Mariya Savinova could be stripped of her 2011 European Athlete of the Year award after her four-year ban for doping.

Athletics Federations (IAAF) against the athlete based upon her biological passport.Caster Semenya of South

Africa is in line to be upgraded to 800m gold at both London 2012 and the 2011 World Championships.The

Sri Lanka and Pakistan have completed the line-up for the 2017 International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup in England after securing top four finishes in the qualifying competition.

thrashing, still made it to the main finals courtesy of Bangladesh’s loss.They will join India and South

Africa for the tournament due to be held between June 24 and July 23.Hosts England, defending champions

“Our batting performed well in other matches and that’s how we qualified.”In today’s other match, South

Africa claimed a 36 run Duckworth-Lewis win over Ireland.They will face India on Tuesday (February 21

Russia dominated the men's and women's individual trampolining competitions at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Trampoline World Cup in Baku today.

, winning the women's event on 69.700.Portugal's Raquel Pinto took second while Bianca Zoonekynd of South

Africa finished third on 66.000 and 65.900 respectively.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that the bowling action of West Indian player Marlon Samuels has been found to be legal.

action had been reported for the first time in 2008 after bowling a faster ball in a Test match against South

Africa in Durban.He was later suspended from bowling in international cricket, but after remedial work

India and South Africa have guaranteed their places at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’

wicket wins in the Super Six stage of the tournament, with India thrashing neighbours Bangladesh and South

Africa seeing off hosts Sri Lanka in Colombo.They now join defending champions Australia, New Zealand

“You need to concentrate to make use of the opportunities.”South Africa have also qualified for the competition

being held in England later this year ©ICCSouth Africa limited hosts Sri Lanka to 142/9 before easing

Debate and discussion on planet football this week has mostly fixated on whether Arsène Wenger should remain as manager of English Premier League club Arsenal or whether his time to step away has finally come.

World Cup tournaments  - Ghana were a Luis Suarez handball away from reaching the semi-finals in South

Africa in 2010 - and the continent boasts more than its fair share of world-class talent, such as Ivorian

broke Egyptian competition law, corruption accusations have never been far away.Not only that, but the Africa

Men's cricket could be included on the programme for the 2026 Commonwealth Games if Birmingham is successful with its bid to host the event.

becoming the first city to hold men's cricket at the Commonwealth Games since Kuala Lumpur 1998, where South

Africa secured the gold medal with victory over Australia in the final.Women's cricket is due to feature

at the 2022 edition of the event in Durban, although doubts remain over whether the South African city

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Dave Richardson has said the governing body will be speaking to member nations about whether to pursue a place in future Olympic Games.

competition’s only match in Paris.It did feature in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur with South

Africa claiming gold and an application has been submitted for the 2022 edition of the event, due to

the 2017 International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup after securing a 49 run victory over South

Africa today in Colombo.

overs in the Super Six clash.Opener Mona Meshram also hit a half century, scoring 55 off 85 balls.South Africa

South Korean International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Ryu Seung-min has called for further support

' Commission in August, believes there are concerns among fellow members over the engagement of the South

The Pyeongchang Olympics needs more attention and support from people," Ryu told the South Korean news

reportedly been sold for the event, making it the largest selling figure skating event ever held in South

Korea.Yonhap reported that when the Championships last took place in South Korea in 2015,

6,500 tickets were sold for the event in Seoul.The Championships are only open to skaters from Asia, Africa

Usain Bolt and Simone Biles have been named as the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco.

from Olympic track and field world-record breakers Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia and Wayde van Niekerk of South

Africa for the honour.English Premier League champions Leicester City were also among the nominees for

years saw them claim the Team of the Year honour.The Laureus Sport for Good Award was presented to the South

for Change initiative, who use the sport of surfing project for vulnerable young adults growing up in South

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will seek to dethrone Patrick Chan as the men's singles champion at the International Skating Union (ISU) Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at the Gangneung Ice Arena.

prepare for the World Championships but he will appear in the competition for only the third time here in South

which is acting as a Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic test event, is only open to skaters from Asia, Africa

Ahmad Ahmad's attempt to unseat Issa Hayatou as President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has been given a boost after he received the support of the Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA).

Hayatou, was given the backing of the 13-member organisation following a meeting in Johannesburg in South

Africa."

Pakistan and hosts Sri Lanka confirmed their places in the super six stage of the qualifying event for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's Cricket World Cup as both nations recorded comfortable wins in Colombo today.

Ireland and Bangladesh, who were both not in action during the final round of group games.India and South

Africa had already qualified.Pakistan captain Sana Mir led from the front as she claimed a five-wicket

Association Ground in Colombo and restricted opponents Thailand to 122-8 from their 50 overs.South Africa

wickets.The Pacific nation were no match for their African counterparts and were bowled out for just 76.South

Africa knocked off the required runs inside 14 overs to end the group stage unbeaten.In the other match

South Africa stormed to a clean sweep of the men's podium on home soil as the International Triathlon