By Gary AndersonApril 15 - Powerade has launched a global campaign called "There's Power In Every Game" in the build-up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup featuring Spanish legend Andrés Iniesta and a number of young athletes who have faced adversity in their lives.

being shown in nearly 40 markets across the world, including the United States, Mexico, Brazil and South

Africa, while a 30-second version of the ad is also planned to air in the UK.To view the global 60-second

By Mike RowbottomApril 13 - London was never going to bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, despite being encouraged to do so by the city's Mayor Boris Johnson, Commonwealth Games England (CGE) chief executive Adam Paker has admitted. 

South Africa has never held a Commonwealth Games - in fact Africa hasn't."

storiesOctober 2013: London claim still interested in 2022 Commonwealth Games but could face opposition from South

By Mike RowbottomWith 100 days to go tomorrow until the start of Glasgow 2014, Adam Paker, chief executive of Commonwealth Games England, has described the impending Games in Scotland as the "acid test" for his organisation's wide-ranging regeneration in the wake of Delhi 2010.And one of the key elements for Paker will be to ensure that new sponsors attracted via the joint marketing initiative between Commonwealth Games England and Glasgow 2014 will have a sufficiently positive experience at the Games to want to extend their contracts with the body.Commonwealth Games England's Stepping Up strategy has sought to upgrade the organisation...

referendum on Scottish Independence due to be held on September 18 this year has had a profound effect south

South Africa has never held a Commonwealth Games - in fact Africa hasn't.

originated from Korea - following her disqualification in the 500 metres final following a collision with South

By Emily GoddardApril 12 - England's men and women have secured both gold medals at the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships for the first time ever.

double figures with the title in their grasp.The bronze medals went to Scotland's men as they defeated South

Africa 6-5, while it was a reverse of that result in the women's bronze game as South Africa secured

come out on top in water polo double header with old rivals ScotlandApril 2014: Hosts draw a blank as South

Commonwealth Water Polo ChampionshipsApril 2014: England's women continue goal-fest with water polo win over South

Africa

By Nick ButlerApril 12 - International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) President Frits Vrijlandt has outlined the credentials of ice climbing as the sport prepares a bid for inclusion in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Vrijlandt hailed the popularity of the sport around the world, including in South Africa on waterfalls

By Gary AndersonApril 11 - The line-ups for the medal matches at this year's Commonwealth Water Polo Championships were confirmed today, as Scotland's men and women sealed their spots with victories over Singapore and Wales.

competition, the Scots only had to avoid defeat to the bottom side Singapore to set up their clash with South

Africa, and they got the job done in relative comfort as they recorded a 12-6 win.Four goals from Ali

Africa tomorrow, they will pick up the bronze.The South Africans were last out to the pool in Aberdeen

Africa raced into a 5-0 first quarter lead and despite the efforts of Nicola Edwards and Elinor Weatherill

versus South Africa bronze medal double-header tomorrow, while England will be looking to secure double-gold

By Gary AndersonApril 11 - American Bubba Watson holds a three-shot lead at the halfway point of this year's US Masters after a blistering run of five straight birdies on the back nine saw the 2012 champion post a round of 68 and put himself in pole position to claim a second title at the Augusta National Golf Club.

champion Phil Mickelson, 2009 winner Angel Cabrera of Argentina, four-time major winner Ernie Els of South

Africa and England's former world number one Luke Donald all missed the four-over-par cut.Three-time

winner Phil Mickelson missed the cut at the US Masters for the first time since 1997 ©Getty Images South

expression of interest to stage the event in 2022, it has been claimed by Gideon Sam, President of the South

exclusively to insidethegames, Sam claimed, after being to so many other countries, it was now time for Africa

to bid for the 2022 Games following "very thin" interest from member federations, it was only after South

I mean anyone can ask us in South Africa, what have you done?"

You know it, its huge events that we've done in South Africa."

Africa bid for 2022 Commonwealth Games

By Zjan ShirinianApril 9 - Athletics South Africa (ASA) will have a new Board elected next month, after

Committee in June, after its members ignored sanctions placed on its ruling Board.The row started when the South

story at [email protected] storiesDecember 2013: Meeting to dissolve Athletics South

Africa Board invalid, claims PresidentJune 2013: Suspension could rule top South African athletes out

of Glasgow 2014 and Rio 2016April 2013: Athletics South Africa Board suspended by SASCOC

By Gary AndersonApril 9 - A much anticipated double header between hosts Scotland and old rivals England at the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Aberdeen went the way of the visitors as both the men's and women's sides recorded comfortable wins, with the latter securing a place in the final on Saturday (April 12).

efforts on the night.England will now face Canada in Saturday's decider after they had earlier despatched South

Africa 12-3.Emma Wright and Kyra Christmas impressed for the Canadians while Kelly Jensen was in fine

winners.The other men's match on the day was an altogether tighter affair and in a low-scoring contest South

Africa defeated Singapore 9-4.Nardus Bardenhorst and Paul Tan strikes cancelled each other out in the

and Lood Rabie helped them to a 5-2 halftime lead.South Africa built on that lead in the third as Wingate-Pearce

inside the Aberdeen Aquatics Centre tonight as Scotland's women were soundly beaten 23-0 by a rampant South

defeat after losing 23-3 to Canada on Sunday (April 6)This time the Scots came up against a ruthless South

mark.Despite vociferous support from the Aberdeen crowd, the home side could not find a way past the South

half, they comfortably saw out the game to join Malta at the top of the table.The Maltese overcame South

Africa in the game of the day, as both sides matched each other throughout the contest.South Africa

Africa to maintain their 100 per cent record in Aberdeen ©Scottish SwimmingThe first game of the day

GoddardApril 7 - The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has revealed that athletes from Egypt, South

Africa and Morocco have qualified to compete at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympics following last month's

Egypt's individual all around gold medallist Hana Hassan Nafie, silver medallist Shannon Gardiner of South

Africa and Moroccan Basma Ouatay.The group competition in the South African city saw Egypt - who secured

Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Aberdeen with another fine win, this time seeing off the challenge of South

Africa 9-3.

Wales on their first tournament outing and, while the scoring rate dropped significantly against the South

Aberdeen as they recorded their second win of the Championships ©Scottish SwimmingThe Scots took on South

Africa in the final game of the day in front of a noisy home crowd.But, despite the vociferous home

trailing 3-2 and 4-3 after the opening two quarters.The third period followed a similar pattern, with the South

Just three years after plummeting the murky depths of the Euro-Africa Zone Group II, they got the better

most famous examples concerned the New Zealand rugby team in the 1995 World Cup Final against hosts South

Africa and Brazilian superstar Ronaldo ahead of the 1998 FIFA World Cup final against another host nation

By Duncan Mackay at the Susesi Convention Center in BelekApril 7 - SportAccord International Convention, the most important annual conference on the sporting calendar, appears set to undergo a radical overhaul in 2015 with the event being more than three times bigger than this year's, it was revealed here today. 

Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates is among those bidding along with unnamed cities from Brazil and South

Africa.