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Former WADA director general joins new International Tennis Federation Ethics Commission

  • Tennis

David Howman, chair of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) and former director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency, is among four appointments to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Ethics Commission.

Coast.Brian Havill, who is British and lives in England, representing Europe, and Urvasi Naidoo of Europe/Africa

executive Urvasi Naidoo has been appointed as a member of the ITF Ethics Commission representing Europe and Africa



North and South Korea could launch joint bid for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

  • World Cup

South Korea is considering proposing a joint bid for the 2023 Women's World Cup with North Korea after FIFA suggested the possibility of the two countries hosting the tournament.

for the 2023 Women's World Cup has begun to heat up in recent months, with Australia, Japan, South Africa


Henry and Beere out to defend titles at Bowls World Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Home favourite Jeremy Henry is set to go in search of a seventh men's Bowls World Cup title with the 2019 edition scheduled to begin in Barrack Heights in Australia tomorrow.

2019Among her likely challengers is quadruple Commonwealth Games medallist Colleen Piketh of South Africa



Semi-final line-up decided as action continues at World Rugby Sevens Series event in Las Vegas

  • Rugby Sevens

Argentina, New Zealand, Samoa and hosts United States all progressed through to the Cup semi-finals of the World Rugby Sevens Series event in Las Vegas on the second day of action at the Sam Boyd Stadium.

started today by defeating France 19-10 to finish second in Pool B and then overcame Pool C winners South Africa

World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) 3 March 2019The fifth-place semi-finals will see Fiji face South Africa

the US are currently tied for first place with 76 points each.Fiji are third on 72 points with South Africa


Tunisian elected new President of Rugby Africa to replace Bougja

  • Rugby Sevens

Tunisia's Khaled Babbou has been elected as the new President of Rugby Africa at its 13th General Assembly

elections.Khaled Babbou replaced Morocco's Abdelaziz Bougja, who was elected Honorary President of Rugby Africa

Burundi's Paulina Lanco and Senegal's Guedel N'Diaye.Egypt was also voted in as a full member of Rugby Africa

well and that most of the countries accepted our nominations and gave us the mandate to lead Rugby Africa

 "We think with our strategy we can work together with all the different members of Rugby Africa

congratulated Bougja and his team for their service, before closing the General Assembly with a new slogan: "In Africa


Argentina shock hosts at Las Vegas World Rugby Sevens Series as Chile hold South Africa

  • Rugby Sevens

Argentina produced the upset of the opening day of the fifth tournament in this season's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series as they earned a late two-point victory over hosts and defending champions United States in Las Vegas.

another surprising scoreline as invitational side Chile held back-to-back World Series champions South Africa

González, and Santiago Mare's conversion snatched victory out of the hands of the hosts.In Pool C, South Africa

beat Japan 26-0 but found Chile harder going.South Africa were held by Chile in a thrilling pool stage

Blitzboks on the final play but instead lost control trying to slide over the line.In contrast to South Africa


Teqball receives more recognition as set to be demonstration sport at African Beach Games and African Games

  • Teqball

Teqball has received another boost in its effort to be recognised around the world with the news that it is to be a demonstration sport at this year's African Beach Games and African Games.

The decision was taken by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Executive

National Olympic Committees, where they hope they will recognise them.Top teqball playes, including from Africa



South Africa

  • Lausanne 2020 Nations

South Africa was represented by just one athlete at the 2016 Winter YOG in Lillehammer - Alpine skier

the nation at Innsbruck 2012, where Sive Speelman became the first black athlete to represent South Africa


Philip Barker: The ten day match which still ended in a draw

  • Inside the Blogs

This week the cricketers of the West Indies fell only 29 runs short of a remarkable one day international victory against England in Grenada.

match.Eighty years ago most Test matches were also played over four days, but this week in 1939, South Africa

Duffus, a South African writer who compiled an account of the match for The Cricketer magazine.South Africa

innings before the close.When England resumed on day four, they scored marginally quicker than South Africa

finally dismissed in their first innings for 316, when it was already well into the fifth day.South Africa

authorities have reduced the price of admission to one shilling".Gradually the crowd grew as South Africa


Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation receives $5,000 from fundraising efforts at African Para-Taekwondo Open Championship

  • Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation

£3,800/€4,400) donation from the President of Egyptian company Al-Shaba, a sponsor of World Taekwondo Africa

THF and Al-Shaba.Among those present at the ceremony was Farah Al Asa'ad, the Middle East and North Africa

those present at the event ©THFAl Asa’ad also told Hosni and Ahmed Fouly, President of World Taekwondo Africa

Olympic Games.That could lead to the possibility of sponsorship under the auspices of World Taekwondo Africa