critical period” regarding the establishment of an Organising Committee on the first anniversary of the South

The South African Government and the country's National Olympic Committee had been given a deadline of

 An Inter-Ministerial Committee, chaired by South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, was

 "We are in regular and positive dialogue with the South African Government to advise them on their

 Edmonton, the South African city's only rival, had withdrawn its bid in February due to the global

or a Twenty20 competition proposed.It is due to be the first time the event will be been staged in Africa

The third stage of the 2016 FINA World Cup is due to get underway tomorrow as the action heads to the Olimpiysky Sports Complex in Moscow.

 RankAthletePoints1Vladimir Morozov (Russia)862Chad le Clos (South Africa)603Philip Heintz (Germany

)544Cameron van der Burgh (South Africa)48=5Robert Hurley (Australia)27=5Kirill Prigoda (Russia)27=5Mitch

Franz Beckenbauer is one of four men under investigation by Swiss Federal prosecutors for alleged corruption concerning Germany's successful bid to host the 2006 World Cup, it was confirmed today.

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

South Africa paceman Dale Steyn has reclaimed the number one spot in the International Cricket Council's

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has unveiled the new official emblem for the inaugural Under-23 Baseball World Cup in Mexican city Monterrey, and also revealed the 12 nations who will compete for the title from October 28 to November 6.

points on offer.Among them are world number one ranked Japan who are joined by fellow Asian nations South

and Argentina, while Australia are flying the flag for Oceania.Completing the 12-strong line-up is South

Africa and European nations Czech Republic and Austria."

South Africa's Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has congratulated the country's athletes and the South

South Africa won a total of 10 medals in Rio, which equals their best ever previous Olympic Games tally

 "Thank you to our National Federations (NFs) who are contributing in a great way to making South

Africa what it is.

Paralympians who are departing for Rio in the coming days, as well as highlighting his support for all of South

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has criticised the condition of the outfields at two major international grounds, describing Kingsmead in Durban and the Queen’s Oval in Port of Spain as “poor”.

The fourth Test between India and the West Indies at the Queen’s Oval and South Africa's first Test against

about the quality of the playing surfaces at the grounds.Their reports have been forwarded to Cricket South

Africa and the West Indies Cricket Board and the organisations have 14 days to respond, according to

issues within the next five years, they could then be ordered to pay up to $30,000 (£23,000/€27,000).South

“Both the matters will be decided in accordance with Clause 4 of the process.”South Africa’s clash with

Broadcasting giants Sky Sports will screen live coverage of all six matches in the inaugural Netball Quad Series in Australia and New Zealand, it has been announced.

The first-ever edition of the competition, which also features England and South Africa, gets underway

this weekend.The Australia Diamonds’ clash with the South Africa Proteas and the England Roses against

to be staged at the Vector Arena in Auckland, will be shown on Sky Sports 3 on Saturday (August 27).South

Africa and New Zealand entertain Australia in a repeat of the 2015 Netball World Cup final.The matches

Africa are scheduled to take on the World Cup runners up at Wembley Arena on the same day.

The 2016 International Swimming Federation (FINA) Swimming World Cup is due to begin in Paris-Chartres tomorrow as a number of Rio 2016 Olympic medallists return to action.

year's respective men’s and women’s overall FINA Swimming World Cup winners Cameron Van der Burgh of South

Africa and Katinka Hosszú of Hungary.Van der Burgh won a Rio 2016 silver medal in the 100m breaststroke

100m backstroke, 200m medley, 400m medley and silver in the 200m backstroke.The stop will also feature South

Commonwealth Games final referee Gary Burgess will join England Netball as officiating manager from September 1, the governing body has announced.

Netball has announced tickets for the Netball Quad Series, which features New Zealand, Australia and South

Africa, will go on sale in two weeks ©Getty Images"I'm delighted to announce I am the new England Netball

Africa are scheduled to take on the World Cup runners up at Wembley Arena on the same day.The inaugural

first round of fixtures in at the Vector Arena in Auckland, with the hosts entertaining England and South

Africa facing Australia.

Around 120 players from across the world have taken part in a "Hockey Together" development camp organised by the Korean Ice Hockey Association (KIHA).

attracted competitors from Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Serbia, South

Africa, Thailand, Turkey and the Ukraine following invitations from the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC

Jeonju Ice Hockey Association also introduced a new programme to help train coaches in the region as South

Hockey Together" camp were given a chance to sample the local culture and cuisine in Jeonju, located 194 south

It is a straightforward enough template: Usain Bolt, triple Olympic 100 and 200 metres champion. 

competition with a fourth round effort of 66.18m.Silver went to the early leader, Sunette Viljoen of South

Africa, with 64.80m.Croatia's Sara Kolak was an unexpected winner of the women's javelin with 66.18m

Algeria won the third International Tournament of Wheelchair Basketball and the second Open Arab Championships in Agadir, Morocco.

Algeria, Morocco, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and South Africa all competed against each other in the

Algerians who came out on top after beating Morocco 71-36 in the gold medal match.In the bronze medal game, South

Africa disposed of Iraq 68-56 to claim third place.Alongside the tournament there were also a number

taking place for classifiers, referees and coaches, which saw 26 people in attendance.Natasha Onono from South

Africa was named as a new International referee, and two officials from Morocco, Faical Saoud and Youssef

South Africa caused a major upset on the final day of qualifying in the World Squash Federation (WSF)

biennial event for the first time since 1984 with their victory in the Polish city of Bielsko-Biała.South Africa

6-11, 11-7.But it was the country's unranked second string player Callan Mackenzie Hall who ensured South

time since 2006, when he dispatched Malaysia's Mohd Farez Izwan 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 in 37 minutes.South Africa

Squash Federation (WSF) Men's World Junior Team Squash Championship as they beat Malaysia ©WSFSouth Africa

British hopes for a re-run of "Super Saturday" from London 2012 fell short here tonight, but gold for Mo Farah in the 10,000 metres, silver for Jessica Ennis-Hill in the heptathlon and bronze for Greg Rutherford in the long jump surely constituted a "Satisfactory Saturday" at the least.

effort of 8.29 metres after Jeff Henderson of the United States had claimed gold by one centimetre from South

third round of 8.22m, but was swiftly passed by Lawson’s 8.25m.The fourth round saw Luvo Manyonga of South

Africa snatch the lead with 8.37m, only for Henderson to surpass him in the last round.Rutherford reclaimed

monumental struggle between defending champion Kirani James of Grenada, world champion Wayde van Niekerk of South

Africa and America’s former world and Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt.Concluding the entertainment