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ITU announce full calendar for 2018 season

  • Triathlon

Seven World Triathlon Series (WTS) events will feature on the 2018 International Triathlon Union (ITU) calendar, along with the Grand Final.

Championships from September 12 to 16.A revamped World Cup calendar will begin in Cape Town in South Africa


Cookson and Lappartient make final pitch to voting delegates on eve on UCI Presidential election

  • Cycling

Incumbent Brian Cookson and French challenger David Lappartient will discover tomorrow who will win the election to become the International Cycling Union (UCI) President at the governing body’s Congress here.

one or two votes likely to separate the two candidates.The voters include nine delegates each from Africa

hope of earning the backing of several European delegates.The Briton is expected to have support in Africa


Choue delighted to take World Taekwondo Grand Prix to Africa for first time

  • Taekwondo

World Taekwondo (WT) President Chungwon Choue has expressed his delight that Africa will stage a leg

world's most economic and deployable sports and it was great to see the results won by athletes from Africa

Rabat is the first city in Africa to host a WT Grand Prix event ©WTInvitations to the tournament were




Ghana Olympic Committee hoping to revive All-African Sports Awards

  • ANOCA

New Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) President Ben Nunoo Mensah is taking steps to revive the All African Sports Awards.

A "successful" meeting was held with Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) President

the ceremony when speaking at the ANOCA Congress in Djibouti in May.Top sporting stars from across Africa


Ashgabat 2017 declared open in biggest event in Turkmenistan's history

  • Ashgabat 2017

An Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games heralded as the most important event in the history of Turkmenistan was officially declared open here today in a grand and extravagant Opening Ceremony.

especially renovated for these Games and featured a parade of athletes from 65 countries, from Oceania and Africa


Cricket West Indies to establish new coaching team for women's squad

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Cricket West Indies (CWI) are to set-up a new coaching team for their women’s squad, following their performance at the Women’s World Cup in England.

group, while they recorded their second lowest total in a one-day international in a loss to South Africa


AIBA Year of the Caribbean to assume greater importance following Hurricane Irma

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) claims its Year of the Caribbean 2018 initiative will take on even greater significance following the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma.

receive the attention of AIBA’s ground-breaking "Year of" legacy projects, coming after the Year of Africa

have started with all Caribbean National Federations to make that sure the body can tailor the Year of Africa

The AIBA Year of Africa is being held in 2017 ©AIBALast week, a $1 million (£736,000/€837,000) emergency

AIBA launched the Year of Africa 2017 - a continent-wide programme that aims to bring education, empowerment



ICC congratulates Pakistan on return to hosting international competition

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated Pakistan on the successful staging of the nation's series against a World XI, which marked its return to hosting major events after several years of concern over security. 

Champions Trophy did not go ahead in Pakistan after England, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa





CAF delegation arrives in Kenya to inspect CHAN preparations amid readiness concerns

  • Football

An eight-person Confederation of African Football (CAF) inspection team has arrived in Kenya to assess whether the country is able to host next year's African Nations Championship (CHAN).

decision will then be taken over Kenya's hosting of the event, the second-tier competition behind the Africa

Mombasa and Meru are scheduled to be used at the competition.The tournament differs from the higher-level Africa