Hungary and The Netherlands have secured places at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after semi-final wins in the women's water polo qualifier in Trieste.

World Cup winners.Hosts Japan, defending champions the United States, Spain, Canada, Australia, South Africa

World Olympians Association (WOA) has announced Japan’s Mikako Kontani and Sweden’s Pernilla Wiberg will serve as vice-presidents for the organisation.

Singleton.Senegal’s El Hadji Amadou Dia Ba and Egypt’s Abeer Essawy serve as Executive Committee members for Africa

Hosts Italy won their opening game of the Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Trieste.

will book a place at Tokyo 2020.They will join United States, Spain, Canada, Australia, Russia, South Africa

Cricket could make its debut in the African Games when it is hosted by Ghana in 2023, it has been reported.

for bilateral series and money-spinning national T20 tournaments.There are a total of 21 countries in Africa

most notable international performance was winning the Division Three of 2008 World Cricket League Africa

Region by defeating Swaziland in the final.Africa’s strongest team is South Africa, whose men are ranked

The Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) has dampened its medal expectations at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

A significant meaning in Africa mostly in Southern Africa where the sport is still struggling in terms

Eight teams are set to battle it out for the last two places in the women's water polo competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the final qualifier in Italy this week.

will book a place at Tokyo 2020.They will join United States, Spain, Canada, Australia, Russia, South Africa

Italy women’s softball team are set to hold their first training camp of the year after announcing a roster of 22 players to gear up for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 with a 5-0 thrashing of Britain at the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation Europe and Africa

Hosts Cameroon and 2016 finalists Mali claimed narrow wins on the first day of the African Nations Championship.

Opening Ceremony in Yaounde ©CAFThe competition, which only features players that compete domestically in Africa

Debate has raged this week over the failure from footballers to adhere to the Premier League’s COVID-19 guidelines.

quarantineSuch is the concern over the new COVID-19 variants, discovered in Britain, Brazil and South Africa

Squash Federation of Africa President Hany Hamouda has died at the age of 64 after contracting COVID-

The contributions he has made to squash in Africa and Egypt in particular will live on forever."

later becoming the organisation’s vice-president.Hamouda became President of the Squash Federation of Africa

Hany played a big part in the growth of squash both in Egypt and the Africa region and his presence in

Issa Hayatou has officially been named Confederation of African Football (CAF) Honorary President at a ceremony held in Yaounde in his native Cameroon.

Hayatou’s tenure included the continent’s first hosting of the FIFA World Cup which was held in South Africa

England cricketer Amy Jones has said the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be a "real light at the end of the tunnel" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has confirmed its men's Olympic qualifying tournament will take place in Mexico in March.

for Tokyo 2020 - hosts Japan, France, Germany, Romania, Spain, New Zealand, Egypt, Ivory Coast, South Africa

Senegalese capital Dakar is set to stage the first International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) National Challenger Series event of 2021.

Scheduled to be held from January 16 to 17, the competition will be the second in Africa after Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast are scheduled to host multiple rounds of the series in the coming months.All events in Africa

This year's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Thailand have been postponed until March 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 virus have grown in recent weeks following the discovery of new variants in Britain, South Africa