Francis Dodoo will face opposition for the Presidency of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) from Ben Nunoo-Mensah at an election due to take place in Accra tomorrow.

Association.During his athletics career Dodoo competed in the triple jump, winning the gold medal at the 1987 All-Africa

Championships in Mauritius.His best finish at an Olympic Games was 17th place at the 1988 Games in Seoul in South

World Rugby's technical review group arrived in South Africa to assess the country's bid to host the

to submit their detailed bid documents to World Rugby on June 1, a technical review group will be in South

completing their visits in France between March 30 and 31.They landed in South Africa on the same day

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

Africa later this month."

South Africa last staged the tournament in 1995, paving the way for an iconic competition that culminated

Manchester have joined Birmingham and Liverpool by confirming they are willing to replace Durban as hosts for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 

It is disappointing that South Africa and Durban have been unable to organise the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Fikile Mbalula, South Africa’s Minister of Sport, has expressed the Government’s disappointment at the

Mbalula claimed clauses in the Host City agreement would "seriously comprise South Africa", referencing

South Africa remains a premier destination for such mega sporting events and our solid infrastructure

All of these parties should have known that South Africa could not afford to host the Games when South

South Africa was able to spend ZAR4 billion (£250 million/$303 million/€285 million), which was not nearly

The entire bidding process was doomed from the start, South Africa was ill-prepared and underfinanced

Durban has been stripped of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has exclusively confirmed to insidethegames.

We are sad, of course we are, but particularly for the people of South Africa," Grevemberg said.

 It had been estimated that staging the Games in Africa for the first time would have cost at least

Africa on 30th November, 2016 to determine whether their proposals for hosting the 2022 Commonwealth

Committee and the Republic of South Africa and remains committed to realising the shared ambitions of

a future Commonwealth Games in Africa.

England claimed their second World Rugby Sevens Series event victory of the season after defeating South

Africa 19-7 in the final in Vancouver, bringing the Blitzboks' dominance in recent competitions to an

South Africa entered the competition aiming to win a third consecutive title after the Rio 2016 Olympic

less than a minute on the clock.Richard de Carpentier brought England back into the match though.With South

Africa exposed on the edge, the big forward took on the lighter Rosko Specman and he managed to get

Africa 19-7 at the BC Place Stadium ©World Rugby"We fought hard over the week and it wasn't the prettiest

Africa who remain top with four tournament wins out of six.Back-to-back series champions Fiji drop to

New Zealand and the United States both progressed to the quarter-finals of the World Rugby Sevens Series event with three consecutive victories in Vancouver.

by winning all of their group matches during a fascinating opening day at the BC Place Stadium.South Africa

the defeat to New Zealand, setting up a tie with current Series leaders and Olympic bronze medallists South

Africa.

The uncertainty over Durban's ability to stage the Commonwealth Games in 2022 will bring back unhappy memories.

Africa.

"The colour problem in South Africa may occasion acute tension," he ventured."

It is difficult for those who have not lived in South Africa to comprehend the dilemma in which the South

Africa.

Africa.

South Africa will be aiming to win their third consecutive men's World Rugby Sevens Series title this

and Japan.New Zealand, Canada, Scotland and Russia are in Pool D.After winning the last two events, South

Africa now find themselves clear of the rest of the field in first place in the overall standings.They

Former Paraguay international Julio César Cáceres has vowed to appeal after he was given a four-year ban for doping.

appearances for Paraguay at international level.He played at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups in Japan and South

Korea, Germany and South Africa respectively.

Australia will begin their International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Cup defence against the West Indies on June 26 in Taunton in a repeat of the previous competition's final.

meet on the third day of the tournament.The opening round of fixtures also features Pakistan taking on South

Africa in Leicester on the second day.Tickets for the competition also went on sale today, with more

Danny Jordaan, President of the South African Football Association (SAFA), and South Sudan’s Chabur Goc

carried out on the candidates.All 10 names in the running for the positions on the FIFA Council from Africa

Council.Jordaan, former chief executive of the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South

Africa, faced charges of fraud and corruption in 2015 following an alleged $10 million (£6.5 million

million) bribe to secure votes to win the right to host the tournament.In 2015, the Democratic Alliance, South

FootballFormer FIFA Executive Committee member Chuck Blazer admitted the payment was a bribe to secure votes for South

South Africa extended their advantage at the top of the World Rugby Sevens Series leaderboard as they

Africa coach Neil Powell said.

South Africa battled to a 19-12 victory over Fiji to clinch the Las Vegas Sevens title ©World RugbyThe

final between South Africa and Fiji, who were bidding for their first success of the season, proved

Africa held on for victory.The South African side had to battle their way through to the showpiece match

Africa in the final as they beat New Zealand 19-14.Kenya took victory in the Challenge Trophy final,

New Zealand surged to the summit of the Women's World Rugby Sevens Series standings as the Olympic silver medallists won the latest event by beating arch-rivals Australia in Las Vegas.

a superb comeback as they rallied from 19-0 down to beat Argentina in a pulsating quarter-final.The South

first-ever World Rugby Sevens Series title on home soil and will go up against current overall leaders South

Africa, who beat Australia 17-14 in their quarter-final, in the last four."

Official branding and groups have been unveiled for the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-12 Baseball World Cup taking place in Tainan, Taiwan later this year.

horns with current world number one ranked side Japan in Group A.Mexico, Czech Republic, Brazil and South

Africa complete the set.Two-time defending U12 world champions United States will compete in Group B.Third

seeds South Korea are expected to form their primary opposition along with 2015 bronze medallists Nicaragua