Dakar in Senegal is in pole position to stage the 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) after a proposal to ensure an African host was approved here today.

Thomas Bach said afterwards that he hoped the event could pave the way towards a Summer Olympic Games in Africa

Africa is the home of so many very successful Olympic athletes," added Bach.

 "Africa is a continent of youth.

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

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

Nigerian Wrestling Federation (NWF) President Daniel Igali has said his country is hosting the African Wrestling Championships this week "to win".

In the next few days we will be hosting the whole of Africa," the Nigerian-born wrestler said to Vanguard

Germany will be the men's favourites at the Indoor Hockey World Cup, which begins in Berlin tomorrow.

world number two side and European champions, who will lock horns with Russia, Iran, Switzerland, South Africa

Senegal has reportedly emerged as a possible contender to be an African host of the 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games.

 It has also been reported that Morocco and South Africa are currently considering a candidacy."

The Executive Board wants the Summer Youth Olympic Games 2022 to take place in Africa," IOC President

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

 Cairo in Egypt also bid unsuccessfully for the 2008 edition awarded to Beijing.South Africa hosted

 Durban in South Africa has already been stripped of the 2022 Commonwealth Games after failing to

Iran has been approved as the latest national member association of the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF), it has been announced.

We are pleased to expand our membership within the growing MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region

The latest intake of the Commonwealth Games Federation's (CGF) eqUIP paid internship programme met in Botswana to put the final touches to their business projects that will support its host Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) in the lead up to Gold Coast 2018.

India will start as favourites to secure the mixed team badminton gold medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, with competing countries now discovering their group opponents.

medallists England and hosts Australia, who were both placed in Group C.They will be joined by South Africa

British Athletics have announced the launch of an Athletics World Cup competition featuring, what they claim, are the sport's top eight nations.

The hosts will be joined by the United States, Poland, China, Germany, France, Jamaica and South Africa

Hosts and defending champions Australia have unveiled their netball team for this year's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast.

against Northern Ireland on April 5 before taking on Barbados the following day.They will then face South Africa

Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been confirmed as chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission here today.

and German fencer Claudia Bokel as the third successive female chair and also becomes the first from Africa

Hosts Morocco put in a stunning performance to beat Nigeria in the final of the African Nations Championship at Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca.

stroke of half-time saw the Moroccans lead at the break.Nigeria, third in the 2014 tournament in South Africa

Olympic champions Fiji triumphed in a closely fought final against South Africa at the World Rugby Sevens

the final, as they beat Scotland 22-0 in the quarter-finals, before overcoming Australia 24-5.South Africa

close games but in the final in the second half we decided we were going to play better that South Africa

edged 8-7 by rivals Australia.Despite finishing as runners-up for the second tournament in a row, South Africa

extended their lead at the top of the series rankings.South Africa now have 77 points from four events

A host in Africa will be proactively approached for the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2022, it has been

The Executive Board wants the Summer Youth Olympic Games 2022 to take place in Africa," IOC President

Nowhere in Africa has ever hosted an Olympic Games event.Cape Town in South Africa came closest when

Friday, is perhaps the continent's most notable Olympic hosting achievement.Morocco and South Africa

Uruguay booked their place at the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan after beating Canada in the second leg of the Americas 2 playoff at Estadio Charrúa in Montivideo

must come through a four-team world qualifier in November against representatives from Europe, Africa

The Ghanaian Olympic Committee (GOC) were presented a cheque for GHS100,000 (£15,770/$22,272/€17,871) by PaySwitch Company Ltd, to support Akwasi Frimpong who is set to be the country's sole representative at this month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

in Pyeongchang ©GOCHe praised skeleton slider Frimpong for qualifying for the Games and for making Africa