Lagos will host the 2018 African Championships in Athletics, it has been announced.

“Sport is one of the strongest weapons of promoting development in Africa," said Dalung."

"With the support of the Government, I have discussed with officials in South Africa that there is a

“It is the absence of facilities that makes African athletes travel for training outside Africa and end

biennial event, was first held in Dakar in Senegal.The last edition took place in 2014 in Marrakech, where South

of eight.The next Championships are due to be held in Durban in South Africa from June 22 to 26. 

An agreement between the German Football Association (DFB) and the North, Central American and Caribbean Association (CONCACAF) President Jack Warner was drawn up to ensure he would continue their campaign to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup, it has been claimed. 

body.Germany was named by FIFA as hosts of the 2006 World Cup in July 2000, beating the favourites South

Africa.

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) have held discussions over cooperating

Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOC RB) Andrei Molchan, the Plenipotentiary of Belarus to South

Africa, was also present for the talks.The discussions saw SASCOC, who are preparing to stage the

Franz Beckenbauer is at the centre of a lawsuit launched by the German Football Association (DSB) regarding alleged corruption in the country’s successful bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

bid, which was led by former World Cup winning captain and manager Beckenbauer, ultimately defeated South

Africa to win the right to stage the tournament.Their bid prevailed by a narrow margin of 12 votes

after stating there had been "intolerable pressure" prior to the ballot.Should Dempsey have voted for South

Africa, the 24-member Executive Committee’s vote would have been tied, allowing then FIFA President

Sepp Blatter, who reportedly favoured the South African bid, to cast the deciding vote.Law firm Freshfields

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has claimed FIFA Presidential candidates Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Gianni Infantino could unite ahead of the election on February 26.

support came after Shaikh Salman, UEFA’s general secretary Infantino, France’s Jérôme Champagne and South

election.Following the decision, Gianni Infantino and Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein received the public backing of South

When there is a formal support from Asia and Africa, then you are certainly the front-runner.

New Zealand secured consecutive World Rugby Sevens Series victories after overcoming Australia in the final in Sydney, although they could face disciplinary action for having too many players during their pool stage match against the hosts.

Australian team earning a sudden death 17-12 win over England in the quarter-finals, before edging South

Africa 12-7 in the last four.The hosts were aiming to give Andy Friend a first victory of the Series

Zealand have now moved onto a total of 69 points for the overall series, the same number as Fiji and South

Africa, but await their potential punishment.Fiji earned a dominant 26-12 win over South Africa in

Presidential candidates Gianni Infantino and Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein have received the backing of South

UEFA general secretary Infantino gained South Sudan's support after meeting with the President of the

pledges in three of FIFA's six continental Confederations, had a better project "for our Federation, for Africa

The other candidates for the FIFA Presidency are Frenchman Jérôme Champagne, and South African businessman

of not earning the backing of his own continent.Sexwale's campaign has come under criticism from the South

The Democratic Republic of Congo will be vying to claim their second African Nations Championship title when they play Mali in tomorrow’s final at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali.

been knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the 2011 tournament in Sudan and 2014 competition in South

Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s return to the final has been long awaited.After finishing

also at the Amahoro Stadium.The tournament, now in its fourth edition, differs from the more elite Africa

Current Series leaders South Africa, defending champions Fiji and England progressed to the quarter-finals

The South African side began with a comprehensive 33-7 success over Scotland before they also proved

and Argentina.Savenaca Rawaca was the pick of the Fijian performers in the Pool C decider with the South

19-14 success.Fiji will face Kenya in the quarter-finals after the African team came second behind South

Africa in Pool B.England were the only other team to clinch three victories, though they had to fight

Judo has strengthened its relationship with the Commonwealth Games by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to help develop the sport across the 71 countries and territories that take part in the event.

 This year's Commonwealth Championships are due to take place in Port Elizabeth in South Africa

Malawian netball player Mwai Kumwenda has been named as the International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of the Year for 2015, it has been announced.

award at last year’s Netball World Cup, where the African nation finished sixth following defeat to South

Africa in the fifth-place play-off.During the competition, held in Sydney, the shooter’s success rate

held annually over an 18-week period from April to June.The Malawi Queens star dedicated the award to Africa

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has called upon the World Karate

Federation (WKF) to step in and settle its row with Karate South Africa (KSA) over which body has the

what isn’t the first example of an international governing body being required to resolve matters in South

President Gideon Sam hopes the World Karate Federation can bring an end to the row ©Getty ImagesAthletics South

Africa (ASA) was suspended by SASCOC in June 2013, after its members ignored sanctions placed on its

Let them come in the same way that we did with Athletics South Africa."Come here, sort it out."

Eight countries have been confirmed for the Rio 2016 Paralympic men's football blind five-a-side tournament.

updated rankings list, which takes into account events from 2015.This includes regional Championships in Africa

, the Americas, Asia and Europe, as well as the iBSA World Games in South Korea's capital Seoul.Brazil

South Africa have confirmed that they will send one athlete to this month's Winter Youth Olympic Games

her coach, former Winter Olympic skier Alex Heath.Patience Shikwambana will also travel to serve as South

South Africa's Olympian Alexander Heath serves as Olivier's coach ©Getty Images"When I first heard the

"We congratulate Rachel who is the only athlete from South Africa taking part in the Winter Youth Olympic

We wish Rachel well in her competitions and we hope that in future Team South Africa will be represented

South Africa has never won a Winter Olympic medal.The Games will run in Lillehammer between February

FIFA Presidential candidate Gianni Infantino has unveiled a 90-day plan here which the Swiss aims to implement if elected on February 26.

There are many capable people in Africa, we have to open the doors of FIFA to men and women from all

al-Khalifa of Bahrain, Jordanian FA chief Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, Frenchman Jérôme Champagne and South