BP Algeria has signed an agreement with the Algerian National Paralympic Committee (ANPC) which sees it become a top-level partner and the official oil, gas and energy partner through to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

support such amazing and inspirational athletes," said Hesham Mekawi, BP’s Regional President for North Africa

Australia’s men’s team forced a penalty shoot-out to beat Japan 17-15 on the second day of action at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Water Polo World League Intercontinental Cup in Perth.

from Yusuke Inaba.In the other Group A game, Canada gained a first win by comfortably defeating South Africa

 Hosts Australia, meanwhile, showed far too much experience and pace in seeing off South Africa

Dominican Republic's Marcos Diaz has vowed to explore alternative sources of funding and to rebuild the reputation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following the Russian scandal in his manifesto for President.

in the voting process, comprising of five from Europe, four from the Americas and Asia, three from Africa

Australia's men’s team begun their quest for home glory at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Water Polo World League Intercontinental Cup by sneaking a 9-8 win over Canada in Perth.

in the Group A clash at the HBF Stadium.Today’s other match in the same section saw Japan beat South Africa

Australia (@WaterpoloAus) 26 March 2019They share top spot in Group B with Kazakhstan, who defeated South Africa

News earlier this week that authorities in France had issued an arrest warrant for two Russian officials in connection with their investigation into former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President and leading International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Lamine Diack seemed to indicate we are entering the end game of a case that started more than three-and-a-half years ago. 

boycott of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal in protest at a New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa

 The first black leader of a major international sport at the IAAF, he was a man revered in Africa

The United Nations (UN) has again weighed in on South African athlete Caster Semenya’s controversial case against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), warning that forcing athletes to regulate their testosterone levels may breach international rules on human rights.

pushed back to the end of April.According to the South African news website IOL, Athletics South Africa

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has said that its verdict in the Caster Semenya testosterone case will now not be announced until the end of April.

Court of Arbitration for Sport involving the South African athlete Caster Semenya, Athletics South Africa

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) celebrated women in sport by handing out six awards at United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York City.

trophies were also awarded to individuals and organisations.Togo's Djatougbe Noameshie won the prize for Africa

The National Olympic Committee of Ivory Coast (CNOCI) has signed a sponsorship deal to help develop the country's young athletes.

training and preparation programmes.Dakar 2022 will be the first Olympic Games of any kind to be staged in Africa

FIFA has received a record nine expressions of interest in hosting the Women’s World Cup in 2023 with a joint effort from North and South Korea among them.

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa have also formally

Global communications agency Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) has signed an agreement to work with the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

integrated and innovative way," a BCW statement said today.Scott Wilson, the President for Europe and Africa

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Special Olympics International (SOI) have today signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase the growth, quality and frequency of badminton participation around the world.

 The team previously beat Jamaica 4-1 and South Africa 4-0 in the opening stage.

FIFA has confirmed the full line-up of participating countries who will compete at the first-ever FIFA eNations Cup, which it has revealed will be hosted in London on April 13 and 14. 

, Finland, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa

FIFA is set to expand the size of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 32 teams to 48 after the FIFA Council agreed the idea was "feasible" at a meeting in Miami today.

FIFA Congress, would include eight teams from Europe alone, six from South America, three each from Africa

days after a period of 2022 World Cup qualifiers and finishing just one day before the start of the Africa

The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) has officially launched its first-ever Athletes' Commission with a workshop at the Olympic Youth Development Centre in Lusaka.

The workshop, facilitated by Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa Athletes' Commission