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Former SASCOC official Mpete appointed project manager for 2023 Netball World Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

A former South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) official has been appointed project manager for the 2023 Netball World Cup in the country.

It’s been just over a month since I started working with Netball South Africa," Mpete wrote in a post

South Africa is set to host the Netball World Cup for the first time in 2023 ©Getty ImagesSouth Africa

of the Netball World Cup to be held in South Africa.Mpete served as the young ambassador for South Africa




Teqball Federation of Ghana receives more than 50 tables from FITEQ

  • Teqball

The International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) has donated 56 tables to the Teqball Federation of Ghana (TFG) in a bid to help develop the sport in the African nation.

Teqball has grown across the world, including in Africa, where the sport can be found in nations such

Teqball Federations in Venezuela, Iraq, Papua New Guinea, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Uruguay, Ukraine, South Africa


IPC starts four-year Para Sport Against Stigma project in Africa

  • Paralympics

collaborative project that aims to combat stigma and discrimination against people with disabilities in Africa

"support solutions to scale".The IPC is hoping to change perceptions of people with disabilities in Africa

those with disabilities.The IPC is also looking to increase opportunities for people in sub-Saharan Africa


Two Olympic places on offer at delayed IFSC European Championships

  • Sport Climbing

Two qualification berths for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be on offer at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European Championships, which begin in Moscow tomorrow. 

is the only region to have held its Continental Championships in 2020, with those in Asia, Europe, Africa


Virtual Indoor Archery World Series set to begin

  • Archery

More than 2,800 athletes are set to compete in the first event of the 2021 Indoor Archery World Series, which will feature remote participation.

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


ICC Women’s T20 World Cup moved to 2023 due to calendar congestion in 2022

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s T20 World Cup has been moved to February 2023, with the world governing body citing the number of major events scheduled in 2022.

Competition had been scheduled to take place in South Africa at the end of 2022, with the exact dates


SANZAAR chairman Impey resigns, calling for an independent chair

  • Rugby Sevens

New Zealand Rugby (NZ Rugby) chairman Brent Impey, has resigned from the same post at SANZAAR, calling for change within the body and requesting that it looks for an independent figure instead.

nations join the organisation in the future too, with the current organisation formed of just South Africa

able to be reunited with their families for Christmas, but the competition was cancelled when South Africa


Reigning champions New Zealand to play Australia in 2021 Rugby World Cup group stage

  • Rugby Sevens

Hosts and defending champions New Zealand are set to play Australia in the 2021 Rugby World Cup group stage following the completion of the draw for the women's tournament. 

nbsp;Rugby World Cup 2017 runners-up England were drawn in Pool C with bronze medallists France, South Africa

England, bronze medallists France, losing semi-finalists US, Canada, Australia and Wales.Fiji and South Africa


ECB confirms dates of England's first visit to Pakistan since 2005

  • Non-Olympic Sports

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Tom Harrison has hailed the organisation's decision to play in Pakistan for the first time in 16 years as a "significant moment for both nations".

nation has waited patiently for cricket to return sustainably to Pakistan and the 2021 tours by South Africa