A joint FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF) delegation is due travel to Ghana "as soon as possible" after the worldwide governing body appointed a Normalisation Committee to run the nation's troubled Football Association.

week for football in Ghana following reports that the country had been stripped of this year's Women's Africa

Cup of Nations.Reports emerged this week that Ghana had been stripped of the 2018 Women's Africa Cup

A countdown clock has been unveiled in Beijing to mark one year to go until the start of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup in China.

Cup will qualify seven teams directly for the Olympics for the first time.The top ranked team from Africa

of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad has cast doubt on Cameroon's ability to host next year's Africa

of a joint attempt.Morocco - considered a possible alternative to Cameroon if the country loses the Africa

Europe.It is still unclear how likely a candidacy from Cameroon would be but being stripped of the 2019 Africa

I am not sure Cameroon is ready to host the Africa Cup of Nations," said Ahmad.Cameroon remain at risk

of losing the hosting rights for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations ©Getty Images"There are many things

 "In 1996, Burkina Faso was supposed to host the Afcon but said they were not ready, and South Africa

Around 300 athletes are set to compete at the African Karate Championships in Rwanda’s capital city Kigali over the next three days.

Championships medallists, are among the entrants.Algeria’s Lamya Matoub and Michael Du Plessis of South Africa

Germany’s Ulf Mehrens has been re-elected President of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) for a second four-year term.

Council is completed by the Presidents of the four Zones, with Hamid El Aouni from Morocco heading IWBF Africa

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has scheduled its two Diamond League finals in Zurich and Brussels on successive days for the first time, presenting challenges for those athletes planning to compete in both meetings.

capital as Diamond League champion - Akani Simbine, the African and Commonwealth champion from South Africa

Hosts Barbados currently occupy top spot at the 2019 Netball World Cup Americas qualifier after winning their opening four games in Bridgetown.

Vincent & Grenadines and St Maarten.Australia, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Malawi, Jamaica, South Africa

Hosts Uganda will play the United States, Singapore and Kenya in the group stages of the World University Netball Championships next month after organisers conducted the draw for the tournament.

September 17 to 21 at the Makerere University in Kampala.Group B features defending champions South Africa

, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.In their bid to defend their title from 2016, South Africa have named

A sell-out crowd of 25,000 will pack into Zurich's Letzigrund Stadium tomorrow night for the first of two International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League Finals on successive dates - and the action promises to be memorable.

all, what will happen in the men's long jump when world and defending champion Luvo Manyonga of South Africa

The Netherlands finished top of Group D as they beat defending champions Russia at the World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in Belgrade.

while Russia held on to second place.In the other Group D match today, New Zealand swept aside South Africa

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) has opened applications for goalball teams wishing to compete at the 2019 IBSA Goalball and Judo Paralympic Qualifying Competition.

 These include Africa, Asia/Pacific, European and the Parapan American Games in Lima.US Paralympics

Defending champions Russia continued their strong start to the World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in Belgrade.

tournament.They made it back-to-back victories at the Milan Gale Muskatirovic Sports Centre by overcoming South Africa

Candidates for the vacant African place on the FIFA Council are set to undergo integrity checks before they are cleared to participate in next month's vote.

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

before they are cleared to stand.It is claimed that following a meeting of the Council of Southern Africa

Hosts Serbia suffered defeat on the opening day of the World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in Belgrade.

day, with defending champions Russia beating New Zealand 15-11.The Netherlands then thrashed South Africa

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men's Softball Intercontinental Cup is set to begin in Prague tomorrow.

Argentina will represent North and South America respectively.Japan and Botswana will fly the flag for Africa