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Dishang Group to be title sponsor of ITTF World Cups in Weihai

  • Table Tennis

Dishang Group has been announced as the title sponsor of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Men's and Women's World Cups next month.

male players, including the world champion, qualified players from all completed continental events in Africa


FITEQ general secretary joined by 56 member federations for online meetings

  • Teqball

International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) general secretary Marius Vizer Jr has held meetings with 56 member federations, saying it was important to maintain "open dialogue".

into five meetings, FITEQ reports there was representation from 56 national bodies - 26 in Asia, 14 in Africa


Ronaldo out of Portugal's next match after positive coronavirus test

  • Football

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of world football's biggest stars and a five-time winner of the Ballon d'Or, has tested positive for COVID-19 while on international duty with Portugal.

Portugal match, Léo Dubois was sent home from French training after testing positive for COVID-19.In Africa


New confederations set to be created within International Rugby League

  • Non-Olympic Sports

International Rugby League (IRL) has unveiled a six-step process designed to increase the number of regional confederations to govern the sport.

response to what it called the "rapid development of participation and membership in the Middle East Africa



Iranian athlete organisation joins calls to ban their country from Olympics

  • Tokyo 2020

A new campaign launched by Iranian human rights advocates and athletes has joined the calls to ban Iran from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, following the state execution of wrestler Navid Afkari.

In 1964, the IOC banned South Africa from the Olympic Games due to apartheid – FIFA also followed suit


Spanish Football Federation keen for Ramos to compete at Tokyo 2020

  • Football

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) are reportedly keen to offer Sergio Ramos a place in the country’s football team for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo 

his career.Ramos was a member of the Spanish team which triumphed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa


Kamiji wins fourth French Open women's wheelchair singles title

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Japan's Yui Kamiji had a perfect day as she wrapped up the women's wheelchair singles title at the French Open in straight sets against her compatriot Momoko Ohtani.

Van Koot, who got over their earlier singles defeats to beat Ohtani and Kgothatso Montjane of South Africa



Ghana Olympic Committee President has big plans for 2023 African Games

  • Ghana 2023

The 2023 African Games in Ghana should be a key qualification competition for the following year’s Olympic Games for as many sports as possible and offer prize money to help raise the prestige of the event, it has been claimed.

The data shows that by origin, Africa has the best athletes in the world so why are we not marketing

Nunoo Mensah has called upon the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) to work


Pace legend Walsh named new head coach of West Indies women

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Pace bowling legend Courtney Walsh has been named as the new head coach of the West Indies women's cricket team.

due to the COVID-19 crisis.In the same year the Women's T20 World Cup is due to be played in South Africa


ANOCA move 2022 African Youth Games from Lesotho to Ethiopia

  • ANOCA

Lesotho will now host the 2026 edition of the African Youth Games after being replaced as the 2022 host by Ethiopia.

capital, had been awarded the 2022 event in 2018 at the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

The Executive Committee of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa held an extraordinary

capital Algiers hosted last time out in 2018.Lesotho's bid for 2022 was given the slogan "One Voice: One Africa

Games are also expected to feature an education and cultural programme to promote the host country and Africa


Alan Hubbard: How ironic that cricket now finds itself on sticky wicket over racism

  • Inside the Blogs

Ironic isn’t it that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who has been so absurdly negative about the coronavirus has now tested positive and is infected like hundreds of thousands of other Americans with the disease.

which, 52 years ago triggered the beginning of the end for the atrocity that was apartheid in South Africa

English fans were astounded to hear that he was not included in the MCC’s selection to play in South Africa

over the selection of Basil D'Oliveira ©Getty ImagesThe scandal created worldwide anger, and South Africa

particularly when their beloved rugby was dragged into the conflict.However it took many years before South Africa

bombshell has been dropped by ECB chief executive Tom Harrison, who was brought up in apartheid South Africa