Pakistan and the West Indies have swapped places in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 rankings after the former won a series between the two sides.

rankings, with the West Indies dropping to sixth.New Zealand still top the pile, in front of India and South

Africa respectively.England sit in fourth place.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has paid tribute to Ahmed Kathrada

As the macro sports body of South Africa, we hope the legacy he left behind will be carried forward in

battle and was a member of the African National Congress (ANC).In 1963 Kathrada was arrested at the South

1989.Ahmed Kathrada, pictured, was a political adviser to President Nelson Mandela ©Getty ImagesWhen South

honour.While in prison he received four honorary doctorates and was voted 46th in the top 100 Great South

Africans in 2004.South Africa's President Jacob Zuma had ordered the national flag to fly at half-mast

Defending champions Germany have been drawn in Group B of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) 2017 Men's Under-23 World Championship in Canada after organisers revealed the schedule for the event.

The European side will take on Britain, the United States, Japan, France and South Africa at the tournament

the tournament up and running when they clash with Australia.Germany's first match will be against South

Africa on June 8.Other highlights on the opening day include the contest between United States and Britain.The

You might easily have missed it, but 2017 will bring the 50th anniversary of the birth of SportAccord - or the Global Association of International Sports Federations, as we may soon have to get used to calling it.

increasingly flagrant encroachment of politics - especially Cold War and, subsequently, racial politics over South

Africa - into sport, who moved first.In October 1963, led by Giulio Onesti, the ambitious, energetic

History tells us that cricket’s last Olympic appearance came at the Paris Games in 1900, and it seems as though a return to the programme for the sport has been discussed ever since the final ball was bowled in the French capital more than a century ago.

Using the lower limit of Richardson’s estimate, South Africa and New Zealand would unquestionably lay

New Zealand have announced their 2017 squad as the world number one ranked nation build towards competing at this year’s Word Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men’s Softball World Championships.

year’s event, which is scheduled to take place in Whitehorse, Canada, from July 7 to 16.Botswana and South

Africa have been confirmed as the African representatives at the event, while Argentina, Canada, the

Thembelani Nxesi has become South Africa's Sports Minister replacing Fikile Mbalula after Durban were

appointment as part of a major Cabinet reshuffle from President Jacob Zumahas been welcomed by the South

held for nearly seven years having been first appointed in November 2010.He sent shockwaves through South

in 2016 when he banned four Federations from hosting or bidding for major events for a year.Cricket South

Africa , Athletics South Africa, Netball South Africa and the South Africa Rugby Union were prohibited

opportunities to black players in April of last year.Mbalula, however, recently gave his backing to South

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has announced that the 2017 World Team Disc Golf Championships have been sanctioned by the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA).

claimed the competition has already "attracted interest" from 15 teams from Europe, North America, Africa

and Asia, with a further five teams from Europe and South America still expected to register.Disc golf

Russian 800 metres runner Mariya Savinova has launched an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after she was stripped of her Olympic Games gold medal from London 2012 and banned for four years.

World Championships in Daegu, as well as her European crown from the previous year.Caster Semenya of South

Africa is in line to be upgraded to 800m gold at both London 2012 and the 2011 Worlds in the South Korean

the notification of the ban to file her appeal.Russia Mariya Savinova crossed the line in front of South

Newly-elected Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad claims Morocco has the capability to host the 2026 World Cup after he backed the country's potential bid for the tournament.

Association Football - Jack Warner - in the race for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, hosted by France and South

Africa respectively.It was even suggested the North African nation had won the ballot for the 2010 tournament

, but votes were "deliberately miscounted" to ensure South Africa won.The accusations were denied by

South African officials.Morocco has never hosted the World Cup ©Getty ImagesThe US are already considered

Spain’s Javier Gomez will head the men’s field for the World Triathlon Series (WTS) when the second round takes place in the Gold Coast.

expect to face the challenge of Olympic bronze medallist Henri Schoeman and Richard Murray, both of South

Africa, while Australian Jake Birtwhistle will hope to impress in front of a home crowd.The race on

country to welcome the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Baton Relay as it continues to travel across Africa

then be the next stops on the Baton's route, before it heads to Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho and South

Africa.

States has made it through to the quad singles final at the Cajun Classic in Baton Rouge after defeating South

Maikel Scheffers of The Netherlands were the first pairing into the men's final as they defeated the South

Korean duo Sung-Bong Han and Ha-Gel Lee 6-1, 6-4.They will now face South Africa’s Evans Maripa and

the United States in the final after they beat Germany's Katharina Kruger and Kgothatso Montjane of South

Africa 6-4, 6-1.

World Rugby's technical review group has completed a "phenomenally powerful programme" during their visit to Ireland's bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup according to the chairman of the bid's oversight board Dick Spring.

reception by his Irish President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin, his official residence.France and South

Africa are also bidding for the 2023 World Cup with a final decision due to be made on November 15.Following

submit their detailed bid documents to World Rugby on June 1, the technical review group, who visited South

Africa between March 13 and 15, will now travel to France between March 30 and 31.The World Rugby delegation

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has revealed the line-up for the 2017 Men’s Softball World Championship, which is scheduled to take place in Canadian city Whitehorse in Yukon.

Indonesia and Japan will be flying the flag for Asia.Completing the field are two nations from both Africa

, Botswana and South Africa, and Oceania, Australia and number one seeds New Zealand.

Australia, Botswana, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, South

Africa, the US and Venezuela.The event will mark the first time Yukon has hosted an elite men’s competition