Sepp Blatter today raised the prospect of personal visits to placate sponsors by top FIFA officials, as he endured the latest of many grillings by European media on the first day of his fifth term as FIFA President.

defendants.The Department of Justice alleges that this money would otherwise have gone from FIFA to South

Africa, and was understood to have been paid in exchange for the agreement of Warner and two other

then FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) members to vote for South Africa to host the 2010 World Cup.  

the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.This means the situation will remain as follows: Europe 13 places, Africa

five, Asia and South America 4.5 each, North, Central America and the Caribbean 3.5, Oceania 0.5, plus

The matter of Sepp Blatter’s immediate future as President of FIFA faded briefly into the background in Zurich here today, eclipsed by a potentially historic handshake between Jibril Rajoub, President of the Palestinian Football Association, and Ofer Enei, his Israeli counterpart.

Israeli FA from FIFA.Instead, a joint Israeli-Palestine body, probably chaired by Tokyo Sexwale of South

Africa, is to be set up to try to resolve issues, including obstacles to the free movement of players

The latest International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix is set to take place this weekend as 350 athletes from 39 countries descend on Sport Arena Nottwil in Switzerland.

20 events set to feature at Grand Prix Final in London's Olympic StadiumApril 2015: Brazil and South

Africa dominate sprint events at IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo

France clinched a memorable victory over Colombia on the opening day of women’s World Group pool contests at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Antalya, Turkey.

Kgothatso Montjane dropped just three games between them across their two singles rubbers to inspire South

Africa to a 3-0 win over Turkey in Pool A.The United States' Kaitlyn Verfuerth helped her country to

quads competition Pool A, the top-seeded Americans comfortably beat Canada 3-0, while Japan defeated South

Korea 2-1.Pool B saw defending champions Great Britain lose 2-1 to Italy, as Israel edged out South

Africa by the same scoreline.  

Three promising distance runners have received scholarships to train at the Kip Kieno High Altitude training centre in Eldoret courtesy of the Tanzania Olympic Committee's (TOC) Olympic Solidarity funding in the hope it will help them qualify for next year's Games in Rio.

they joined the African boycott in protest over a tour by the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team to South

Africa, who were banned because of its apartheid policies at the time. 

Canada's female rugby sevens team have become the first team in any sport from that country to seal qualification for next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, while Australia will also be present next year after the opening day of the season-ending World Rugby Women's Sevens Series leg in Amsterdam.

Johnson also crossed the line to end a remarkable day for the US, which also included a 26-7 win over South

Africa followed by a 36-14 victory over Fiji.The Americans will now be rewarded for their acts with

Paris will host a leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time since 2006 after World Rugby confirmed the French capital as the latest hosts of the 2015-2016 edition of the event.

at Twickenham Stadium in London yesterday, where Fiji were crowned as the overall champions ahead of South

Africa, while the United States earned their first ever win in the series.Fiji, New Zealand and South

Africa having already booked their places at Rio 2016 via top four finishes in the overall standings

Fiji’s Semi Kunatani is one of three nominees for the 2015 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award having played an instrumental role in his country’s first Series triumph in nine years.

Kunatani, who is joined by South African duo Werner Kok and Seabelo Senatla on the shortlist, has been

Fiji claimed their second Series title yesterday after beating South Africa 19-7 in the quarter-finals

the season, has his name against two of this year’s “fans’ favourites” and also scored in each of South

Africa’s Cup final victories in Dubai and Port Elizabeth.Werner Kok is one of two South Africans to

Fiji have clinched their first World Rugby Sevens Series title since 2006 after beating South Africa

secure Fiji only their second-ever overall crown.Chris Dry had brought the scores back to 12-7 as South

Africa pushed for a first title since 2009, but Rawaca's fourth of the tournament wrapped up the

I can’t really put it into words, we were just focusing on the South Africa game, but deservedly won

Sevens World Series with victory in Glasgow as New Zealand seal Rio 2016 berthMay 2015: Fiji and South

Africa book Rio 2016 places at Sevens World Series in GlasgowMay 2015: World Rugby reveals dates

United States' double world champion Jarryd Wallace excelled at his home International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix in Tempe, beating several high profile domestic rivals to the 100m T43/44 title.

announce 20 events set to feature at Grand Prix Final in London's Olympic StadiumApril 2015: Brazil and South

Africa dominate sprint events at IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Sao PauloApril 2015: Hayes becomes world's

Mutaz Essa Barshim and Bohdan Bondarenko resumed their epic high jump rivalry in Shanghai  - and it was the Qatari athlete who took the early spoils with a 2.38 metres clearance which proved one of the highlights of the International Association of Athletics Federation’s second Diamond League meeting of the season.

Four-time African champion Sunette Viljoen of South Africa was second with 63.60 ahead of Australia’

chance to seal the World Rugby Sevens Series title tomorrow when they do battle with second-placed South

Africa on the final day of the season at Twickenham.

, which ensured they will finish in the top four.They will join the likes of New Zealand, Fiji and South

Africa, who all sealed their Rio 2016 spot at the last Series event in Glasgow, as well as hosts Brazil

Fijians, however they did have to come from behind twice before eventually beating Argentina 24-19.South

Africa meanwhile looked on course to top pool D before they slipped to a surprise 21-12 defeat at the

Africa book Rio 2016 places at Sevens World Series in GlasgowMay 2015: World Rugby reveals dates

American David Prince stormed to victory in the eagerly-anticipated men’s T44 200m event to begin the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix in style on home soil in Tempe.

announce 20 events set to feature at Grand Prix Final in London's Olympic StadiumApril 2015: Brazil and South

Africa dominate sprint events at IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Sao PauloApril 2015: Hayes becomes world's

New Zealand have qualified for the inaugural women's rugby competition at next summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro despite slipping to a shock defeat against Spain on the opening day of the latest World Sevens Series leg in London.

Pool B.Canada, meanwhile, who laboured to a victory over Russia before finding their best form against South

Africa and the English, will now face Russia again for a place in the last four.United States against

for the final round of the 2014-20115 HSBC Sevens World Series in London, as they battle it out with South

Africa and New Zealand for the overall title at Twickenham.

since 2006.New Zealand lifted the coveted trophy ever year since 2011 but with Fiji on 147 points, and South

Africa on 142, the four-time defending champions will have their work cut out to win a 13th Series

With the added significance that one remaining team can join Fiji, South Africa and New Zealand by achieving

of Sevens World Series with victory in Glasgow as New Zealand seal Rio 2016 berthMay 2015: Fiji and South

Africa book Rio 2016 places at Sevens World Series in GlasgowMay 2015: World Rugby reveals dates and