By Mike RowbottomMaximum points from three French athletes - Éloyse Lesueur, Renaud Lavillenie and Benjamin Compaoré  - helped Team Europe build on their comfortable overnight lead to win the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) Continental Cup in Marrakech by a huge margin from the Americas.

The Americas were second with 390, Africa took third place with 339 and Asia-Pacific were fourth with

In second place, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena of South Africa produced a national record of 17.35.France's

seconds clear of Team Europe, who clocked 3:24.12.The concluding event of the men's 4x400m was won by Africa

By Mike RowbottomBohdan Bondarenko had the final word in the season-long athletic argument he has had with Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim as to who is the world's best high jumper.

Africa are third with 164 ahead of Asia-Pacific, who have 137.5 points.in what is the second running

champion Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad with 3:49.53.Ayanleh Souleiman (right) prepares to move past Team Africa

final throw to ensure maximum points.Twenty-year-old Isiah Koech of Kenya earned maximum points for Africa

following his 400m hurdles victories at the African Championships and Commonwealth Games as he brought Team Africa

The South African held off European 400m hurdles champion Kariem Hussein to win in 48.34, with the Swiss

Duncan MackayOscar Pistorius' participation in future international competition will be discussed by the South

President Gideon Sam revealed that they will discuss whether Pistorius will be eligible to represent South

Africa in future international competitions following his conviction for culpable homicide."

Pistorius's eligibility to represent the country until after the meeting of the Board, which includes South

"Only at that point will we be able to say anything about competition in future and part of Team South

Africa but at the moment we have nothing to say about what could be the future," said Sam.Oscar Pistorius

By Paul OsborneFiji, South Africa, China and France will be core sides in the 2014-2015 International

coming Women's Sevens World Series ©Power Sport Images for HKRFUThe final qualifying spot was earned by South

Africa as they shocked The Netherlands in the final quarterfinal encounter of the tournament.Like Fiji

contingent had recorded a 100 per cent record on the opening day of play, but three first-half tries gave South

Africa a 15-0 lead and some strong defence ensured they won 22-7.Fiji would go on to win the Hong Kong

grab the winning try and the silverware in Hong Kong.Third place went to China as they narrowly edged South

By Paul Osborne Japan's victory in the Women's Baseball World Cup has added to the growing public support for baseball and softball's inclusion at Tokyo 2020, it has been claimed by officials pushing for the sports to be reintroduced to the Olympic programme. 

softball have strongholds and where they are fast continuing their emergence, including in Europe, Africa

Baseball World Cup will return in 2016 with an expanded field of 12 nations set to make the trip to South

By Gary AndersonFIFA has lifted the threat of an international ban on Nigeria after the President of the country's football federation, Aminu Maigari, was allowed to return to work in the capital Abuja.

the qualifiers for next year's African Cup of Nations.Defending champions Nigeria are due to take on South

Africa in a qualifier tomorrow, but the game was in doubt unless FIFA's demands that Maigari and his

By Emily GoddardEgypt, Bangladesh and Azerbaijan's men and Kenya's women have all secured victory at their Hockey World League Round One competitions to book their places in Round Two of the tournament which offers Rio 2016 Olympic qualification.

scheduled to take place in Singapore on January 17 to 25, the United States from February 28 to March 8 and South

Africa on March 7 to 15 next year, while the women's games will be staged in Uruguay from February 28

By Mike RowbottomThe Volleyball Men's World Championship currently underway in Poland has been described by Ary Graça, President of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) as a "launchpad" for the sport towards the Rio 2016 Olympics. On that reckoning, the flight of the good ship volleyball appears to be straight and true to the heart of Brazil - which probably appreciates the sport as much as any other country in the world.There was an element of fantasy attached as Graça took up his current position in September 2012 - the FIVB Congress at which the vote took place was held at...

In South America we have poor countries.

It is the same in Africa. And we have seen the results."

By Paul OsborneJordanne Whiley made history today as she became the first British player to win all four Grand Slam titles in a single calendar year after securing the US Open women's wheelchair tennis doubles title alongside Japan's Yui Kamiji.

quad singles there will be a new champion crowned tomorrow with defending champion Lucas Sithole of South

Africa failing to reach this year's final.The final will be contested by American David Wagner and Briton

By Emily GoddardEdmonton have claimed they will immediately bid again for the Commonwealth Games if the city fails to secure the hosting rights for the 2022 event.

Edmonton, which last hosted the competition in 1978, is currently in  a race against Durban in South

Africa, but the Canadian bid team believes the city is the perfect stage for the event in eight years

€5-7 million).Canada last hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1994 in Victoria, while the continent of Africa

By Zjan ShirinianThe 2015 World Triathlon Series calendar is being expanded to include a new event in the next Commonwealth Games host city of Gold Coast.

city Gold Coast, host of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, making its debut on April 11 and 12.Cape Town, South

Africa follows on April 25 and 26, with Yokohama, Japan on May 16 and 17 and the British capital London

By Gary AndersonThe International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced Prozone as the official performance analysis partner of the World Rugby Conference and Exhibition (ConfEx) taking place in London later this year.

organisations worldwide.It has worked with the last three winners of the Rugby World Cup - New Zealand in 2011, South

Africa in 2007 and England in 2003.Prozone has provided data analysis services to the last three winners

By Nick ButlerInternational Skateboarding Federation (ISF) President Gary Ream has reacted to news, revealed by insidethegames, that the governing body remains ineligible for SportAccord membership by insisting they will not push to enter a "closed club" of international sporting organisations.

Skateboarding Grand Prix that organises the annual Kimberley Diamond Cup event, due to place in Kimberley, South

Africa, from October 1 to 5.Major events such as the Kimberley Diamond Cup are run separately to the

By Nick Butler"Exciting discussions" have taken place at the first meeting of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Youth Working Group in London, it has been claimed. 

chairman of London 2012 , consists of two young representatives from Azerbaijan, Brazil, Jordan, Palau, South

Africa and Britain.

on a high as three athletes claimed road race gold medals on the final day of action in Greenville, South

in a thrilling end to the men's H5 race.Both men finished on a time of 1 hour 43min 03sec, but the South

won his duel with big rival Alex Zanardi in Greenville ©Getty ImagesNicolas Pieter Du Preez ensured South

Africa had a second athlete atop the podium as he cruised to victory in the men's H1 class ahead of