Three keynote speakers have been confirmed for the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) VISTA 2019 Conference taking place this September in Amsterdam. 

 South Africa's Leslie Swartz, a professor from the University of Stellenbosch, will give a speech

entitled "Para-sport development from grassroots: A view from Africa".Swartz is a leading social scientist

A month-long training programme conducted by four taekwondo experts from South Korea has begun in Sierra

The scheme, held as part of a cooperation agreement between South Korea and the Sierra Leone Taekwondo

the fastest-growing disciplines in the nation.The coaching scheme being run by taekwondo experts from South

sports far and wide as Freetown is not only Sierra Leone," SLTA President Oness Abayomi Johnson told All-Africa

England bounced back from their defeat to South Africa with victory over Australia in a repeat of the

competition for the first time, recording a battling 52-49 win which saw them recover from the shock loss to South

Africa yesterday and end the tournament in style.Australia were crowned winners of the event despite

New Zealand needed double overtime to beat South Africa in the day's other match ©Getty ImagesThe Australian

briefly breaking Australia's dominance.New Zealand finished third during this edition as they edged South

Africa in double overtime.The thrilling contest between the two sides ended 45-45 at the end of the

After 20 years of service as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Sam Ramsamy finished his term of office at the end of 2018 because of the age limit.

teams - banned from the Olympics in 1964 - in international sporting events.He returned to South Africa

“I knew that I would eventually return to South Africa and play a part in restructuring sport.

of the new South Africa.

I was personally asked by the African National Congress to return to South Africa.

“My Federation (South Africa) sought clarification.

Commonwealth Games gold medallists England suffered a shock defeat to South Africa in the latest round

South Africa held their nerve in a topsy-turvy match to seal an impressive 48-45 win at the Copper Box

London hosted the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.England led in the opening stage of the match but South

Africa always stayed within touching distance.The visitors dominated the second and third period as

England's performance levels dipped.England edged ahead in the fourth quarter before South Africa again

Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen was awarded victory on the fifth stage of the Tour Down Under after home favourite Caleb Ewan was relegated following the sprint finish in Strathalbyn.

lead group, Bevin retained his narrow seven second advantage over defending champion Daryl Impey of South

Africa in the general classification.Bevin is set to be assessed overnight to determine whether he will

been named as Kenya’s Chef de Mission for the first Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

countries are expected to be represented, comprising Burundi, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South

Tickets for this year's World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men's Softball World Championship in Prague and Havlickuv Brod have gone on sale.

Arena in Havlickuv Brod from June 13 to 23.Sixteen teams will compete at the event, including South

Africa and Botswana, the last two teams to qualify.

Birmingham 2022 have confirmed the appointment of Ian Reid as their new permanent chief executive.

Birmingham was only awarded the Commonwealth Games after Durban in South Africa was stripped of the hosting

South Africa and Botswana have both qualified for the Men's World Softball Championship and the Junior

South Africa won both the men's and junior women's categories in front of a home crowd at the Mbolekwa

Congratulations to South Africa and Botswana for qualifying into the top international softball events

South Africa were victorious in the men's division of the African Softball Championships and qualified

 All 16 places at the competition have now been filled, with South Africa and Botswana from Africa

 South Africa and Botswana are the last two teams to qualify, joining Australia and New Zealand

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today announced the appointment of Manu Sawhney as its new chief executive.

 The South African has held the role since 2012 when he was promoted from general manager at the

Dubai-based world governing body.Richardson, who played in 42 Test matches for South Africa, claimed

Defending champions Australia and Commonwealth Games winners England both started their Netball Quad Series campaigns with wins today as action got underway in Liverpool.

Playing in the day's first match at the M&S Bank Arena, Australia beat South Africa 62-45, before

as comfortable winners Australia initially struggled in their match and the first quarter ended with South

Africa up 16-11.In an attempt to take the initiative, Australia made two changes in the second period

again.In the next round of fixtures in a week’s time at London’s Copper Box Arena England will play South

Africa and Australia will face New Zealand.Liverpool is hosting this year's World Cup.

The International Netball Federation Netball (INF) Quad Series returns tomorrow, with England looking to build on their surprise Commonwealth Games triumph and gain another victory.

bi-annual event, featuring four of the world’s best five teams in Australia, England, New Zealand and South

Africa, is due begin tomorrow in England, at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena.The same venue will host

did so in the second 2017 event.England meanwhile finished second to Australia twice last year, while South

Africa have always finished last.England will look to build on their 2018 Commonwealth gold with their

Africa versus Australia at 3:30pm local time, with hosts England set to open their campaign against

The President of the Ugandan Olympic Committee (UOC) William Blick has praised the country's Table Tennis Association (UTTA) for its work supporting young players and said they must carry on doing more of the same.

According to a report on the news website All Africa, Blick - who was elected as a member of the

Africa.Among the players in attendance was Uthuman Lukoye, who won gold at a youth Para-sports camp in South

The South African Football Association (SAFA) have claimed the manner in which the Confederation of African

Football (CAF) awarded the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations to Egypt was "unprocedural and unfair".

South Africa and Egypt had both put themselves forward to host the tournament after CAF stripped original

Africa to assess their facilities."

Africa."

FIFA did a World Cup analysis [for 2010], South Africa was number one and Egypt was last."

South Africa voting for the USA, especially after president Donald Trump had publicly criticised the