By Paul OsborneMarch 22 - Great Britain's Jamie Burdekin has secured his first ever International Tennis Federation (ITF) 1 Series quad singles title with victory over world number one David Wagner on the penultimate day of the Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament in Baton Rouge, United States.

women's equivalent, Ellerbrock and Britain's Lucy Shuker will take on top seeds Kgothatso Montjane of South

Africa and Jordanne Whiley of Great Britain.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected]

By Gary AndersonMarch 17 - Ahead of the upcoming Hong Kong Sevens at the end of this month, Sevens World Series sponsors HSBC has enlisted the help of some of the game's biggest stars to take part in a special promotional video challenging fans around the world to "bring their game".

and Rugby World Cup Sevens holders New Zealand head into the competition in Tokyo two points clear of South

Africa on the overall rankings after defeating the Blitzbokke last time out on home soil in Auckland.Fiji

By Emily GoddardMarch 16 - The South African and Zambian girls' and boys' national youth hockey teams

berths in each gender category at the African qualifying tournament in Zambia's capital, Lusaka.South Africa

By Paul OsborneMarch 15 - Filbert Bayi, secretary general of the Tanzanian Olympic Committee (TOC), has urged sports bodies to provide young athletes with the opportunity to train overseas as part of the Government's sports diplomacy agreement.

Tanzanian government will send athletes earmarked for the 2014 Commonwealth Games to China, Turkey, South

Africa and Ethiopia for training.

these government sponsored training excursions will be of more benefit to the country at the 2015 All Africa

By Emily GoddardMarch 13 - South Africa is set to launch a bid to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Under-20 Women's World Cup and is now targeting the senior tournament.Danny Jordaan, President of the South

Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and the 2019 Rugby World Cup.Vera Pauw is tasked with qualifying a South

World Cup at its first meeting in 2015.Jordaan also revealed Dutch international Vera Pauw as the new South

By Gary AndersonMarch 12 - The official flagship store for Rugby World Cup 2015 has opened its doors for the first time today in the heart of London at the North Hall of Covent Garden Market.

qualified, which are hosts England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Argentina, Australia, France, New Zealand, South

Africa, Italy, Samoa, Tonga and Canada.Next week, a new range of lifestyle jackets and outerwear are

By Nick ButlerMarch 9 - Rwanda is hoping to compete at its first ever Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang in four years time.

follows a recent visit by a six-man delegation from the African nation to the Alpensia resort in the South

has been appointed head of the sport and environment commission at the National Olympic Committees in Africa

work three other members - Francis Paul of Kenya, Omar Diagne Seydina of Senegal and Gideon Sam of South

Africa - to produce a presentation on sport and environment on the African continent that will be showcased

By Emily GoddardMarch 8 - Five African nations are preparing to do battle at the continent's Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic hockey qualifier with only two spots available for the Games.

Tournament host nation Zambia - working under coach Nadeem Ahmed, as well as South Africa, Kenya, Namibia

By Paul OsborneMarch 6 - South African sports broadcaster Supersport and Botswana Television (BTV) have

acquired the television rights to broadcast this year's Africa Youth Games set for Gaborone, Botswana

and Supersport," he said.The deal was negotiated by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

(ANOCA) who owned the television rights of the competition on behalf of the Botswana Africa Youth Games

event, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.Tuelo Serufho, chief executive officer, Botswana Africa

By Danyal KhanMarch 5 - Sochi 2014 is set to break all viewing records, according to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

deals after the IPC worked with the National Paralympic Committees of Australia, Brazil, Canada, and South

Africa respectively.Russia's own broadcasters VGTRK, RBC TV and ANO Sports Broadcasting will show a

By Gary AndersonMarch 5 - The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has opened the bidding process for 10 international competitions, which include six Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying events and four World Championships.

Boxing (WSB) formats.AIBA has revealed there will be four AOB continental Olympic qualifying events in Africa

also make it to Rio.This year's Women's World Boxing Championships are due to take place in Jeju City, South

body.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] StoriesFebruary 2014: South

Sat staring out of the rain splattered window (yes it rains here in Africa too, you know) with two elderly

the back of my mind, quietly wading its way through my thoughts during the long 15 hour flight to the South

of Africa. 

President of the Zambian Judo Federation, Alfred Foloko, alongside his secretary general Mavuto Nguni and South

which make up the Southern African Judo Confederation - Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South

By Gary AndersonMarch 4 - Dates for the 2014-2015 HSBC Sevens World Series, which will have added significance as the top four-ranked nations will qualify from it directly for the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, were announced today. 

Australia in October this year before the final two stops of 2014 will take in Dubai and Port Elizabeth in South

Africa, both in December.Wellington in New Zealand will welcome the world's top sevens side in February

2014-2015Round 1 Australia (Gold Coast) October 11-12, 2014Round 2 Dubai December 5-6, 2014Round 3 South

Africa (Port Elizabeth) December 13-14, 2014Round 4 New Zealand (Wellington) February 6-7, 2015Round

By Nick ButlerMarch 4 - A witness has described hearing "loud voices" arguing followed by "shots or explosions" the night Oscar Pistorius' girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was killed.

This came on the second day of what is being billed as the "trial of the century" in South Africa - where

trialFebruary 2014: Oscar Pistorius speaks of "sorrow" year after shooting girlfriend deadJune 2013: South

By Zjan ShirinianMarch 3 - Twelve countries across five continents have expressed an interest in hosting the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018.

bidding nations are: England, Fiji, Hong Kong, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, South

Africa, Spain, United States and Wales.The tournament, which made its debut in Scotland in 1993, has