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New dates set for Under-15 Baseball World Cup as Mexico primed for WBSC tripleheader

  • Baseball and Softball

New dates for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-15 Baseball World Cup have been announced, with the event scheduled to take place in Tijuana in October and November of this year.

WBSCThey are hosts Mexico, the United States, Panama, Cuba, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.South Africa


WADA sign agreement with intergovernmental group for French-speaking countries

  • News

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has signed an agreement to help tackle doping in the 43 member countries of the Conference of Ministers of Youth and Sports of French-speaking Countries (CONFEJES).

collaboration between WADA and all Francophone Governments of the world, many of which are located in Africa




FIBA Africa holding virtual referees courses during lockdown

  • Basketball

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Africa has conducted courses online to help referees during

countries to implement what they have learned while waiting for the face-to-face training courses that FIBA Africa

charge, travelling, duties of the chief crew and how to handle the last two minutes of a game.FIBA Africa


David Owen: How to argue with a sport-loving racist

  • Inside the Blogs

Publication of my cricket buddy Adam Rutherford's new book – How to Argue with a Racist – could hardly have been better timed.

 East Africa is considered the powerhouse region of long-distance running ©Getty Images"But they


Rugby World Cup wins SVG Europe TV award

  • Rugby Sevens

The 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan won the "Outstanding Production Achievement – Event" category at the SVG Europe TV Awards.

 South Africa defeated England in the final to earn their third world title. 


Democratic Republic of Congo becomes associate member of the INF

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been accepted as an associate member of the International Netball Federation (INF), the governing body has announced.

DR Congo becomes the 22nd associate member of the INF and the ninth nation to hold the status in Africa

keen to welcome new members and support them in developing netball.DR Congo comes under the Netball Africa

regional group, with members working within Africa and following the INF strategic plan for the sport.Other


FIH change qualification process for 2022 and 2023 Hockey World Cups

  • Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has altered the qualification process for its World Cups in 2022 and 2023 following the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

the corresponding event in Oceania.They will be joined by the winners of the Pan American Cup and the Africa


South African rugby legend Montgomery auctions off World Cup jersey

  • Rugby Sevens

Retired South African rugby union player Percy Montgomery is auctioning off the jersey he wore in the semi-finals of the 2007 World Cup to help his home nation's efforts in curbing the spread of COVID-19.

donating the funds raised from the jersey sale to the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation South Africa

, which is fighting the pandemic.In the semi-final match, South Africa defeated Argentina 37-13 to reach

meet Montgomery at the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix also a possibility for those who donate.To date, South Africa

is the most-affected nation in Africa from COVID-19, with more than 32,600 confirmed cases.This has


South African sprinter Simbine "putting Tokyo first" despite postponement

  • Tokyo 2020

South African sprinter Akani Simbine has reiterated his desire to break his Olympic medal drought at Tokyo 2020 after falling narrowly short at major events in recent years.

time of 9.93 seconds but was sill 0.03sec off the podium places.In an interview with Athletics South Africa


WBSC runs Baseball5 development webinars in Africa

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has held four online development courses with officials and coaches of African Federations.

Representatives from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia attended

WBSCPresident) April 21, 2020"I think we are heading the right way to develop Baseball5 in Zambia and all of Africa

The idea for the sessions came after meetings between the top baseball nations in Africa and WBSC in


Jamaica climb to third in updated netball world rankings

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Jamaica moved up to third in the International Netball Federation (INF) world rankings, updated to reflect the results from fixtures that took place before the suspension of sport due to the pandemic.

 The tournament saw New Zealand, England, South Africa, and Jamaica compete across 4 venues in England

runners-up at the Nations Cup, moved up to third, with England dropping down into fourth place.South Africa



Final day of WKF National Federation meetings focuses on unity

  • Karate

The World Karate Federation (WKF) has held its third and final day of video conferences, speaking to National Federations about the impact of COVID-19 on their organisations.

meetings with Spanish and Portuguese nations, as well as English-speaking nations in the Americas, Africa