Belfast has been stripped as host of the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games with the race to hold the event now re-opened.

from its host city during the Presidency of Martin, who took on the top job in 2015.Durban in South Africa

Sebastian Coe, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President, has visited a heritage exhibition in Ostrava.

team - ran the 1,500m.He took on the 1987 world champion Abdi Bile of Somalia, who was representing Africa

World and Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya will challenge a female classification rule imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), her lawyers said today.

Government officials from the Department of Sport and Recreation attended the discussions.Athletics South Africa

Hosts France beat England 33-25 in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship final to win the prestigious age-group event for the first time.

Zealand in Georgia.The Kiwis had to settle for fourth this time, losing today's play-off 40-30 to South Africa

Fiji claimed their fourth successive World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup title following victory over Georgia in Suva.

repechage tournament in November to decide the final place at the Rugby World Cup.Meanwhile, the Rugby Africa

Diplomatic tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia have spilled into football after FIFA intervened in a row over the illegal broadcasting of the World Cup.

Network, a sports-arm of Al Jazeera, is the only official rightsholder in the Middle East and North Africa

illegally distributed the opening matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the Mena (Middle East and North Africa

A Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick ensured Portugal drew with Spain in a pulsating Iberian derby in Sochi today, which is already being touted as one of the greatest FIFA World Cup group matches in history. 

It came on a day of late heartbreak for Africa as Uruguay and Iran each produced late goals in respective

The 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup starts tomorrow with teams across the continent set to battle it out for

The top six teams in Africa, excluding South Africa who have already qualified for the World Cup in Japan

competition will qualify for the Rugby World Cup next year, joining reigning champions New Zealand, South Africa

said: "We are looking forward to witnessing a very high quality and extremely competitive 2018 Rugby Africa

There has never been a more exciting time for rugby in Africa with ten African nations currently placed

Rugby is the fastest growing sport in Africa and has seen record participation growth and fan engagement

It fell to Robbie Williams to launch Russia 2018 in Moscow. The opening chords of Tchaikovsky's piano concerto segued into "Let Me Entertain You" as the Brit strode onto the stage for what turned out to be a very short opening.

new lease of life in 2010 when the team sang along with it and then reached the semi finals in South Africa

Arirang, the traditional Korean song which became so familiar at Pyeongchang 2018.In 2010 in South Africa

said that she first met her future partner Gerard Pique at the recording session for "This time for Africa

champion in freestyle wrestling at 57 kilograms, has died in a car accident near his home in South Africa

Combrinck recently represented South Africa at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he finished

condolences to Kleinjan’s family on their tragic loss, and to Michael’s family we join the rest of South Africa

A surprise late switch from Russia to support the bid anchored by its main political rival, United States, was among notable late factors affecting the race to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

were Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa

France booked their place in a maiden World Rugby Under-20 Championship final by beating defending champions New Zealand at the Stade Aime-Giral in Perpignan.

only before Jordan Olowofela to score for England to ease their nerves.England held on against South Africa

to reach their sixth straight final ©World RugbySouth Africa launched a sustained period of pressure

Morocco and the United North American bids are undergoing frenetic last-minute lobbying here today before tomorrow's vote to determine the host of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

We feel connected to Africa and Morocco," Royal Dutch Football Federation President Michael van Praag

 "We want to do something for all the good that Africa and Morocco have brought to Dutch soccer

pic.twitter.com/b8OK25Cfrh— United 2026 (@united2026) June 8, 2018Liberia, Namibia and Zimbabwe in Africa

Paris hosted the World Rugby Sevens Series 2018 awards evening at the conclusion of the season in the French capital.

South Africa retained their men’s title on points difference against Olympic champions Fiji, while Rio

Lambert Maltock is expected to become a new FIFA vice-president representing Oceania after being elected to lead the region's Continental Federation today.

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