Chad le Clos is reportedly considering paying for team-mates to attend the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games to enable him the chance to equal the all-time record for medals at the multi-sport event.

The South African swimmer currently boasts 12 Commonwealth Games medals in his career, which came from

record held by shooters Mick Gault of England and Australia's Phillip Adams, who have 18 medals each.The South

Africa did not take their best team, asserting that they are medal contenders in the relay events."

Confederation and Olympic Committee President Gideon Sam is set to assess the selection dispute.South Africa

Africa secured one more gold medal than they did at Delhi 2010, they finished two places lower on the

Zimbabwean Olympic rower Micheen Thornycroft has been announced as the winner of the 2017 World Rowing (FISA) Filippi Spirit Award.

the African Rowing Championships ©FISAThornycroft, who is currently studying at Rhodes University in South

Africa, expressed her pride at winning the award."

Two words made my blood boil in the run-up to Pyeongchang.

principles of Olympism enumerated at the start of the Olympic Charter.How many medals has the continent of Africa

What about South America?Zero.The Caribbean?

snow and ice, as opposed to the Games of sports that can be played in, you know, winter.Nations from Africa

, South America and the Caribbean have little chance of Winter Olympic success and their public remain

ice-based.Meanwhile television audiences - and therefore media rights values - in the likes of Brazil, Mexico and Africa

against his controversial disqualification from last year's Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

 South Africa's IOC member Sam Ramsamy, chosen for the role as a "neutral" African not present in

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) President Gideon Sam has claimed the

Sport and Recreation South Africa and SASCOC have a joint interest in the well-being of sport."

Africa at international sporting events.He claimed that progress had been slow in some sports, asserting

This is about the national image of the country and the credibility of Team South Africa," he said."

Sam also reflected on South Africa being stripped of hosting rights of the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Africa and Ireland ending empty handed."

Legend has it that the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were late for an official engagement at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch because she wanted to watch Precious McKenzie win his third consecutive gold medal in weightlifting.

 Born in Durban, South Africa, in 1936 McKenzie left the country after they refused to pick him

of International Lacrosse (FIL) held a meeting which saw the creation of continental federations for Africa

and a combined body for the Caribbean, Central and South America.

I'm proud to be representing Kenya Lacrosse and helping grow the sport in Africa."

Favourites Denmark are tipped to defend their men's and women's titles at the European Team Badminton Championships at the Kazan Gymnastics Centre.

African Team Badminton Championships at the Hacène Harcha Arena in the Algerian capital Algiers.South Africa

two editions of the competition whilst they have also won the Championship a record four times.The South

The German coalition Government has agreed to recognise esports as an official sport, as it continues its quest for acceptance in the Olympics.

Germany has joined South Korea, China, Russia, Italy and South Africa by officially recognising esports.As

A continental rotation model could be used by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to find future hosts of the Youth Olympic Games in an effort to slash costs for countries bidding for the event, it was claimed today.

expression of interest comes from outside of their preferred continent.The move would effectively rule out Africa

and South America from hosting the winter version due to a lack of suitable conditions.The last two

Senegal’s Adama Diatta claimed his eighth gold medal at the African Wrestling Championships at the Alfred Diete-Spif Civic Centre in Port Harcourt.

5-2 to secure the gold medal.Home favourite Firstman Victory won the bronze medal match 7-5 against South

podium by Algeria’s Chems BouchaibEkerekeme Agiomor followed his team-mate with the Nigerian beating South

UWWA fourth Nigerian gold was claimed by Melvin Bibo in the 86kg final, as he triumphed 10-0 against South

Sudan’s Basher Guma claimed bronze medals.There was disappointment for Nigeria in the 57kg division, as South

Merghany.The podium was rounded off by Kenya’s John Omondi, a 15-4 winner over Liberia’s Eric Borkuah.South Africa

Hosts Germany justified their top ranking at a packed Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin tonight as they reached the men’s final of the Indoor Hockey World Cup, with Christopher Ruhr scoring a hat-trick in their 6-2 win over Iran.

Russia finished ninth after beating Kazakhstan 6-1, and South Africa won their 11th place match against

Wrestlers from North African nations sealed several gold medals in the junior competition on day three of the African Wrestling Championships at the Alfred Diete-Spif Civic Centre in Port Harcourt.

Nigeria after victories against Gilbert Mbevoni Kaboche of Kenya and Hermanus Nicolaas van den Berg of South

Africa, respectively.Algeria did, however, managed to clinch the top prize in the 65kg event courtesy

claimed another freestyle gold thanks to Samy Hamdy Amin Rabie Moustafa's emphatic 11-0 victory over South

South African wrestlers claimed two gold medals as the cadet freestyle competition got underway at the

The first gold for South Africa in Nigeria came courtesy of Fernando Booysen, who defeated Tunisia's

over Yehia Mohamed Salah Mohamed Hafez of Egypt.The next weight category, 51kg, saw another gold for South

Africa as Jansen van Vuuren edged passed Tunisia's Hachem Hasnaoui 5-4.Burundi's Raoul Brilliant could

Africa, Algerian athletes also experienced success today as Oussama Laribi beat Egypt's Adham Mohamed

Africa shared the bronze medal.More success for Algeria followed in the 80kg category as Fateh Benferdjallah

Defending champions The Netherlands added to their two wins yesterday with two more victories in the women’s event on day two of the International Hockey Federation (IHF) Indoor Hockey World Cup at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin.

Pool B's earlier matches, Russia beat debutantes Belgium 5-4, Switzerland inflicted a 3-1 defeat on South

Africa whilst Iran and Austria drew 3-3.The later matches saw South Africa beat Iran 6-3, Austria defeat