Cricket ventures into uncharted territory on Saturday as the first-ever major tournament to be staged in the United States gets underway in Texas, The ICC sees it as a launch pad towards the sport's return to the Olympics for Los Angeles 2028.

South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan will all fancy their chances of making an impact in a tournament

Nkosi Mandela, a member of the committee, flew in from South Africa to personally deliver a letter to

are criminals who have no place in the peace-loving Olympic movement".Nkosi Mandela, a member of the South

He flew directly from South Africa to Switzerland at the invitation of the EMF.

protest, outlining their demands and calling for Israel to be banned from the Olympic Games.In response, South

Zwelivelile Mandela 🕋 (@nkosizwelivelile)At the Lausanne conference, Mandela compared apartheid in South

Africa to Zionist policies and called on the world to see sport as another field of struggle for Gaza

The Pumas Sevens will compete for the World Rugby Sevens Series title in Madrid this weekend, which will also serve as a dress rehearsal for the Paris 2024 Olympics, where they are among the favourites to win gold after an excellent season.

the way we want to," insisted the captain, who led his team to victories at the Sevens in Cape Town, South

Africa, Perth, Australia and Vancouver, Canada.Argentina will start in Group A alongside Australia,

Group B is made up of Ireland, Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa.

Africa (Group B)19:05 Australia v France (Group A)19:28 Argentina v Great Britain (Group A)Saturday

1 June12:44 New Zealand - South Africa (Group B)13:06 Ireland v Fiji (Group B)15:49 Fiji v South Africa

A Madrid Court of Instruction has summoned former Barcelona player Gerard Pique under official investigation as part of an inquiry into possible corruption in a deal to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia..

million respectively.This charge against the former world champion with the Spanish national team at South

Africa 2010 (102 games and 5 goals with the national team) came after an investigation into RFEF contracts

Asia is the continent where Taekwon-Do was born and where it took its first steps at the hands of its creator, General Choi Hong Hi, and a select group of students, who carried out demonstrations beyond the borders of Korea. But now only 20 Asian countries are active members of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF).

The ITF plans to appoint additional members to the team with expert knowledge of Central and South Asia

and organizing new events.Beyond the development of ITF in Asia, the development in the Caribbean and Africa

Luis Gato-Gato from Puerto Rico (Caribbean Development Team), and Master Niklas Enander from Sweden (Africa

Development Team), who is an experienced and well-known member of the Africa Development Team for more

Kate Cross is optimistic about the future of the England cricket team. They are gearing up for this year's Women's Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh, citing a talented crop of young players as a source of excitement.

Following the T20 World Cup, England will embark on a tour of South Africa in November, leading up to

the ten countries that make up the region: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South

Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

can achieve in nation building and building winning teams, and we hope this will inspire teams across Africa

Cricket's highly anticipated ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 gets underway from 2 June until 29, with hosts USA taking on Canada in the tournament's opening match.

the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, including India, Pakistan, Australia, England, Netherlands, New Zealand, South

Africa, Sri Lanka, hosts United States and West Indies, along with Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland,

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) will vet all coaches and athletes

who will form the final South African Olympic squad, as part of the measures put in place to rule out

potential sexual predators, according to South Africa’s Sunday World.

 Last week SASCOC announced the first batch of athletes expected to represent South Africa, as well

As part of its Financial Support Programme, the IBA will provide $100,000 (€92,000) to the Oceania Boxing Confederation for the organisation of this event. The aim is to develop the talents of young boxers. The championship will be held from 1 to 7 July 2024 in Tahiti.

A recent example is the support for the creation of the Mandela Cup in South Africa.

Rugby star Hugo Keenan is set to miss Ireland's two-Test series against world champions South Africa

Nepal reaffirmed their ongoing efforts to incorporate the contentious talent Sandeep Lamichhane into their T20 World Cup lineup on Thursday, despite encountering hurdles with his US visa application.

Following this opener, they will engage in group matches against South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh

Algeria's 400m Paralympic champion Skander Athmani won the men's 100m T13 title on day four of the 2024 Para Athletics World Championships in Kobe with China's Shi Yiting and Deepthi Jeevanji of India setting world records.

took silver.Neutral athlete Andrei Vdovin won gold in the men’s 200m T37 with a season's best 23.09.South

Africa, Costa Rica and Iran joined Mexico in winning their first golds of Kobe 2024.

South Africa's world record holder ran a season's best 11.34 to finish more than four-tenths ahead of

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has released the first 39 members

🚀 Read all about it 👉 https://t.co/jFiB6Et3wi #ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/VMsZwvT9mZ— Team South

Africa (@TeamSA2024) May 15, 2024SASCOC also revealed the financial incentives available to athletes

It’s exciting, and a compliment to the quality that exists within South Africa, that we are able to announce

"These young men and women will be ambassadors for South Africa, and there’s so much more to being an

#TeamSA🇿🇦 @Olympics #Paris2024🏅 #ForMyCountry✊ https://t.co/jq0IdOY7UV— Swimming South Africa (@SwimSouthAfrica

The International Olympic Committee and financial management firm Deloitte have jointly launched a global media campaign documenting the impact of historic Olympic ‘firsts’. Debuted 100 days before the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games, 'The First Effect' highlights some of the most trailblazing athletes whose achievements didn't make the podium. 

 Earning their place in Olympic history are para-athletes Natalie Du Toit of South Africa, the first

GETTY IMAGESTrack and field athlete Rose Nathike Lokonyen, originally from South Sudan who competed in

Her family fled South Sudan when she was just ten and she was discovered at a refugee camp during tryouts