All four competing nations have announced their initial squads for the second Middle East Africa Rugby

Lagos is set to host the the second Middle East Africa Championship ©Getty ImagesNigeria will face Ghana

Australia won the Aloha Cup title as action continued at the World Surfing Games in Japan.

38.19 points as Ryan Callinan, Owen Wright, Sally Fitzgibbons and Nikki Van Dijk came together.South Africa

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard and Premier League stars Ryan Fraser and Nathan Ake have become the latest footballers to embrace the growing sport of teqball.

recognition from the Olympic Council of Asia and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Ghana's first Winter Olympian in skeleton, Akwasi Frimpong, has received a boost in his bid to compete at Beijing 2022 after signing a sponsorship deal with the Ghana National Gas Company.

to see him go after something that has never been achieved before in the history of the continent of Africa

; a Winter Olympics medal for Ghana and Africa at large."

Togo has been approved as the 74th member of the International Floorball Federation (IFF).

green light to the application from Togo Floorball at its latest meeting.Togo participated at the first Africa

The four qualifiers for the open women’s main event final were confirmed on day three of the World Surfing Games in Japanese city Miyazaki.

qualification slots determined at an event that awards Tokyo 2020 entry to the top eligible man and woman from Africa

, Asia, Europe and Oceania.South Africa, Japan, Israel and New Zealand have each provisionally secured

a woman’s spot at Tokyo 2020.As the last remaining surfer from Africa, Buitendag has claimed a Tokyo

Ninety-seven countries have qualified athletes for the inaugural World Beach Games in Qatar next month.

Thirty-five countries from Europe will be represented with 21 from Asia, 19 from the Americas, 17 from Africa

India and Pakistan have been kept apart in the draw for the men's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Olympic Qualifiers, scheduled for October and November.

of each tie will earn a place at next year's Games in the Japanese capital.Japan, Argentina, South Africa

, Belgium and Australia have already qualified for the Tokyo 2020 men's tournament.Argentina, South Africa

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has released its men's team from international duty after Madagascar became the latest team to pull out of a friendly against the nation following xenophobic attacks in the country.

Johannesburg for a hastily-arranged match on Saturday (September 7) but withdrew amid the violence in South Africa

has been aimed at foreigners.They had stepped in to replace Zambia, who where scheduled to host South Africa

any violation of the rights of fellow Africans in our country as well as xenophobic attacks".South Africa

Bob Carter will lead the New Zealand women's cricket team at the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup in February after being appointed head coach.

FERNS (@WHITE_FERNS) September 6, 2019Carter's first assignment will be January's series against South Africa

Caster Semenya has clarified she has not retired from athletics, despite signing for South African football club JVW.

pic.twitter.com/15G4u5P120— Caster Semenya (@caster800m) 7 September 2019JVW was formed in 2013 by current South Africa

The recognition women’s football in South Africa will get is massive."

The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) organised a governance strategy and policy development workshop for national federations to help them promote and develop sustainable sport.

undergoing a number of sporting crises.In July, the country was suspended from the 2020 Council of Southern Africa

Spain and Argentina secured comfortable victories as Iran and Nigeria qualified for Tokyo 2020 at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup in China.

results also ensured Nigeria and Iran secured Tokyo 2020 places after finishing as the best teams from Africa

Caroline Marks of the United States continued to impress at the World Surfing Games at Miyasaki in Japan, earning the highest heat total on day two of the team event format for women.

spots for Tokyo 2020, where surfing makes its Olympic debut.The highest placed eligible athlete from Africa

The Vuelta a España provided an unlikely hand to Spanish police earlier last week when the Grand Tour cycling race helped uncover cannabis plants.

fourth time in his career he had aided a player who had swallowed their tongue.He had twice done so in Africa