The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has released the schedule for the Women’s Under-25 World Championship in Thailand.

which will take place from May 23 to 28, will begin with a Pool A match between the hosts and South Africa

One hundred years ago, on April 5, 1919, Olympism was revived after one of the darkest episodes in European history.

Games at Stockholm in 1912.The marathon cup, “a gift of Prince Constantine”, is said to be in South Africa

Former South Africa all-rounder Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie has been killed in a car accident at the age

of 25, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed.

Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie https://t.co/TiMQMFroCf #RIPElriesa pic.twitter.com/n0yRIs5uJR— Cricket South Africa

Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) President Ben Nunoo Mensah has blamed an “over-focus” on negative news stories for a lack of funding across African sport.

Agency , he made the comments during a speech at the Association of International Sports Press (AIPS) Africa

helped expose corruption across African football and the stripping of Cameroon as host of the 2019 Africa

World Rugby Sevens Series overall leaders the United States will meet South Africa in the quarter-finals

South Africa, winners of last season's World Rugby Sevens Series, beat Scotland 26-10 and Samoa 21-7

Hong Kong Sevens, despite losing both of their pool matches today ©World RugbyTheir clash with South Africa

It is the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace today and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is celebrating by sharing stories which “demonstrate the depth of heart and empathy” within the global hockey community.

her history of mental health problems to help others, how a Dutch charity is promoting hockey across Africa

cope with the demands of elite sport or growing up, we will not produce top-performing athletes.”In Africa

World Rugby has announced five Spirit of Rugby partners to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.

countries.This is expected to include Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa

For the first time since the start of the new Olympic qualifying programme last November, the focus of the weightlifting world is on Europe.

Five qualifying competitions for Tokyo 2020 have already been held in Asia, Africa and the Americas,

Overall leaders the United States and second-placed New Zealand both recorded victories as the World Rugby Sevens Series event in Hong Kong began today.

contest by claiming a 22-5 victory over Kenya in a rematch of last year's Hong Kong Sevens final.South Africa

With a fusillade of fireworks and "Bollywood" cheerleaders, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is in full cry. The cricket season in England has also begun and will feature the ICC men’s World Cup, which begins on May 30.

The eight included East Africa, which included players from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

South Africa were not invited as Apartheid was still in force.The tournament was over in a fortnight

authentic World Cup with competitions held on the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

Celebrated Italian athletes turned out in their numbers as the team draw ceremony for the Naples 2019 Summer Universiade took place at the host city’s Stazione Marittima.

with more than 200 appearances to her name for Napoli.Pool A contains North Korea, Canada and South Africa

drawn into Pool A.Pool B features Italy, Mexico and Ukraine, while Pool C pits France against South Africa

Australia.In rugby sevens, the women’s draw placed Canada, France, Japan and Italy in Pool A and Russia, South Africa

Belgium and Argentina in Pool B.Pool A of the men’s draw features Argentina, Romania, Russia and South Africa

United States captain Madison Hughes has admitted it is a "dream" for his team to be top of the World Rugby Sevens Series standings going into the latest event on the calendar in Hong Kong this weekend.

HongKongRugby pic.twitter.com/u8rGuZjHhr— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 4, 2019Pool A features South Africa

Denmark's Michael Ask has vowed to help improve the standard of anti-doping in less-developed countries after he was elected chairman of the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO).

black spots on the map where little or no anti-doping work takes place".The Dane cited countries in Africa

The Mall in London will stage an opening party on the eve of this year's Cricket World Cup in England and Wales, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced.

4,000 people will attend the event, due to take place on May 29 - the day before England face South Africa

Morocco will host the inaugural African Para Games in January 2020, it has been announced.

thankful to the Moroccan authorities that we will have the opportunity to organise this Para Games in Africa

Paralympic Games.The African Union, a continental organisation featuring the 55 independent countries of Africa