Plans are in place to ensure a country in Africa hosts the International Association of Athletics Federations

different nations are capable of playing host.They are Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South

that IAAF President Sebastian Coe is supportive of his plans and hopes to change a perception that Africa

We think that 2023 will come too early for Africa, but in 2025 we have a real chance."

I have been on record on wanting to take more events to Africa," he said."

 "South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, North Africa, Morocco, these all have potential." 

Liverpool has been named as the number one sporting city in the United Kingdom, handing their 2022 Commonwealth Games bid a boost.

battling Birmingham to win the English nomination for the 2022 Games.Both cities want to replace Durban in South

Africa, stripped of the hosting rights due to a lack of financial guarantees."

American Clark Dean and Spaniard Esther Briz Zamorani each claimed single scull titles as the World Junior Rowing Championships on Lake Galvė in Lithuanian city Trakai today.

semi-finals.He finished in 7:04.730 to comfortably beat German rival Moritz Wolff, who managed 7:07.98.South

Africa enjoyed more podium success as Mmbudzeni Masutha took the bronze medal in 7:11.10.?

Australia made the most of Serbia's day off by winning a second successive match at the 2017 World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in Belgrade to climb to the top of Group C.

 The Egyptians beat South Africa 7-4 while the Hungarians overcame Italy 7-2.Greece claimed a second

men’s long jump at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships to give South

Africa a great start to what could turn out to be their greatest global athletics performance ever.

challenge for further reward in the 1500m final on Monday (August 7), for which she qualified today - South

that fell just four centimetres short of reclaiming top spot, settling for silver ahead of Manyonga’s South

African compatriot Ruswahl Samaai, who won bronze with 8.32m.The two South Africans have thus been suitably

one centimetre ahead of Cuba’s Maykel Masso.Luvo Manyonga en route to world gold in the long jump for South

Africa ©Getty ImagesIt was just like old times in the women’s 10,000m final as Tirunesh Dibaba – five-times

American Clark Dean continued his strong form with the fastest men's single sculls semi-final today at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships on Lake Galvė in Lithuanian city Trakai.

Germany's Moritz Wolff won the second race in 7:19.010.He triumphed in front of Mmbudzeni Masutha of South

Africa, who managed 7:22.260.All finals are due to take place tomorrow at the World Rowing Junior Championships

event.Margaux Bailleul of France crossed second behind Zamorano in 8:02.870.Megan Hancock continued South

Defending champions Serbia defeated Argentina 25-6 to make a successful start to their title defence on day one of the 2017 World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in Belgrade.

after they dominated Iran 19-2.Group D opened with Canada defeating Egypt 11-7 and Hungary dominating South

Africa 26-2.Action continues tomorrow.

Former England rugby international Neil McCarthy has been appointed to a management role within the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA).

was also part of England’s 1999 Rugby World Cup squad which was knocked-out in the quarter-finals by South

Africa.

The International Parkour Federation (IPF) have said their application to be recognised as parkour's official International Federation (IF) is still pending following the launch of another organisation - Parkour Earth - within the sport.

Parkour UK, France's Fédération de Parkour, New Zealand Parkour, Australian Parkour Association, Parkour South

Africa and Polish Parkour And Freerunning Federation.The accord by the founding member National Federations

Athletes from United States, Germany, Denmark and South Africa each impressed in winning single sculls

third quarter-finalNaim Talha Gunes of Turkey clocked 7:15.930 for second place.Mmbudzeni Masutha of South

Africa crossed in 7:09.130 to win the final race by 2.730sec from Jan Schaeuble of Switzerland.Action

South Africa’s Government has backed the country’s 2023 Rugby World Cup bid after agreeing to give the

During a press conference, it was announced that a request from the South Africa Rugby Union (SARU) to

a hosting fee required by World Rugby, the sport’s global governing body, for the tournament, which South

Africa previously hosted in 1995.This decision marks a significant moment for the country following

Africa for the first time since 1995,” said SARU chief executive Jurie Roux.

Africa Rugby Union chief executive Jurie Roux thanked the Government for passing the financial request

Parkour Earth has today been officially established as the International Federation for the sport as the ongoing row with the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) continues.

Parkour UK, France's Fédération de Parkour, New Zealand Parkour, Australian Parkour Association, Parkour South

Africa and Polish Parkour And Freerunning Federation.The accord by the founding member National Federations

Puddle of New Zealand Parkour, Eliot Duffy of Australian Parkour Association, Paul Gray of Parkour South

Africa and Sacha Lemaire of Fédération de Parkour.This is in addition to two independent directors -

Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström broke a second world record in as many days on her way to claiming the women’s 100 metres freestyle title at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Swimming World Cup in Russia’s capital Moscow.

Christiansen was the third-place finisher in 3:39.88.Another country to win more than one gold medal today was South

Africa, who claimed victories through Chad le Clos in the men’s 50m butterfly and Cameron van der Burgh

British Olympic icon Sir Chris Hoy has backed Liverpool's bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

England will choose between Liverpool and Birmingham next month.Both cities hope to replace Durban in South

Africa, which was originally awarded the Games but was then stripped due to a lack of financial guarantees.The

Japan were among the countries who booked their place in the super round of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-12 World Cup after winning both of their matches at the Tainan Municipal Stadium in Chinese Taipei today. 

The East Asian country started the day with an emphatic 31-0 win over South Africa and then defeated

Australia 15-2, but they missed out on the super round by virtue of an inferior team quality balance to South