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Special Olympics sign partnership with European Broadcasting Union

  • Paralympics

Special Olympics Europe Eurasia (SOEE) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have signed a partnership which aims to increase media coverage of athletes with intellectual disabilities to a global audience.

EBU has 115 member organisations in 56 European countries with an additional 33 Associates in Asia, Africa



South Africa to escape ICC ban after announcing new governance model

  • Non-Olympic Sports

South Africa appears to have avoided a ban from the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the country

Incorporation (MoI) and adopted a new governance model which it claims is "best practice" both in South Africa

Today is a historic day for cricket in South Africa and we look forward to being part of a new governance

of the game we hold so dear," said Richards.Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa had given Cricket South Africa



Tokyo 2020 football schedule released and match officials announced

  • Football

Organisers of the the rearranged Olympic Games in Tokyo have announced the schedule for football tournament following the draw conducted by FIFA last week.

at 5pm the same day, Mexico are due to play France in Group A, followed by hosts Japan against South Africa


Five qualified teams for women's cricket tournament at Commonwealth Games confirmed

  • Birmingham 2022

Six of the eight teams that will compete in the women's Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are now known after the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) announced all but two of the qualified nations.

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




African Para badminton champion and Tokyo 2020 hopeful dies

  • Badminton News

African Para badminton champion Bello Rafiu Oyebanji has been killed in a traffic collision.

Badminton Association, with the state several hours north of Lagos.The BWF, Badminton Confederation Africa

Bello...Posted by Badminton Confederation Africa on Thursday, 22 April 2021"His untimely death comes

dedicated to training, coaching and promoting badminton for all," added Perot.The Badminton Confederation Africa


Six new members join International Esports Federation

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Esports Federation (IESF) has added six new members from three continental zones.

Bodies from Armenia, Croatia and Lithuania in Europe, as well as Djibouti in Africa and Honduras and


AFC signs agreements with market agency Dentsu and Saudi city Neom

  • Football

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has sign an agreement with Dentsu to market its commercial properties exclusively in Japan, and has also announced a partnership with planned Saudi Arabian city Neom.

for commercial rights worldwide, excluding Japan - for media rights - and the Middle East and North Africa


Al-Khelaifi appointed to replace Agnelli as European Club Association chairman

  • Football

Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been appointed to replace Andrea Agnelli as chairman of the European Club Association (ECA) after the Italian quit in light of the ill-fated launch of The Super League.

villa in Sardinia.It was claimed this was linked to beIN Sports extending its Middle East and North Africa


NOCs "helping each other" to get athletes vaccinated for Tokyo 2020, Bach claims

  • Tokyo 2020

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed National Olympic Committees (NOC) are "helping each other" in a bid to get athletes vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of this year’s rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

said it was in the final stages of negations with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa


Draw for men's and women's Tokyo 2020 football tournaments confirmed

  • Football

Defending Olympic men's football champions Brazil will open their Tokyo 2020 campaign against Germany in a repeat of the Rio 2016 final.

Rio 2016 bronze medallists Canada at the Sapporo Dome on July 21 with the men scheduled to face South Africa

at the Tokyo Stadium the following day.As well as facing South Africa, hosts Japan will meet Mexico


World Taekwondo Council approves governance reforms including term and age limits

  • Taekwondo

Elected World Taekwondo officials are set to only be able to serve three consecutive terms in any role after reforms which also include age limits and steps to improve gender balance were approved by the Council today.

Federation President, died in March.World Taekwondo vice-president Fouly was the leader of World Taekwondo Africa