A friend asked me to provide a sporting quiz question earlier this week. Naturally, I decided to make it as tricky as possible for the part-time sports fan.

Eventually we arrived at Africa and I gave in, telling them the correct answer is in fact Egypt.This

.It is fair to say, though, that international federations have largely struggled to truly work out Africa

Kenya and Ethiopia in athletics, while South Africa have managed a steady stream of talent in a wide

variety of sports, mainly cricket and rugby.However, South Africa itself has a relatively mixed record

Rather than proving the credentials of South Africa, largely seen as the continent's most likely Olympic

Longstanding diplomatic tensions between China and Chinese Taipei will be fully tested here in this Sardinian resort tomorrow as they stand as rival bidders, along with Hungary, to host the International School Sport Federation’s (ISF) 2020 Gymnasiade.

follows next year’s staging in the Moroccan city of Marrakech, the first time this event has been held in Africa

International School Sport Federation, is an increasingly high-profile event and is due to be held in Africa

Pieter Oosthuizen justified his pre-event billing as he claimed the gold medal in the men's race in front of his home crowd at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Laser-Run World Championships in Cape Town.

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari has been elected unopposed as the chairman of the international governing body’s baseball division.

sit on the Executive Board with China’s Chen Xu representing Asia, Tunisia’s Sabe Jlajla representing Africa

five continental vice-presidents; Japan’s Hiromi Tokuda for Asia, South Africa’s Mashilo Matsetela for Africa

Vivian Gungaram, President of the Mauritius Athletics Association (MAA), has been appointed as an interim member of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ruling Council, it has been revealed.

 "The investigations have taken far too long and Africa should not suffer that’s why I have no problem

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set to name a new host of the 2018 African Nations Championship on Saturday (October 14).

 The event differs from the higher-level Africa Cup of Nations as only players who represent

pledge if the KFK were found to be responsible.He has now blamed the Kenyan Government.Members of the Africa

Cup of Nations Organising Committee held their first meeting yesterday ©CAFMembers of the Africa Cup

Brian Cookson has claimed the result of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Presidential election was "pure politics" following his defeat at the governing body's Congress in Bergen.

Cookson.The decision was made by 45 voting delegates at the Congress, which included nine each from Africa

Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships after it was revealed that a country from Africa

President Sebastian Coe in Rabat, he believed that Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa

8, 2017Kalkaba claimed that Coe, who was attending the CAA Congress, would support a candidate from Africa

 "We think that 2023 will come too early for Africa, but in 2025 we have a real chance," said Kalkaba.Earlier

The South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) have expressed their "concern and disappointment" regarding the decision to postpone the Twenty20 Global League in the country until November 2018.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed the league, which had attracted a number of the sport's top players

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to guide Argentina to a 3-1 win over Ecuador last night and seal his country's place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Stade de France in Paris to win Group A but The Netherlands, finalists at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

New research suggests former professional sports players who experience concussion are more likely to report mental health problems than those who have not suffered it, the BBC reports.

ImagesThe former players surveyed - all men under 50 and from Finland, France, Ireland, Norway, South Africa

Last week's arrest of Brazilian sporting bigwig Carlos Nuzman on charges of "corruption, money laundering and criminal organisation" relating to Rio de Janeiro's successful 2016 Olympic and Paralympic bid has shone an ever-intensifying spotlight on the integrity of the Olympic world.

decision to expel Cameroon's Hamad Kolkaba Malboum from the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Botsang Tshenyego is the new President of the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) after being elected at the organisation's general meeting in Gaborone.

phenomenal in many ways and I think the biggest winner here is women in sport," he said, according to All Africa

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has called for their controversial World Cup qualifier away to Uganda to be replayed after lodging an official protest to FIFA over refereeing decisions in the match in Kampala.

points from their five matches.Ghana, who reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

to the Gold Coast 2018 men's rugby sevens tournament following impressive performances at the 2017 Africa

which are due to run from April 4 to 15 in the Australian city.Uganda were seeking to defend their Africa

appearance in the competition.The two nations are set to join fellow African countries Kenya and South Africa

, who qualified due to their World Rugby Sevens Series ranking.South Africa are the defending men's champions

with New Zealand, Canada, Fiji and England joining host nation Australia due to their rankings.South Africa