Swiss prosecutors have questioned Franz Beckenbauer as part of their ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption within Germany's successful bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

he allegedly made to banned former FIFA vice-president Mohammed bin Hammam.The German bid defeated South

Africa by a narrow margin of 12 votes to 11 back in 2000 after New Zealand's Charlie Dempsey abstained

Deals have been agreed for Everton Football Club's new stadium in Liverpool – which has been earmarked for the Commonwealth Games should the city win hosting rights in 2022 or 2026.

The CGF officially took the 2022 hosting rights away from Durban in South Africa on March 13, the same

funding of the event was the main reason for the move, with CGF bosses not getting assurances from South

Rapiscan Systems have been announced as the official security screening equipment supplier for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

2014 Commonwealth Games.Rapiscan’s experience in providing event security solutions also includes the South

Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup and the London 2012 Olympics.Their state-of-the-art security equipment and

security workforce appointed in Australia in the past decade, with 30 per cent set to be recruited from south-east

Athletes from 22 different countries are set to take part at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup as the series heads to the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

Britain, Hungary, Guatemala, India, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, South

Africa, Switzerland, and Ukraine are also due to compete.According to Daily News Egypt, the Egyptian

Lamptey has been banned for life by FIFA for match-fixing after he awarded a controversial penalty to South

Africa during their World Cup qualifier with Senegal last year.

Lamptey gave the home side a spot-kick in the 43rd minute of the match in Polokwane on November 12 as the South

Further information concerning the South Africa v Senegal match in question will be provided once the

South Africa was also at the centre of a match-fixing scandal back in 2010.Former Zimbabwe Football Association

in December.FIFA confirmed the sanctions were "related to international friendly matches played in South

place before South Africa played host to the 2010 World Cup, the first time FIFA’s quadrennial showpiece

South Africa's Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has reportedly given his full support to the country's

increasing the amount of black people playing sport.Despite the ban, SA Rugby, the sport's governing body in South

Africa, submitted the necessary documents for a bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in the hope they could

 This appears to have been successful.Speaking to South Africa's The Sunday Times, Tourism

SA Rugby, the sport's governing body in South Africa, were one of four Federations banned from bidding

for the first time would have cost at least ZAR8 billion (£498 million/$607 million/€567 million).The South

Western Australia's Sports Minister Mick Murray has backed Perth to step in as hosts of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

after Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Louise Martin failed to get assurances from the South

Baton Relay at Buckingham Palace for Gold Coast 2018.It had been estimated that staging the Games in Africa

for the first time would have cost at least ZAR8 billion (£498 million/$607 million/€567 million).The South

Games, where a track would be built specially for the event.The proposed bid has the backing of New South

has also expressed early interest.Adelaide is also keen to investigate a bid to take over from the South

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Louise Martin was all smiles and there was dancing at Freetown airport in Sierra Leone as the baton for the 2018 Gold Coast Games arrived to begin the global relay. But there’s no denying that celebrations have been overshadowed by the decision to strip Durban of the 2022 Games.

“We will continue to work with South Africa,” said Grevemberg.

statement that it “remains committed to realising the shared ambitions of a future Commonwealth Games in Africa

”.The baton will spend over two months visiting African nations and is due in South Africa on May 15th

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has launched their 2017 AIBA Year of Africa project, a continent-wide

programme made up of 12 regional hubs conducting a series of initiatives, in South Africa.

the continent.In collaboration with the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC),  the 2017 Year of Africa

“The clear aspiration behind the Year of Africa is the desire to see the continent’s boxers better represented

Africa is proud to be the focus of AIBA’s first Year Of project, and we look forward to showing our great

the duration of the AFBC Continental Championships, the Olympic Centre of Excellence in Zambia and South

Africa before heading to the German city of Hamburg for the 2017 AIBA World Championships which run

powerful legacyAboutAimsFuture ambitionsThe International Boxing Association (AIBA) launched the Year of Africa

Brazzaville for the duration of the AFBC Continental Championships, the Olympic Centre of Excellence in South

Africa and Zambia, and Hamburg for the 2017 AIBA World Championships from August 25 to September 3.The

activities continuing through to the end of the year.Andile Mofu, President of the South African National

“Africa is proud to be the focus of AIBA’s first ‘Year Of’ project, and we look forward to showing our

Ahmad Ahmad has been elected as the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) President after beating Issa Hayatou in a vote this morning.

steadily from around the continent including Philip Chiyangwa, President of the Council of Southern Africa

has been in place since the 1998 tournament in France.This figure was increased to six in 2010 when South

Africa hosted the competition, the first time it had been held in Africa.They will have five teams at

London has tentatively entered the race to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games following the decision to take the event away from Durban but admitted they have concerns over how it would be funded.

The South African city was stripped of the event by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) following

called the British Empire Games - was taken away from Johannesburg because of concerns about the way South

Africa would treat black and Asian athletes.London Mayor Sadiq Khan has now promised they will investigate

whether history can repeat itself and the British capital can step in as a substitute for South Africa

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has risen two places to reach second spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player Rankings for Test batsmen.

’s Joe Root and India’s Virat Kohli after scoring 130 runs in his country’s first-Test draw against South

Africa in Dunedin last week.Williamson, who was ranked number one in November and December 2015, is

third-placed Root, but he is still 67 points adrift of table leader Steve Smith with the Australian on 936.South

reach a career-best ranking of 11th and is now just seven points behind team-mate AB de Villiers.South Africa

Galle.Bangladesh spinner Mehedi Hasan’s six wickets have helped him rise four places to reach 36th.South Africa

Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Issa Hayatou has arrived in Addis Ababa where he will be aiming to secure an eighth term at the head of the continental governing body.

I am happy I am finally in Addis Ababa," Ahmad told SuperSport, a South African group of television channels.Ahmad

Getty Images"We have waited for this moment and we want to conclude the elections on Thursday so that Africa

for change at the top of African football's governing body ©Getty Images"The development of CAN (the Africa

But the main beneficiaries of these changes must be players, especially those in Africa."

Assembly will allow the country to attract more attention from CAF members in its bid to host the 2025 Africa

Former British fell running champion Lauren Jeska has been jailed for 18 years for the attempted murder of a UK Athletics official in an attack at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium in March last year.

represented England at under-23 and sevens level but turned down the chance to go on tour with England to South

Africa in 1984 because he opposed apartheid.