made it through following the last day of group action.

the doubles as Jarry and Alejandro Tabilo got the better of Nikola Čačić and Viktor Troicki, 6-3, 7-6.South

Africa beat France 2-1 as both sides exited the competition.Canada, Belgium, South Africa, Japan, Italy

World Squash Federation (WSF) President Jacques Fontaine plans to revive the World Cup event in 2020 as he looks forward to a "rich and successful" year for his sport.

only biennial for each gender - and the regional events in Europe, Asia and Pan America, but not in Africa

After successful presentations of the sport in the Pan-American Games, the South Asian Games and the

A few years back I was in Romania to cover Arsenal’s Champions League match against Steaua Bucharest, and, finding myself with a few spare moments - this was before online journalism had fully gripped its denizens - I visited the Palace of the Parliament grandiloquently established by the former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, who was by then deposed, disgraced and dead.

Or instead of South Korea it will be North Korea.This last transposition afflicted the London 2012 organisers

when, mistakenly, the South Korean flag was displayed on the big screen before a women’s football match

football team is displayed without a flag at Hampden Park during the London 2012 Games, during which the South

thing.More awkwardness on the anthemic front took place before a 2012 hockey match between Great Britain and South

Africa when the latter team heard Die Stem played - the pre-1994 anthem associated with white minority

Novak Djokovic starred as Serbia booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia.

Serbia can now not be caught at the top of the group after their opening 3-0 win over South Africa and

are the second team to progress after hosts Australia did so yesterday.The South Africans recovered

today with a 3-0 win over Chile, which eliminated the South Americans after they lost their first match

and Jarry 1-6, 6-3, 10-7.With the six group winners and two best runners-up reaching the last eight, South

Africa will now play France in a crucial last group match.In Group C, world number one Rafael Nadal

will be decided next week, following the conclusion of 10 continental qualifiers which get underway in Africa

conclusion of the round-robin stage will secure a spot in the semi-finals.Men's qualifiers in Asia and Africa

begin on Tuesday (January 7), before the start of the tournaments for South America and North America

Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Poland, Russia and United States at Tokyo 2020.Asian, European and South

The world’s two leading players made victorious starts at the inaugural Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia, as top-ranked Rafael Nadal helped Spain beat Georgia and Novak Djokovic earned a decisive but ill-tempered win for Serbia.

Djokovic gave his country an insurmountable 2-0 lead over South Africa in their opening Group A tie as

Every ace served at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup, which begins tomorrow, will raise money to support people and communities across Australia affected by the devastating bushfires.

in Sydney, the ATP Cup contribution is expected to exceed AUD$150,000 (£80,000/$105,000/€94,000).New South

Perth.Since September, bushfires have killed 18 people and destroyed more than 1,200 homes across New South

pushed back from its usual mid-month start and is due to get underway on January 20.Serbia, France, South

Africa and Chile are in Group A with Spain, Japan, Georgia and Uruguay in Group B.Group C features Belgium

Africa at Pat Rafter Arena on Saturday (January 4), while Nadal will play for Spain against Georgia

Gideon Sam has reflected on his tenure as President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic

It’s a normal process within our South African context," Sam told City Press."

Under Sam, South Africa posted its best-ever Olympic performance at London 2012 when they won a total

Mariya Savinova, was disqualified for doping.Gideon Sam, third right in front row, poses with some of South

Africa won 10 medals - two gold, six silver and two bronze.

Hendricks, the President of Squash South Africa, who has today officially taken over from Sam, was elected

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) unveiled the groups for the inaugural Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup in New Zealand.

two, Canada, are in Group A alongside number four Australia, number five Argentina, Czech Republic, South

Africa and Singapore.

The International Netball Federation (INF) has updated its world rankings for the last time in 2019, with Australia retaining first place after their performance at the Constellation Cup in October.

have consolidated their place in second, while England remain third ahead of Jamaica in fourth and South

Africa in fifth.Uganda, Malawi and Scotland have all maintained their positions inside the top-10, in

36th, the Cayman Islands have risen seven places to 28th, and St Maarten have moved down to 44th.The Africa

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Executive Council approved a list of 48 international technical officials for next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo. 

 Supporting them will be the Tournament Technical Committee , formed of Craig Moorgas of South Africa

of Malaysia and Dirk Cossaer of Belgium, who will join Juan Magallanes of Mexico, Andrew Schoeman of South

Africa, Nathalie Van Meurs of The Netherlands and Britain's Jan Timms."