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Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation gains global attention

  • Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation

The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) has been gaining global attention at championships around the world since the start of the year.

Championships ©Taekwondo Humanitarian FoundationThe THF then gained more recognition at the 2018 Africa


Competition schedule released for Buenos Aires 2018

  • Buenos Aires 2018

The competition schedule for the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) has been released.

composed of five pavilions - Americas Pavilion, Europa Pavilion, Asia Pavilion, Oceania Pavilion and Africa


Prescod earns shock 100 metres win at Shanghai Diamond League meeting

  • Athletics

British sprinter Reece Prescod produced the biggest surprise of the second International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meeting of the season as he won the concluding men’s 100 metres in a rainy Shanghai Stadium.

farthest achieved so far this season.World and Commonwealth long jump champion Luvo Manyonga of South Africa


Philip Barker: Test debut is just the beginning of a long and hard road

  • Inside the Blogs

It has already been a year of celebration for Irish sport. Back in March, they clinched the Grand Slam in rugby union on St Patrick's Day.

to make their Test debut against Pakistan today but the first day was washed out ©Getty ImagesSouth Africa

which, had it flourished, would have revolutionised Test cricket.In 1912, teams from Australia, South Africa

competitive force in test cricket.During the seventies and eighties, no official teams had visited South Africa

South Africa lost their last eight second innings wickets for only 25 runs to give the West Indies victory.Indian


Thiem ends Nadal's unbeaten run on clay with victory at Mutua Madrid Open

  • Tennis

Spanish star Rafael Nadal's long unbeaten run on clay came to an end as he was knocked out of the Mutua Madrid Open at the quarter-final stage by Austria's Dominic Thiem today.

considered one of the best clay-court players on the tour, will face sixth seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa


Games preparation workshops held on opening day of EOC seminar

  • EOC

National Olympic Committees (NOC) preparations for Games was a key discussion point on the opening day of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) seminar here today.

similar issues to their compatriots from Europe, officials from Canada, Brazil, South Korea, South Africa


South African bodies lay groundwork to challenge IAAF in defence of Semenya

  • Athletics

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has begun its groundwork to challenge the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) rules on testoterone, in defence of star athlete Caster Semenya.

Department of Sport and Recreation attended the discussions, according to Times Live.Athletics South Africa





South African Government urge SAFA to perform u-turn and not back Moroccan bid for 2026 World Cup

  • Football

Sports Minister Tokozile Xasa has pressured the South African Football Association (SAFA) to switch their backing from Morocco's bid for the 2026 World Cup to United 2026 after a leading football official in the country announced they would give their "unqualified" support to their fellow African nation's candidacy.

, warned the SAFA not to "go against the mandate of a country" by supporting the Moroccan bid.South Africa

countries have still not fully healed.Morocco withdrew its ambassador from Pretoria in 2004 when South Africa

SAFAIt comes after both Morocco 2026 and United 2026 presented their case at the Council of Southern Africa

It is an old myth that Africa doesn't have the capacity and naysayers should stop using the political

Africa hosted the best FIFA World Cup ever and with good support, Morocco can emulate South Africa."


First official British university esports body launched

  • Universiade

National Student Esports (NSE) has become the first official university esports body in Britain after an unveiling at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in London.

Germany, South Korea, China, Russia, Italy and South Africa all recognise esports as an official sport


Rugby World Cup bid process praised but report suggests host recommendation should not be given in future

  • Rugby Sevens

World Rugby have claimed their bid process for the 2023 World Cup has been praised for its "transparent and professional" selection strategy by an independent report.

competition from Ireland and South Africa.This was despite the World Rugby Board recommending that South Africa

be awarded the event before the Council - made up of Member Federations - chose France instead.South Africa

 scoring highest in three of the five criteria assessed.In the closely contested report, South Africa

triumphed, but maintained "there were some aspects we did not find fair".Mark Alexander, President of South Africa

missed out on hosting.World Rugby were forced to defend the process after France triumphed despite South Africa



Tunisia to be barred from bidding for 2022 Youth Olympics until Israeli athletes welcome

  • Dakar 2026

Gaborone in Botswana has joined a four-horse African race to host the 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games but Tunisia's bid has been put on hold until they have taken steps to end the restrictions on Israeli athletes competing at their events.

to follow the first two editions in Singapore and Nanjing in 2010 and 2014 respectively.Nowhere in Africa