The World Karate Federation (WKF) has concluded a round of meetings with national bodies and President Antonio Espinós has expressed hope for a successful 2021 season.

Referee Commission chairman Javier Escalante.The next day, delegates from French-speaking nations in Africa

Germany’s Felix Wieser topped the men’s recurve standings in the first stage of the Indoor Archery World Series, which saw archers compete virtually.

ranges.Scores were being submitted in three time zones, with one zone for Asia and Oceania, one for Europe and Africa

The Nigeria Rugby League Association (NRLA) and Rugby League Federation of Ghana (RLFG) have been confirmed as affiliate members of International Rugby League (IRL).

capacity to deliver rugby league programmes.NRLA and RLFG become the first two members in the Middle East-Africa

The Uganda Lacrosse Association (ULA) has become the first African body recognised as a full member of World Lacrosse.

 Of World Lacrosse's 68 members, only three are from Africa ©Getty Images"Since joining World Lacrosse

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari was among the recipients of the Golden Collar - the highest honour awarded by the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).

his side booked their place at next year’s Olympics with victory over Britain at the WBSC Europe and Africa

The International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) has appointed four regional general managers as part of the restructure of its development department.

officials to serve as the heads of the Americas, Asia and Oceania, Europe, and the Middle East and Africa

ITGThe MEA - the only new region created by the IWRF - will be led by Clyde Holland, the chair of South Africa

The 2021 World Athletics Challenge-Combined Events series has been handed a head start with a meeting on the French island of Réunion next month, with the qualifying window for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to reopen.

champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson is also expected to travel to the French island off the coast of Africa

Voting has opened today in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Awards of the Decade, a one-off series of awards to mark international achievements in the decade since 2011.

batswoman and wicketkeeper, she shared a World Cup-record stand of 275 with Tammy Beaumont against South Africa

Diego Maradona - widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time - has passed away at the age of 60.

(@Pele) November 25, 2020In 2010, Maradona managed his national side at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa

Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad has confirmed he will appeal his five-year ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Beyond my case, it is the self-determination of #football in #Africa that is under attack. pic.twitter.com

A regional African tournament has been restarted after four teams were thrown out for fielding overage players.

Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini and Zimbabwe were all disqualified from the Council of Southern Africa Football

Associations (COSAFA) Under-17 Championship in South Africa for "age-cheating".Organisers said the four

had breached the eligibility rules of the tournament, the winners of which qualify for the Under-17 Africa

tournament.The expelled countries are also banned from taking part in the next two editions in the Under-17 Africa

Committee made the decision to disqualify the teams from the zonal qualifier tournament for the 2021 Africa

World Rugby has accepted Burkina Faso, Iran and Laos as new full members of the governing body, while Nepal and Panama have become associate members.

year.Burkina Faso has been an associate member of World Rugby since 2018 and a full member of Rugby Africa

 They participated at the Africa Youth Games as well as regional competitions in West Africa.Laos

The World Rugby Council is to receive an evaluation of candidates to host the Rugby World Cup, rather than a recommendation of which one should win, and voting will be made public.

Rugby Council.The move to scrap the recommendation follows criticism from some - particularly in South Africa

men's 2023 Rugby World Cup.In 2017, France was ranked second in an evaluation report - behind South Africa

and ahead of Ireland - which led to The Rugby World Cup Limited recommending the Council award South Africa

champions, are hosting the women's 2021 Rugby World Cup ©Getty ImagesHowever, France stunned South Africa

 France hosted the tournament as recently as 2007, whereas South Africa has not done so since 1995

targeted the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar as an important opportunity to promote the sport in Africa

It is vitally important for Africa to have a voice at the top table‚" said Baum."

This is a very special opportunity to showcase the sport in Africa and persuade Governments across the

World Sailing has never had a Board member from Africa," said Baum, who has represented South Africa

World Sailing needs Africa. "Africa needs World Sailing."

I aim to be a bridge not only for my continent but we in Africa believe, with shared experiences, we

Tributes have been paid to two key figures within African football after they both died at the weekend.

year-old was an FIF vice-president from 1991 to 1994 - a period which saw Ivory Coast win their first Africa

Nations in 1992.He was elected President of the FIF in 2011 and was in power when the Ivorians won the Africa