Pierce O’Callaghan has been appointed by World Athletics as head of competition management, it has been announced by the international governing body as they completed the restructuring of its calendar.

Tour, which is due to get underway later this month, is expected to have stops in North America, Asia, Africa

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have declared themselves open minded over the proposal of a biennial World Cup.

CAF is deeply committed to the development, growth and success of football in Africa and the rest of

Northern Ireland progressed to the quarter-finals of the Professional Darts Corporation World Cup of Darts for the first time in five years in Jena in Germany - but the host nation and reigning champions Wales did not find things so straightforward.

three match darts in leg five to close out a 4-2 success and secure the tie.England's dispatched South Africa

Double Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge plans to build a library in every school in Kenya and to plant a forest in all 47 counties of his native country as part of the first stage of projects within the Eliud Kipchoge Foundation, which launched today.

want to build the libraries and kindergartens and forests in every country, crossing the border in Africa

Then I want to go beyond and across all borders, beyond Africa to Asia, South America, Europe."

Egypt’s Mariam Alhodaby was crowned women’s singles champion for the first time at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Championships after winning a thrilling final against Hana Goda in Yaoundé in Cameroon.

back from a 1-3 deficit to defeat Hana Goda 4-3.A win win for EGYPT. pic.twitter.com/PLfeitPkZS— ITTF-Africa

Egypt’s Farah Abdel-Aziz and Yousra Helmy were crowned women’s doubles champions at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Table Tennis Championships in Yaoundé.

#AfricanChamps21 pic.twitter.com/qNmXjFEZQl— ITTF-Africa (@ITTFAfrica) September 6, 2021He will face

Australia's Madison de Rozario won her second athletics gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games by claiming the women's T54 marathon title by one second on the final day of action at the Olympic Stadium.

Paralympic Committee, who was more than three minutes adrift for the silver medal.Louzanne Coetzee of South Africa

Super League Triathlon is set to return for 2021 in London tomorrow, with a four event Championship Series and a new look in the shape of a team franchise format.

Zealanders Hayden Wilde and Tayler Reid, plus Carolina Routier of Spain, Simone Ackermann of South Africa

France’s Loris Vergier won his second consecutive men’s elite downhill event at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Cup, while Myriam Nicole made it a French double in the women’s elite downhill race to give herself breathing space at the top of the overall standings.

leading the overall standings ©Getty ImagesNewly crowned downhill world champion Greg Minnaar of South Africa

UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin admitted he has "grave concerns" regarding FIFA's plan for a biennial World Cup.

Evain continued: "This will likely undermine tournaments such as the Asian Cup, Africa Cup of Nations

The United States made history by becoming the first-ever nation to win Paralympic gold in the 4x100 metres universal relay here in Tokyo.

47.98.There was a changing of the guard in the men's T61 200m as 19-year-old Ntando Mahlangu of South Africa

Legnante.Rebeca Valenzuela Alvarez of Mexico took the bronze medal with 13.72.Ntando Mahlangu of South Africa

The Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) earned its 17th para swimming gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the men’s 4x100 metre medley 34 points relay.

three silvers.He has won nine gold medals at the World Championships, dating back to Durban in South Africa

Egypt comfortably advanced to the final of the men's team event at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Championships in Yaoundé in Cameroon.

loser in the bronze-medal match.Kenya secured ninth place in the classification round as hey beat South Africa

Federation (FINA) Water Polo Under-19 World Championship following a resounding victory over South Africa

New York City, which is hosting the US Open, has been hit by severe flash flooding as the remnants of Storm Ida dumped record levels of rain across the north-east United States.

rain penetrating the playing surface.The match between Diego Schwartzman and Kevin Anderson of South Africa