The International Esports Federation (IESF) have announced that they have opened the bidding process for the Esports World Championship in 2019.

Germany, who have recognised esports as an official sport.South Korea, China, Russia, Italy and South Africa

Fiji will be hoping to secure their third consecutive win as they travel to Singapore for the latest leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 24, 2018In Pool C, overall series leaders and defending champions South Africa

Ghanaian weightlifter Ruth Baffoe has become the latest athlete suspected to have gone missing following the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

immigration officer, also represented Ghana at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 and 2016 All Africa

Italy top the list of countries with the most doping cases in 2016, a new report has revealed, while athletics produced more than any other sport.

and Belgium with 73.Russia and India each recorded 69 while Brazil and Iran had 55 cases apiece.South Africa

The 2018 All-Africa Korfball Championship is due to begin in Zimbabwe tomorrow with one place up for

grabs at next year’s World Championship in South Africa.

Hosts Zimbabwe will be joined by South Africa and Zambia in contesting the three-day competition in Chitungwiza

 As the World Championship will be held in South Africa, they have already qualified automatically

as hosts and therefore only the top team besides them will earn a berth.All-Africa Korfball Championship

take place at the Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex.Zimbabwe is ranked second on the continent after South Africa

the main focus ©IKFThe three countries will initially compete in a round-robin group stage.The All-Africa

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has summoned Confederation leaders to a meeting in Zurich to discuss a potential multi-billion investment in the sport which could radically alter the football calendar. 

League winners from the previous four seasons, plus four clubs from South America and two each from Africa

The composition of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission for the 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) has today been announced with IOC vice-president Uğur Erdener appointed by President Thomas Bach as its chair.

February.Bach claimed afterwards that he hoped the event could pave the way towards a Olympic Games in Africa

It’s time for Africa," Bach said when commenting on today’s announcement."

Africa is the home of so very many successful Olympic athletes."It is also the continent of youth."

This is why we want to take the Youth Olympic Games 2022 to Africa."

In choosing to target Africa, we are following the new principles adopted by the IOC Session to replace

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Water Polo Conference is scheduled to take place in Budapest with discussion over the sport’s rules and competition formats set to be high on the agenda. 

Tokyo 2020.Scheduled participants at the event hail from 111 different countries, comprising 24 from Africa

FIFA will undertake a second inspection of Morocco's bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup this week following further claims world football's governing body attempted to change the hosting requirements before the submission deadline.

from the North African country has been offered support from around the world.Russia, France, South Africa

The 60th anniversary of the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) football team has been celebrated by the Algerian Olympic and Sports Committee (COA) at the Olympic Museum in Algiers. 

despite the prohibition on it, the FLN made a world tour involving around 80 matches in Europe, Asia and Africa

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has announced he wants the city to bid for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships following the huge success of the Commonwealth Games.

 Africa has been earmarked for the 2025 World Championships but if a suitable candidate does not

 If Africa does host the Championships in 2025, then Australia would seem a logical choice for 2027

FIFA are to pay more scrutiny to Morocco's bid for the 2026 World Cup after expressing some concerns over hotel capacity and the readiness of stadiums to host matches following the completion of a visit from its Evaluation Task Force. 

the World Cups of 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2010, awarded to the United States, France, Germany and South Africa

pic.twitter.com/nnEczE9iCv— Morocco 2026 (@Morocco2026_EN) April 20, 2018Russia, France and South Africa

If Morocco is retained [as a candidate], the French Football Federation will support it, "Africa

Ghana finished top of the World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier A standings after they beat hosts Nigeria by

Nigeria inflicted a crushing defeat on Gambia to maintain their pursuit of a place at the 2020 World Twenty20 in Australia as the African qualifier continued in Lagos.

The Nigerian side, beaten by Ghana in their opener at the World T20 Africa Qualifier A, recorded an 88

The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) claim they have seen an increase in reports of doping and match-fixing since launching their Sport Integrity hotline in December - a specialist hotline allowing those involved in sport to raise concerns about a variety of issues.

people concerned about match-fixing and doping in football, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa