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ICC sign Champions Trophy deal with Kingfisher Lager

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Kingfisher will be the official lager of this year's Champions Trophy.

Hosts England will clash with Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh at the tournament.India, Pakistan, South

Africa and Sri Lanka will contest Group B."


Record 39 nations to sail at 2017 Para World Sailing Championships

  • Sailing News

A record 39 nations are set to compete at the 2017 Para World Sailing Championships, due to take place in Kiel in Germany from between June 19 and 25.

from non-traditional Para World Sailing countries such as Chile, Indonesia, Latvia, Macau, Namibia, South

Africa, Turkey, Tunisia and Uruguay have got behind the cause and I'm excited to see the competition


Officials confirm Perth Stadium will not be ready for Ashes

  • Non-Olympic Sports

A new 60,000 capacity stadium in Perth which was due to host the third Test match during the Ashes later this year between Australia and England will not be finished in time.

to step in and host the 2022 Commonwealth Games with the stadium playing a key part after Durban in South

Africa was stripped of the event.England regained the Ashes when they were last contested in 2015, winning


Gold Coast 2018 Queen's Baton continues journey through Africa

  • Gold Coast 2018

The Gold Coast 2018 Queen's Baton has continued its journey through Africa by visiting Mozambique's capital

sporting facilities and administration offices.It is now in Swaziland and will continue onto Lesotho and South

Africa, where its African journey will come to an end before heading to the tropical island nations


New Zealand and South Africa to meet in 2019 Rugby World Cup pool stage

  • Rugby Sevens

New Zealand and South Africa will meet in the pool stages of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan after

in two years' time.New Zealand, who went on to retain the trophy against Australia in the final, and South

Africa, who won the tournament in 1995, have been drawn alongside Italy as well as two unknown qualifiers


Palenfo re-elected ANOCA President by acclamation

  • ANOCA

Lassana Palenfo has been re-elected President of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Olympic Africa must take its place, its true place," said Palenfo.

Gumel was returned unopposed as treasurer, with Mustapha Berraf of Algeria beating Gideon Sam of South

Africa to the role of first vice president.Joao Afonso Da Costa Alegre Manuel of Sao Tome and Principe


Exclusive: New Commonwealth Games Delivery Unit to meet English cities interested in hosting 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

A new Commonwealth Games Delivery Unit set up by the British Government is to hold key talks with the English cities interested in replacing Durban as hosts of the 2022 event. 

in 1934 when it was called the British Empire Games, won with 33.33 per cent of the votes cast.The South

It would have been fantastic to see the Games in Africa for the first time and it is sad that is not


South African hopes of hosting Rugby World Cup improve after Government lifts bid ban

  • Rugby Sevens

The chances of South Africa staging the 2023 Rugby World Cup have been given a significant boost after

outstanding" bid for the Rugby World Cup, as the country vies to host the event for the second time.South Africa

history.It was won by the host country and provided one of the most iconic pictures in sport when then South

tribute to the work that the sport has been doing in recent years to stay in tune and relevant to modern South

Africa,” said Alexander, who is attending World Rugby meetings in Japan.


Taekwondo star Niringiyimana wins April's IPC Allianz Athlete of the Month prize

  • Para-Taekwondo News

Jean Claude Niringiyimana has been named as the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Allianz Athlete of the Month for April.

The Rwandan taekwondo player has picked up the accolade after impressing on home soil at the Africa Para

hockey player Adam Dixon was second with 17 per cent after his country won the World Championships in South


Schedule announced for FIH Hockey World League Semi-Finals in Johannesburg

  • Hockey

Defending champions Australia will take on local rivals New Zealand in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey World League Semi-Final in Johannesburg.

finalised by the FIH.Rio 2016 silver medallists Belgium will take on Germany, reigning African champions South

Africa, Ireland and Egypt in Pool B.Olympic champions Britain will feature in Pool A of the women’s

defending champions Argentina, along with India and Chile.Reigning Pan American champions United States and South

Africa, the current African champions, complete the line-up.Competition is set to take place between

Brussels in June, with hosts Belgium being joined by Australia, China, the Netherlands, New Zealand and South


World Rugby poised for meetings in Kyoto before Japan 2019 pool draw

  • Rugby Sevens

World Rugby are poised to hold a series of key meetings in Kyoto in the build-up to the official pool draw for the 2019 World Cup on Wednesday (May 10).

Australia and Ireland are in the top band of seeds due their world rankings, with Scotland, Wales, South

Africa and France in band two.Argentina, Georgia, Italy and hosts Japan will feature in band three,

also be assessed, while an update will be provided on the 2023 bid process with France, Ireland and South

Africa all in contention.The meetings come before the IMPACT Beyond Rugby World Cup 2019 project, which


India name squad for ICC Champions Trophy after ending threat to pull out

  • Non-Olympic Sports

India have named their squad for the 2017 International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) temporarily halted its dispute with the world governing body.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Manish Pandey are also included.India will take on Pakistan, South

Africa and Sri Lanka in Group B.New Zealand will play hosts England in Group A, as well as Australia


Thirty graduate from USOC-backed coaching programme

  • PASO

Thirty people have graduated from the United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) International Coaching Enrichment Certification Programme (ICECP).

, Madagascar, Maldives, Moldova, Mongolia, Palestine, Peru, Romania, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South

Africa, St.


Exclusive: Barelli claims FINA officials from Africa and Asia more interested in political and economic

  • Aquatics

International Swimming Federation (FINA) Presidential candidate Paolo Barelli has accused the world governing body's leadership of "totally disregarding" Europe and of allowing "outrageous conflicts of interest".

wrongdoing but FINA have claimed they will "monitor the situation" and "take all measures deemed necessary".South

before the World Championships ©FINABarelli is also critical about the increase of representatives from Africa

insidethegames has been told that Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania all plan to back 81-year-old


Rohler records best javelin throw for 20 years during Diamond League opener in Doha

  • Athletics

Germany’s Olympic javelin champion Thomas Rohler gave the opening International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha historical significance as he produced an effort of 93.90m, the furthest thrown for 20 years.

800m, found herself jumping in at the deep end as she finished fifth in 1 min 59.37sec in a race where South

dominance of the event with victory in 1:56.61, the fastest time run so far this season.Akine Simbine of South

Africa was an unexpected winner in 9.99sec of a men’s 100m that contained Jamaica’s former world record