International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach praised the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and its head Marisol Casado during the worldwide governing body's Congress in Lausanne.

calendar for the 2020 World Cup and Paratriathlon season.Next year's circuit will begin in Cape Town in South

Africa in February and will conclude in Japan in October.A total of 15 World Cups will be held in 2020

Nigeria beat Cameroon on penalties to claim the women's football gold medal at the African Games in Rabat.

Georges Julien Paul 2-0 in the men's, and Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan losing by the same scoreline against South

six silvers and three bronzes in athletics, with competition in that sport concluding tomorrow.South Africa

Abdelalim in the men's 96kg division.Algeria's Youcef Reguigui won the men's cycling road race in 3:32:13.South

begin their pursuit of an historic fifth consecutive Under-18 Baseball World Cup title when they face South

Africa in their opening match of the tournament in South Korea.

Japan.A fifth straight triumph for the US would see them become the first team to achieve the feat.South Africa

Japan, Chinese Taipei, Panama and Spain stand in the American team's way in Group B.Group A features South

Nicaragua and China.Six matches are due to be held on the opening day in Gijan ©WBSCThe US against South

Africa is one of three Group B matches scheduled for the opening day as Panama play Chinese Taipei and

against Canada in the tournament opener before Nicaragua take on Australia and the Netherlands face South

South Africa's Maroesjka Matthee won the women’s cycling road race at the African Games in Rabat.

I felt each and every prayer coming from South Africa."

This victory is huge for me and team South Africa, more importantly.

Jarryd Gibson and Louis Hattingh added more gold for South Africa by coming out on top in the men's K2

The ongoing African Games in Morocco are not being broadcast live in Kenya after no deal was reached with a television network.

taking place.French sports channel Canal+ has the African Games television rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

leave their stars at home in favour of young athletes ©Getty ImagesSuperSport is the rights holder in South

Africa with beIN Sports showing the action in North Africa.Beatrice Chepkoech, Kenya's world record

Benjamin Kigen of Kenya triumphed in the men's 3000 metre steeplechase as the first day of athletics took place at the 2019 African Games in Morocco. 

Chinonyelum Anigbata clinched 13.75 and the gold medal.Completing the podium was Zinzi Chabangu of South

Africa with 13.59.Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali finished with the bronze medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase

South Africa have hailed their swimming performance at the African Games as a step forward despite failing

while World Championship silver medallist Tatjana Schoenmaker was another major absentee.It has allowed South

Africa to use the Games to focus on youth before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics next year.Twenty-year-old Erin

South Africa also topped the medal table in Brazzaville, winning 25 gold, 18 silver and 11 bronze in

South African rugby star Aphiwe Dyantyi is facing suspension after testing positive for an unspecified

to save his reputation.He has denied wrongdoing after the failed test which came after he attended a South

African training camp last month, where he provided a urine sample to the South African Institute for

Drug-Free Sport.His B-sample will now be sent for analysis.South Africa are due to name their squad

Dyantyi plays for Johannesburg-based Super Rugby club side Lions and made his South Africa debut against

Personally, this game has given me an opportunity to inspire not only the young rugby hopefuls but South

Madagascar’s Randafiarison Rosina earned weightlifting gold at the African Games in Morocco.

concluded, with Nigeria crowned as the winners.They overcame Algeria 3-0 in the final, with Egypt and South

Africa claiming the bronze medals.

The Netherlands have qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after winning the Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Antwerp.

 The Netherlands will join Argentina, Japan and South Africa in Tokyo, with all three teams already

Martin and Valent Sinković of Croatia topped their heat in the men's pairs event on the first day of the World Rowing Championships in Linz Ottensheim in Austria.

Matteo Lodo and Giuseppe Vicino finished in 6:33.150 for Italy.John Smith and Lawrence Brittain of South

Africa were the victors in heat five with 6:36.030, with Turkey's Selahattin Gursoy and Besim Sahinoglu

Morocco's Badr Siwane and Egypt's Basmla ElSalamoney won the triathlon titles at the African Games in Rabat.

time of 1:07.52.Brown's compatriot Andie Kuipers rounded off the medal positions, finishing in 1:08.57.South

Africa celebrated double gold in the team time trial cycling events.Their women's team won the 35 kilometre

competition in a time of 48:43.95, 15 seconds clear of Eritrea.Ethiopia won bronze in 48:59.17.South

Africa were also victorious in the 56km men's race, in 1 hour, 7min, 56.25sec.Eritrea finished in silver

Namibia's Tristan De Lange claimed his second mountain bike title of the 2019 African Games in Morocco with victory in the marathon race.

evening#AfricanGames #Casablanca #TeamSA #swimming— TeamSouthAfrica (@TeamSA19) August 23, 2019South Africa

and 53.89 to take silver and bronze respectively.Basson would clinch gold in the next final, as the South

Youssef Elkamash and Tunisia’s Adnan Beji rounded off the top three.The women's race saw Corbett add to South

Zambia were forced to withdraw from the women's football tournament at the African Games after being requested to provide visa letters, according to the country's Football Association.

eight-team tournament in Morocco, with the country drawn in Group B alongside Cameroon, Nigeria and South

Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) say its under-20 women's team had initially been due to travel from South

The team arrived from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on August 13 and failed to proceed to Morocco on

#AfricanGamesWomen's footballGroup B result:South Africa ??0⃣-3⃣?? #NigeriaCameroon ??? ??

Zambia's withdrawal from the women's tournament at the African Games has led to Cameroon, Nigeria and South

We are forever being told that governing bodies in sport always have the best interests of athletes at heart.

Africa regarding their men’s and women’s hockey teams at next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.For the

South African Hockey Association (SAHA), this is an all too familiar story.

Africa's men's and women's teams qualified for Tokyo 2020 at the weekend ©Africa HockeyThe SASCOC believes

Africa."

taking the "best of the best" to the Olympics has hardly worked out for SASCOC at recent Games.South Africa