Bilal Mallakh and Fatima El-Mamouny of Morocco have made history by becoming the first athletes ever to qualify for an Olympic Games in breaking.

rounds between the pair had been shared.El-Mamouny, nicknamed Elmamouny, won her b-girls final against South

I won the battle for Africa and it was a good feeling, a good fight, good energy," said Mallakh."

Qatar has emerged as a shock contender to replace France as host of the 2025 Rugby League World Cup.

revealed today that the Gulf nation had expressed interest in hosting the event alongside New Zealand, South

Africa and Fiji.This is despite Qatar not having a rugby league team or featuring in the IRL world rankings.The

Rugby League said yesterday that they would be interested in hosting in 2025 with Australia.Neither South

Africa or Fiji has ever hosted before.French organisers pulled out after the country's Government asked

Who knows whether Russia’s onslaught on Ukraine will be over by summer 2024.

India, by far the world’s most populous countries, would want to be represented.And I could see most of Africa

 "Only two from Asia have done so, and none from either Africa or Latin America."

revived Friendship Games if that risked in any way straining relations with the likes of India, China, South

Africa, Egypt, Iran, Cuba et cetera, et cetera.The IOC has a profoundly West/Central European culture

A delegation from International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Africa visited the venue scheduled

IWBF Africa President Charles Saunders led the group at the Eden Heights Sports Complex in Ghana's capital

automatically to complete the line-up for the men's tournament.They will be joined by Ghana, Egypt, Algeria, South

Africa, Morocco, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Angola and Central African Republic.The

women's event will feature Ghana, Algeria, South Africa, Morocco, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo

New Zealand claimed the men's and women's World Rugby Sevens Series titles in Toulouse, as more nations confirmed their places at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the latest round.

ninth-place playoff.In the race for the final spot, Australia hold a nine-point cushion over Samoa and South

Africa, and know they will secure an Olympic berth if they reach the semi-finals in the London round

Japan snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a dramatic and contentious showdown with France to retain the mixed teams title at the World Judo Championships here.

successive finals to their great rivals.Japan looked shaky at times during the competition as they trailed South

Korea 2-0 in their opening match but they managed to find a way to win.Like South Korea, France also

Niizoe gained revenge against Pinot.The Netherlands denied an historic first mixed teams medal for Africa

Helping Africa achieve more success was the main discussion at a meeting between the International University

Sports Federation (FISU), the Federation of African University Sports, and the South African National

“FISU is committed to supporting the development of university sports in Africa, and we look forward

©FASUBarry Hendricks, President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, also

I urge you to work together to promote sports and education in Africa," Hendricks said.

sports.Swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker won two gold medals at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples to help South

Sports Federation's flagship event, when 22 medals were won in Belgrade in 2009.Leading the way was South

Bidvest has signed a new sponsorship deal with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee

I think the OpEx programme is excellent," said South Africa's double Olympic champion Caster Semenya,

#ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/nxQKyEzRAt— Team South Africa (@TeamSA2024) May 11, 2023OpEx primarily

responsibilities and commitments for the athletes who join.Funding is allocated based on budgets submitted by South

preparing for Paris 2024 or Los Angeles 2028 are also eligible.SASCOC President Barry Hendricks has warned South

Australia’s men’s netball captain Dylan Nexhip believes that the sport's hopes of inclusion at Brisbane 2032 could be boosted by the inclusion of a mixed event, possibly in the short form Fast5 discipline.

officials in which they explained that netball had "a strong position in five continents especially in Africa

year, and some of the African countries also have men's teams in places like Uganda, Malawi, Kenya and South

Africa," Nexhip added."

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has joined forces with Tshwane University as part of a research project

hopefully capture this market and reap the economic benefits," said Dr Naudé-Potgieter.Mind Sports South

Africa has joined forces with Tshwane University as part of a research project on esports ©MSSASub-research

Scottish duo Mike Stepney and Julie Forrest and Guernsey’s Alison Merrien will be aiming to replicate their success at the World Bowls Indoor Championships in Warilla in Australia.

pairs champion Daniel Salmon of Wales and Glasgow 2014 women’s pairs gold medallist Colleen Piketh of South

Africa are expected to challenge for top honours.New Zealand’s Katelyn Inch and Andrew Kelly and young

The Olympic Channel has created a new six-part documentary series called Playing Fields that covers African athletes and their journeys to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

these trailblazing Olympians and aspiring Olympians from Burundi, Gabon, Nigeria, Ghana, Angola and South

Africa," read an International Olympic Committee statement."

take up sport.Ghanaian footballer Kahlifa Mukadis, basketball player Manuel Camboma of Angola, and South

screening of Playing Fields in Durban on May 2, while further screenings are set to be held across Africa

Australia's Olympic boxing bronze medallist Harry Garside has been arrested and charged with assault at Sydney Airport on his return to the country.

A New South Wales Police spokesperson confirmed an investigation has been launched into reports of an

Associated Press reported.Garside won men's lightweight boxing bronze at Tokyo 2020, and had been in South

Africa where he finished second on the Australian version of the television show I’m a Celebrity...Get

Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet has led tributes to Bernard Lapasset, who he described as the "founder" of Paris 2024, the former head of World Rugby who has died aged 75. 

in 1991.He came to the forefront of the international game in 1995, when the World Cup was staged in South

Africa and for his work for the game's transition to a professional sport.He was also a key figure in

growth of the sport, and his legacy will continue to shape the sport for generations to come," Rugby Africa

A month before the two sides meet in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship at Kennington Oval in London, India have moved above Australia to lead the ICC Test rankings.

only half weight.Their victories in the 2022 northern hemisphere summer against New Zealand, India and South

Africa have closed the gap and have been followed by wins on tour in Pakistan and a shared series in

second despite winning the ICC T20 World Cup last November.New Zealand have overtaken Pakistan and South

Africa and move up to third.The biggest risers are Hong Kong who improve three places to 18th and the