has insisted his longstanding involvement with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Changes to bidding processes adopted by International Federations (IFs) and the hosting of events in Africa

pic.twitter.com/7V6KTQc4hm— Active Well-being (@AWBInitiative) October 31, 2018A focus was also placed on Africa

Former FIFA Council member Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned for life for offences including bribery and corruption, it was announced today.

Anas Aremeyaw Anas shows Nyantakyi, initially considered among the most powerful football officials in Africa

The first round of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Paris Masters took place today with a number of participants setting up second round matches against the tournament's top seeds. 

Philip Kohlschreiber after he beat Robin Haase of The Netherlands 6-7, 6-4, 6-2.Kevin Anderson of South Africa

Seven athletes due to compete in weightlifting at the recent Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires were unable to do so having failed to log their own whereabouts on the global anti-doping database, insidethegames has been told.

comply and cannot compete here.The worst affected area is thought to be Oceania, but athletes from Asia, Africa

An independent report by the Ethics Centre has found that Cricket Australia (CA) Is "partly to blame" for the ball-tampering scandal which took place in March.

and not just the players held directly responsible for the appalling incidents at Newlands [in South Africa

Football Federation Australia (FFA) has today officially launched its bid to bring the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to the country.

2023 event, but it is expected a host will be announced next year.Colombia, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will be among the speakers at the fifth edition of the Smart Cities & Sport Summit, which will begin tomorrow.

will have a positive effect for organisations and the host cities.The final session will focus on how Africa

Greece's Aggelos Vasileiou won a thrilling dash to the line to claim the senior men's individual biathle title on the final day of the International Modern Pentathlon Union Biathle-Triathle World Championships in Hurghada in Egypt. 

medallist in 12:30.60, finishing behind South Africa's Dylan Kruger who clinched silver in 12:19.42.South Africa

New Zealand defeated Jamaica 34-33 in the final of the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series in Melbourne to reclaim the title they won in 2016.

 The Australians had lost to England 29-28 but were victorious over South Africa 50-20 to qualify

for the bronze medal game, with Malawi beating South Africa 33-32 to do the same.This left England and

South Africa to fight it out for fifth place, with England claiming it after a 35-33 win.

The International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) newly-launched online anti-doping platform has been introduced to Committee members with all athletes participating at the 2018 World Championships here having to complete its dedicated education course prior to competition.

 The worst affected area is thought to be Oceania, but athletes from Asia, Africa, South America

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board is scheduled to meet here in Turkmenistan's capital over the coming two days with the implementation of the revised Tokyo 2020 qualification system and issues surrounding the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) set to be high on the agenda.

comply and cannot compete here.The worst affected area is thought to be Oceania, but athletes from Asia, Africa

Rafael Santonja, the President of the International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding (IFBB), announced here today that his organisation will be taking part next February in the South American Beach Games.

In Asia, Africa, Oceania."

South Korea and Venezuela both picked up wins today to secure their places in the bronze medal game at the Under-23 Baseball World Cup in Colombia.

overcoming The Netherlands 11-3, while Australia came third following a 9-4 victory over South Africa

New Zealand won all three of their games against England, South Africa and Australia on the first

They began the day with a 32-19 win over England, before beating South Africa 39-36 and edging past Australia

 Jamaica secured two victories against South Africa and Malawi, winning 47-27 and 35-30 respectively

World Series in Melbourne ©Getty ImagesEngland suffered three defeats, losing to Malawi 27-26 and South Africa

 Tomorrow's action will see Malawi play South Africa, Australia meet England, New Zealand come up