The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the shortlist of nominees for the inaugural ICC Player of the Month awards.

series against South Africa.South Africa’s Ismail took seven wickets in the ODI series win over South Africa

Association (AIBA) has announced details of its first virtual continental forum of 2021, due to be held in Africa

situation we conducted only three [forums] - in America, Oceania, and Asia, and the other two, Europe and Africa

We will come to Africa to know what we can improve on the continent, in every single country."

This is the first time when AIBA President comes to Africa for a forum to discuss issues openly with

coronavirus situation scheduled continental forums in Assisi, Italy for Europe and Casablanca, Morocco for Africa

Jordan's taekwondo athlete Farah Al Asa'ad has successfully reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro on her fundraising mission for the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF).

The THF's Middle East and North Africa coordinator was part of a group which made it to the summit of

Defending champions Morocco and Guinea have completed the line-up for the last four of the African Nations Championship after winning their respective quarter-finals against Zambia and Rwanda.

last four berth.The semi-finals of the tournament, exclusively for players who compete domestically in Africa

The President of Malagasy Olympic Committee (COM), Siteny Thierry Randrianasoloniaiko, has announced his candidacy for the African Judo Union (AJU) Presidency.

We will grow participation and results in judo from Africa."

I will be the President for united Africa - for all of you, for judo."

The Lesotho Taekwondo Association (LTA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) has been called off again due to the coronavirus pandemic.

sharply at the beginning of this month, reportedly due to the number of workers returning home from South Africa

African countries Rwanda, Liberia and Ethiopia are among four new members of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).

IWBF member by the organisation's Executive Council.This takes the IWBF's membership to 95, with the Africa

Federation now has 95 members ©Getty Images"It is especially encouraging to see further engagement in the Africa

British construction company Winvic has earned the contract to transform Edgbaston in time for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

are currently top of the rankings with England second.India are third, New Zealand are fourth, South Africa

Kenya is set to bid for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, after Athletics Kenya (AK) President Jackson Tuwei stated his intention to bring the competition to the East African nation.

It will be a huge opportunity if we win the bid, not only for Kenya but Africa as a continent."

Former South African men's 800 metres record holder and Atlanta 1996 Olympian, Marius van Heerden, has died at the age of 46 after contracting COVID-19.

running a time of 1min 44.57sec.He would become an Olympian later that year when he represented South Africa

Patrice Motsepe and Ahmed Yahya have both been declared eligible to run for Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, but Constant Omari is set to lose his place on the FIFA Council after failing an eligibility check.

side Mamelodi Sundowns, has received a significant boost in the race after the Council of Southern Africa

 The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations has declared unanimous support for Patrice

Pakistan's Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, has announced that esports will be recognised as an official sport by the nation.

claim to governing esports having 98 member associations.Most of these are in Europe and Asia, while Africa

Hungary beat The Netherlands 13-11 to win the women's water polo Olympic qualification tournament in Trieste, although both teams had already booked their places at Tokyo 2020.

avoid coming last.Hosts Japan, defending champions the United States, Spain, Canada, Australia, South Africa

South African wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane has set a target of reaching women's final of next month's Australian Open.

do my best of course to finish at a better place than I did last year," Montjane told Tennis South Africa

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned two Football Kenya Federation (FKF) officials and have fined the national team after it refused to take COVID-19 tests before a match against Comoros.

fielded four players who had tested positive for COVID-19 - including captain Victor Wanyama -during an Africa

opposing team as well as their fellow team-mates and all officials that were involved in match 94 of the Africa