Gold Coast 2018 chairman Peter Beattie has claimed the Commonwealth Games will restore the tarnished reputation of Australian sport following the cricket team's ball-tampering scandal as he pledged the event here would be a "cheat-free zone".

David Warner and player Cameron Bancroft for their role in the incident during the third test with South

Africa in Cape Town.Cricket Australia investigators travelled to South Africa, along with chief executive

England have named their 12-member team for the first women's rugby sevens tournament to be held at a Commonwealth Games.

event at next month's Games, due to begin on April 4 and conclude on April 15.New Zealand, Canada, South

Africa and Kenya are scheduled to contest Pool B."

Olympic double gold medallist Caster Semenya has been named South Africa's flagbearer for next week's

It will be the third time Semenya has carried South Africa's flag at the Opening or Closing Ceremony

Caster Semenya carried South Africa's flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London

©Getty ImagesSemenya is due to leave for Australia today along with the remainder of South Africa's

 South Africa finished seventh overall in the medals table at Glasgow four years ago.They won a

 South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee President Gideon Sam is confident the

"Can't we just stop cheating at sport," wrote International Olympic Committee (IOC) member James Tomkins in a despairing Twitter post yesterday. 

human failing has never seemed more hollow.The bad tempered and hostile nature of the whole Australia v South

Africa series has overshadowed the high-quality cricket actually being played.Perhaps we should return

A total of 19 female coaches from the Commonwealth are set to benefit from a new tailored mentor scheme due to be held during Gold Coast 2018, it was announced here today.

programme.Botswana, Canada, England, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, South

Africa and New Zealand are all represented on the WCIP.They will participate in regular information

Three consecutive sixes from Mohammad Nabi off the bowling of West Indies’ Chris Gayle secured victory for Afghanistan in the final of the Cricket World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe.

the winners with 84, earning man of the match.Afghanistan last played in the qualifiers in 2009 in South

Africa and finished fifth, but did not compete in the 2014 qualifier, having progressed to the 2015

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has called for Test cricket captain Steve Smith and other members of the leadership team to stand down from their roles following the ball-tampering scandal which has plunged the sport into crisis.

within the Australian set-up concocted a plan to tamper with the ball during the third Test match with South

Africa in Cape Town, carried out by Cameron Bancroft.The 28-year-old and vice-captain David Warner have

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and Gold Coast 2018 officials were on hand to welcome competitors participating at next month's event as the Athletes' Village was officially opened here today.

Hospital, underwent a soft opening last week.Flags of countries including the host nation, Malaysia and South

Africa were seen draped from the buildings which make up the multi-coloured residential areas.A total

New Zealand have named their men's and women's rugby sevens teams for next month's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

high-profile omission from the New Zealand side, which will aim to bounce back from their defeat to South

Africa in the final at the last edition of the Games in Glasgow four years ago.He has played in the

, the 2017 New Zealand women's Player of the Year, has also been selected.They will take on Canada, South

Africa and Kenya in Pool A."

Tim Walsh, who coached the Australian women's team to the inaugural Olympic rugby sevens title, has been announced as the new coach of the country's men's team.

New Zealand.Australia are currently fourth in the men's World Rugby Sevens series standings behind South

Africa, Fiji and New Zealand.They did, however, win the Sydney leg earlier this season for a first tournament

The South African Football Association (SAFA) have postponed their Elective Congress in a bid to resolve

withdrew.According to IOL, Ncobo also claimed that SAFA had violated their statutes by preventing former South

Africa captain Lucas Radebe, ex-national team coach Shakes Mashaba and businessman Tokyo Sexwale from

FIFA will make a "strategic decision" for the future of the World Cup when they vote on the 2026 hosts at their Congress on June 13, according to the United 2026 bid committee.

for other countries around the world to join forces with their neighbours for future bids.Japan and South

world governing body held a Council meeting last week.Further discussions have taken place in Jordan, South

Africa and with UEFA members in Europe as the countdown continues to the vote.United 2026 claim they

England women's hockey captain Alex Danson is set to reach 300 international appearances as she leads a squad of 16 athletes announced for next month's Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

England HockeyTwo more players are due to be added to the squad following fitness tests.England face South

Africa, Wales, India and Malaysia in Pool B, with the top two sides qualifying for the semi-finals.Pool

Russian Curling Federation President Dmitry Svishchev has claimed there are similarities between Aleksandr Krushelnitckii doping case and the country being blamed for the attempted murder of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

actors are different.”Krushelnitckii failed for heart medication meldonium at the Winter Olympics in South

 At least one of the two had attended the previous three World Cups at Germany in 2006, South Africa

For all the splendour of the setting at the beachside Casino Municipal in Biarritz, day two of the International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding (FBB) World Fitness Championships had been a long one.

however, the IFBB is recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa

Committees.The IFBB participates in several Regional Games recognised by the IOC including the Asian Games, the South

In Africa, we are recognised by Association of African Sports Confederations."

IFBB President Rafael Santonja pictured at the South American Sports Organisation general meeting in