World Taekwondo continued their anti-doping education programme at the Grand Prix Final and World Taekwondo Team Championships in Abidjan.

The outreach programme, which was the first of its type to be held in Africa, took place throughout the

Championships in Burnaby, Canada, followed by programmes at the World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, South

A major judo and peace programme is to be rolled out at a refugee camp in Malawi.

Malawi's capital city Lilongwe in 2015.The IJF is also working with refugees in Turkey, Zambia and South

Africa.

Egyptian playmaker Mohamed Salah has been named the 2017 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Player of the Year.

I would like to dedicate it to all the kids in Africa and Egypt."

Mohamed Salah helped Egypt reach the World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations final in 2017 ©Getty ImagesSalah

2018.Salah was also a key player for Egypt on their way to finishing runners-up to Cameroon at the Africa

2016.Oshoala, who plays for Chinese club Dalian Quanjian, beat Cameroon’s Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene and South

national team of the year, while manager Héctor Cúper of Argentina was crowned Coach of the Year.South Africa

France's Marion Candelier was the outstanding performer at the International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability World Cross-Country Championships in Epernay. 

kilometres race in 7min 53.15sec.The Czech Republic's Katerina Husakova was second in 8:22.44 with South

more than three minutes in 21:53 as she improved on the silver medal she had claimed in 2014.Another South

Africa, Smangele Tembe, was second in 25:21 and Husakova third in 26:23.Portugal’s Cristiano Pereira

 South African trio of Fathuwani Mushiana, Kamogelo Moncho and Reggie Segobaetso won the bronze

Africa.

International Korfball Federation (IKF) President Jan Fransoo has claimed 2018 will be an exciting year for the sport with Continental Championships proving the main focus.

American Championship in the Colombian city of Cali.Competition will take place from March 2 to 4.The All Africa

29.The event will see one team qualify for next year's World Championships, which will take place in South

African city Durban.With South Africa assured of a place at the event, it means two African teams

It has taken rather more than 80 days but Jules Verne and his literary creations Phileas Fogg and indomitable assistant Passepartout would surely have approved mightily of the epic journey of the Queen’s Baton (QBR) to Australia.

nations which will take place at the Opening Ceremony when teams enter by continent.Sierra Leone in Africa

he told the next generation.Durban had been forced to give up the 2022 Games but the Baton visited South

Africa and toured Mpumalanga province.

1996 Olympic marathon champion Josiah Thugwane, only called upon to run two kilometres this time.After Africa

carried on roller-skates and also paid a visit to the swimming club in Stanley during its stay.From the South

New Zealand's Trent Boult has moved up three places to fourth in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-Day International (ODI) bowling rankings after his team completed a 3-0 home series victory over the West Indies in Christchurch yesterday.

bowler in ODIs, has leapfrogged the Australia pair of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood as well as South

 There has been no change of positions in the ICC ODI team rankings, which are still led by South

Cricket World Cup Qualifier will join Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South

Africa and Sri Lanka at the 2019 World Cup, which is set to be staged in England and Wales.

So Birmingham - a belatedly willing and patently capable bidder to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games - has finally had its wish. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has finally crossed all its T's, dotted all its I's and confirmed this English bidder as the official replacement for the original planned host, Durban.

inert.The CGF's awarding of the 2022 Commonwealth Games to Durban was marked by vivid celebration in South

Africa.

©Getty ImagesGideon Sam, the President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee

A proposed rugby union tour of New Zealand by South Africa prompted 31 countries, largely from Africa

- even though South Africa had not been present in the Games in 1958 (and would not be welcomed back

International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Committee has conducted a third series of workshops in Africa

existing goalball programmes.Attendants from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South

Paris 2024 chairman Tony Estanguet claims France being awarded the Rugby World Cup the year before they are due to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games is an "advantage" which will be help boost sport in the country.

France was named 2023 Rugby World Cup last month after defeating South Africa 24-15 in the second round

awarded the Rugby World Cup for the second time since 2007 last month ©Getty ImagesThis was despite the South

Oscar Pistorius has filed papers to the Constitutional Court in South Africa appealing his increased

material factual findings" the Pretoria High Court made.In papers filed yesterday, quoted by the Times South

Africa, it is argued that the Court only had the right to interfere if it concludes‚ on the basis

November, the Supreme Court of Appeal gave Pistorius the minimum 15 years prescribed for murder in South

Africa, not including time already served.The Paralympian was initially found guilty of manslaughter

Sushil Kumar won the 74 kilogram men's freestyle category at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg.

Singh Rathore said it was not possible for active athletes to hold the position.After Kumar's win in South

Africa, there was more success for India in the women's 62kg freestyle as Rio 2016 bronze medallist

funds.President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali, praised the athletes' displays in South

Africa in a text message to the Nigerian Guardian."

Twenty-five officials from 14 countries have been selected for next year's Hockey Women's World Cup in London.

nbsp;Hockey World League Final in Auckland.Rio 2016 Olympic Games technical delegate Sheila Brown from South

Africa has been appointed as technical officer along with United States' Renee Zelkin, Argentina’s Lorena

Michelle Joubert will be among umpires for the event.Belgium's Delforge received the 2016 FIH award after South

The last 12 months in sports politics has perhaps not quite hit the heights of the year which preceded it, but it has contained plenty of excitement nonetheless. 

to be World Rugby for a 2023 World Cup voting procedure which ended in a surprise recommendation for South

Africa and then an ever-more surprising win for France.Best innovation of the Year: We’re still

got his opponent disqualified before the vote in the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

English city Liverpool is to bid for the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

faced disappointment when rival Birmingham was selected as England's candidate to replace Durban in South

Africa, which was stripped of the Games due to financial issues.If Liverpool is successful with its