Louise Martin and David Grevemberg have claimed the Commonwealth has never been more relevant in a New Year's message, with the duo looking forward to Gold Coast 2018 and progress with Birmingham 2022.

to explore alternative options for the hosting of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, after Durban, South Africa

If one believed in spirits, it would be tempting to imagine that of Baron Pierre De Coubertin, father of the modern Olympics, hovering approvingly over the proposed meeting between representatives of North and South Korea in the demilitarised zone that lies between them.

New Zealand's rugby team had recently played in a still racially-segregated South Africa, which had been

It also marked the institution of an Olympic ban for South Africa which persisted until the apartheid

World Taekwondo continued their anti-doping education programme at the Grand Prix Final and World Taekwondo Team Championships in Abidjan.

The outreach programme, which was the first of its type to be held in Africa, took place throughout the

A major judo and peace programme is to be rolled out at a refugee camp in Malawi.

Malawi's capital city Lilongwe in 2015.The IJF is also working with refugees in Turkey, Zambia and South Africa

Egyptian playmaker Mohamed Salah has been named the 2017 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Player of the Year.

I would like to dedicate it to all the kids in Africa and Egypt."

Mohamed Salah helped Egypt reach the World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations final in 2017 ©Getty ImagesSalah

2018.Salah was also a key player for Egypt on their way to finishing runners-up to Cameroon at the Africa

national team of the year, while manager Héctor Cúper of Argentina was crowned Coach of the Year.South Africa

France's Marion Candelier was the outstanding performer at the International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability World Cross-Country Championships in Epernay. 

than three minutes in 21:53 as she improved on the silver medal she had claimed in 2014.Another South Africa

defending champion Pek third in 32:06,The men’s team gold went to France, followed by Portugal and South Africa

International Korfball Federation (IKF) President Jan Fransoo has claimed 2018 will be an exciting year for the sport with Continental Championships proving the main focus.

American Championship in the Colombian city of Cali.Competition will take place from March 2 to 4.The All Africa

for next year's World Championships, which will take place in South African city Durban.With South Africa

Former world champion Hermas Muvunyi has been granted permission to return to competition by the Rwanda National Paralympic Committee after he was banned for criticising the organisation.

Muvunyi, also the winner of two All-Africa Games gold medals, failed to secure a podium finish at Rio

It has taken rather more than 80 days but Jules Verne and his literary creations Phileas Fogg and indomitable assistant Passepartout would surely have approved mightily of the epic journey of the Queen’s Baton (QBR) to Australia.

nations which will take place at the Opening Ceremony when teams enter by continent.Sierra Leone in Africa

told the next generation.Durban had been forced to give up the 2022 Games but the Baton visited South Africa

1996 Olympic marathon champion Josiah Thugwane, only called upon to run two kilometres this time.After Africa

New Zealand's Trent Boult has moved up three places to fourth in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-Day International (ODI) bowling rankings after his team completed a 3-0 home series victory over the West Indies in Christchurch yesterday.

Cricket World Cup Qualifier will join Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa

Nigeria's Odunayo Adekuoroye, Tunisia's Marwa Amri and Chile's Yasmani Acosta have been named as United World Wrestling's "History Makers" for 2017.

this year which have broken new ground in the sport.Adekuoroye and Amri became the first women from Africa

The Cameroon National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSC) has discussed plans for a number of events in the current Olympic quadrennial during a Board meeting in Yaoundé.

 The 2018 African Youth Games in Algeria’s capital Algiers and the 2019 All-Africa Games in Malabo

controversially barred from standing for Presidency of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has granted World Taekwondo a "Women and Sport" achievement diploma in recognition of its outstanding contribution to promoting the development and participation of women and girls in sport.

 In 2017, it has hosted top-level events in Africa, including the Grand Prix Series 2 in Rabat in

So Birmingham - a belatedly willing and patently capable bidder to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games - has finally had its wish. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has finally crossed all its T's, dotted all its I's and confirmed this English bidder as the official replacement for the original planned host, Durban.

inert.The CGF's awarding of the 2022 Commonwealth Games to Durban was marked by vivid celebration in South Africa

A proposed rugby union tour of New Zealand by South Africa prompted 31 countries, largely from Africa

boycott the Edinburgh Games in protest against the South Africans' apartheid policy - even though South Africa

International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Committee has conducted a third series of workshops in Africa