By Paul OsborneComebacks were on the cards on day three of the Africa Cup of Nations as Senegal and Algeria

turned the tables over respective opponents Ghana and South Africa to secure opening game wins in Group

Islam Slimani bagged Algeria's second as the favourites came from a goal down to beat South Africa ©Getty

Cup, were also forced to come from behind to secure their opening win of the contest as they overcame South

the top-ranked African team after a Thulani Hlatshwayo own-goal wiped out the lead Thuso Phala gave South

Africa.After dominating the first half, South Africa took the lead in the 51st minute when Phala slotted

after lovely build-up play from Tokelo Rantie and Sibusiso Vilakazi.Rantie had the chance to double the South

By Paul OsborneBrazilian star Daniel Dias has been named the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete of the Month for December.

in December.Since making his international swimming debut at the 2006 World Championships in Durban, South

Africa, Dias has become one of the most decorated and well-known Paralympians in the world.Daniel Dias

By Liam MorganTunisia stretched their unbeaten run in Africa Cup of Nations openers to eight matches

Morocco pulled out over Ebola fears, continues tomorrow as Ghana face Senegal while Algeria entertain South

this story at [email protected] storiesJanuary 2015: The Equatorial Guinea 2015 Africa

African Cup of Nations opens in raucous fashionNovember 2014: Equatorial Guinea to replace Morocco as Africa

Cup of Nations hostsNovember 2014: Morocco expelled from 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after refusal to

the late 1950s there was the creation of the continent's governing body, the expulsion of apartheid South

Africa (long before the Olympic Movement and other sports took action), and the start of the Africa

magazine, When Saturday Comes, organised a trip for its more adventurous readers to Senegal, to the Africa

"I can see where they're coming from," said Quinton Fortune, the former Manchester United and South Africa

There are good coaches in Africa but not at the same level as in Europe.

That's why I always tell kids back in South Africa to get out to Europe as soon as they can."

Brian Oliver is covering the Africa Cup of Nations for goal.com.

By Liam MorganA new poll has found 55 per cent of Massachusetts residents are in support of Boston's bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

or Hamburg.Paris, Budapest, Istanbul, Doha and Baku are also thought to be considering bids, while South

Africa is potentially preparing a nationwide bid in what would be an Olympic first.The winning bid will

2015: IOC President to meet Italian Prime Minister for talks over Rome 2024 Olympic bidJanuary 2015: South

Africa considering nationwide bid for 2024 Olympic and Paralympic GamesJanuary 2015: Boston 2024 to

By Nick ButlerA letter inviting National Olympic Committees to discuss potential bids for the 2024 Summer Games has been sent today by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), officially opening what will be a two-and-a-half-year long bidding contest. 

Istanbul are other European cities reportedly considering bids, along with Qatari capital Doha and a South

bidders, with many muting the possibility of either holding some sports outside the host city, or, like South

Africa, of combining the entire Games between several locations. 

2015: IOC President to meet Italian Prime Minister for talks over Rome 2024 Olympic bidJanuary 2015: South

Africa considering nationwide bid for 2024 Olympic and Paralympic GamesJanuary 2015: Boston to be US

By Michael PavittMTN-Qhubeka will become the first African team to compete in the Tour de France, after being one of five teams awarded a wildcard for the 2015 Tour.

The South African based team will be joined in the 102nd edition of the race by fellow wildcards Bretagne-Séché

the Vuelta a España.The team boast riders from the African nations of Algeria, Eritrea, Rwanda and South

Africa, including South African national champion Louis Meintjes and the waiting will now begin to see

prove to be a threat in sprint stages of the Tour.The Tour could also prove a special occasion for the South

By Paul Osborne International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will meet Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) President Giovanni Malagò in Davos next week to discuss Rome's bid for the Summer Games in 2024.

Paralympic Games although potential bids are being considered from Berlin or Hamburg in Germany, as well as South

Africa, Paris, Budapest, Doha and Baku.Rome has hosted the Olympics on one previous occasion, in 1960

MorganA nationwide bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics is reportedly being considered by the South

Africa is aiming to create history by staging the first Olympic Games to be held across several parts

Africa has the necessary understanding to stage the Games after they hosted the FIFA World Cup back

A developmental country like South Africa could look at it more comprehensively with several cities -

Durban is also bidding to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games along with Edmonton, Canada, while South Africa

potential African bid has also received backing from Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

competitions and is the fourth highest Premier League scorer this season in a list headed by two other South

He even spent large parts of the year training in Africa to maximise this.And Farah has thrived off it

By Liam MorganBoston 2024 will hold a series of Citizens Advisory Group meetings in light of opposition to the city bidding to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

and Istanbul.Further afield, the Qatari capital of Doha and either Pretoria or Gauteng Province in South

Africa are rumoured to be launching bids.All potential host cities have until September 15 to cement

By Mike RowbottomAs Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani rose, suited and jubilant, to acclaim the success of Doha's bid for the 2019 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Monaco two months ago, he may have experienced a sense of déjà vu.Just under four years earlier the secretary general of the Qatar Olympic Committee had celebrated in similar style as his country secured the vote to host the International Handball Federation's (IHF) 2015 World Championship, having campaigned under the slogan: New Times - New Start.That victory was the first of a dizzying series of sporting successes for...

the World Handball Championship after handball nations across the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa

France.Qatar's Rafael Capote gets in a shot during last October's Asian Games final in which his side beat hosts South

Incheon was particularly impressive given that their opponents in the final were the host country, South

By Nick ButlerBoston will be the United States candidate in the race to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, it has been announced today.

Agganis Arena.A removable Olympic stadium at Widett Circle, along Interstate 93 near Frontage Roadin the south

Istanbul and Paris could be other European bidders, while Doha and either Pretoria or Gauteng Province in South

Africa are other potential contenders.The deadline for confirming bids is September 15 next year but

By Emily GoddardSheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), has praised Jakarta's preparations for the 2018 Asian Games and paid particular tribute to the support of Indonesia's leader Joko Widodo.

Similar events were later organised in other regions, like South America and Africa."

By Duncan MackayPapua New Guinea's David Chung was today re-elected unopposed as President of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and immediately offered his backing to Sepp Blatter's campaign to remain head of FIFA for a fifth term. 

of having to go through a play-off every four years.New Zealand qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South

Africa, drawing all three of their matches, but were knocked out by Mexico in the play-off for Brazil