FIFA has announced the postponement of African qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup which had been due to take place in June.

Gabon, Libya and Angola.Ghana, Africa’s most recent quarter-finalists back in 2010, will play South Africa

World number one Gabriel Medina was eliminated in the last 16 stage as the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour continued at Margaret River.

a quarter-final with compatriot Griffin Colapinto.The winner will face either Jordy Smith of South Africa

’s Kamal Lahlou’s bid to become vice-president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Thailand has medal hopes as it hosts its first World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Bangkok starting tomorrow and concluding on Saturday (May 8).

following on from editions in Bogota and Manchester, will involve 54 athletes from nine countries across Africa

Former World Taekwondo vice-president and World Taekwondo Africa head Ahmed Fouly has been posthumously

In his capacity as President of Taekwondo Africa, Gen.

 "Five medals from Africa under his leadership at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games truly demonstrated

 "Taekwondo is now one of the most popular sports in Africa, and continues to produce champions

Fouly had led the African Taekwondo Union, now World Taekwondo Africa, since 2004.That position also

Twenty-two athletes from 13 sports and all six populated continents are on the ballot for the summer representative positions of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes' Council.

at Rio 2016, and includes five nominees from the world of Para athletics.Louzanne Coetzee from South Africa

The African Paralympic Committee (APC) is organising a webinar to discuss how to best leverage the visibility of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

the IPC's development arm.You can register for the webinar here.Twenty-four countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Organisers of next month's African Taekwondo Championships have earmarked the event as an important learning opportunity ahead of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

a crowded calendar.The event will be the first time an Olympics of any description has been held in Africa

Athletics Relays Silesia21 held in a chilly Silesian Stadium as the other titles were spread between South Africa

Raw emotions from @AkaniSimbine and @clarence_munyai as South Africa wins the men's 4x100m #WorldRelays

pic.twitter.com/iSl9g8S6Iy— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) May 2, 2021Akani Simbine brought South Africa

qualifiers, and after a hugely competitive race in which they switched in and out of the lead with South Africa

quartet that rose to the challenge to finish second, exactly a second behind the Dutch, with South Africa

Valletta in Malta has been chosen to stage next year’s Badminton Europe Congress as the organisation hopes to avoid a third successive cancellation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Badminton World Federation], which means it does not matter if it happens in Europe or in for instance Africa

Ecuador’s women’s 4x100 metres team, who arrived in Poland ranked 40th in the world standings, will be among the 16 teams contesting the Olympic title this summer after setting a national record of 43.86sec tonight at the World Athletics Relays Silesia21.

second qualifying position in heat three.Japan were second fastest qualifiers on 3:03.31, and South Africa

The qualifier to decide the Caribbean representative in the women's cricket tournament at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is set to be held in September, according Cricket West Indies chief executive Johnny Grave.

World champions Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa have all qualified for the women's

International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) general secretary Marius Vizer Jr has said the governing body's Teqball Roadshow initiative has received positive feedback since its launch in February.

Teqball Roadshow has so far visited Djibouti, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Cape Verde, Madagascar, South Africa

FITEQVizer Jr added: "We have seen immediate results from the roadshow visits, for example in South Africa

Lydia Nsekera has been re-elected unanimously as President of the Burundi National Olympic Committee (BNOC).

Coordination Commissions.Nsekera announced her candidacy for the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Tokyo 2020 places are the target at the World Athletics Relays which starts tomorrow in Chorzow, Poland - while for the organisers the aspiration will be the staging of the sport’s World Championships.

other nations already qualified for Tokyo 2020 are involved - France, Japan, the Netherlands and South Africa