A Confederation of African Football (CAF) inspection team will visit Kenya to assess whether the country will be stripped of the hosting rights for the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) next week, it has been announced.

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

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

The United States beat previously undefeated South Korea today to take the outright lead in the super round of the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-18 World Cup in Thunder Bay.

Taiwanese.There were also wins today for Mexico, 5-4 against Italy, and Nicaragua, 11-1 against South Africa

Nigeria began the defence of their men's AfroBasket title with a nervy win as competition got underway in Tunisia and Senegal today.

beat Cameroon 68-51 ©FIBAThe tournament's other co-host, Senegal, also started well by beating South Africa

Argentinian Franco Balboa won the final race of the day to break Hungarian dominance at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Marathon World Championships in Pietermaritzburg.

races being held the following day.It is the second time the Championships have been staged in South Africa

The 2024 host city vote was to have been the crowning moment of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Lima. Now that it has been agreed that Paris and Los Angeles will stage the next two Games, the Peruvians may well feel that someone has stolen their thunder.

Montevideo.An Apartheid and Olympism Commission reported to the EB as events moved swiftly in South Africa

They soon recommended South Africa be re-admitted for the 1992 Games in Barcelona.

The United States and South Korea both won their opening super round matches at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-18 World Cup in Thunder Bay.

Taipei thrashing Mexico 9-1 at Port Arthur Stadium to top the pile.At Central Stadium, Italy beat South Africa

New Zealand’s Sam Gaze triumphed in the men’s under-23 race at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Championships in Cairns.

pic.twitter.com/1qThS0n69Y— UCI MTB (@UCI_MTB) September 8, 2017Gaze finished clear of Alan Hatherly of South Africa

The South African Football Association (SAFA) may launch an appeal after FIFA ordered their World Cup qualifier with Senegal to be replayed.

for life for match manipulation.Lamptey, from Ghana, took charge of the original match which South Africa

due to be confirmed for a date in November.The match will be replayed despite no suggestion of South Africa

implications for the four teams in Group D of African qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.South Africa

beat Senegal 2-1 in the initial fixture ©Getty ImagesSouth Africa are now bottom with just a single

Cup of Nations in Gabon in January.South Africa was also at the centre of a match-fixing scandal in

Europe should be chosen ahead of Africa for the 2023 International Association of Athletics Federations

Hungarian paddlers dominated the opening day of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Marathon World Championships in Pietermaritzburg today, winning all four gold medals on offer.

races being held the following day.It is the second time the Championships have been staged in South Africa

Hosts Canada have made it through to the Super Round of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-18 World Cup following victory over Nicaragua in Thunder Bay.

dropped into the consolation round together with Italy and Nicaragua.Mexico comfortably beat South Africa

today ©WBSCIn today's second rearranged match, Mexico needed only seven innings to beat South Africa

taking on South Korea and Australia meeting Japan.Consolation round matches will also begin with South Africa

The International Surfing Association (ISA) has welcomed the Samoa Surfriders Association (SSA) as its 103rd member nation.

spreading to all regions of the globe to areas that had traditionally been overlooked, such as Asia, Africa

Hungary will seek to continue their dominance when the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Marathon World Championships begin in Pietermaritzburg tomorrow.

the Championships being held shortly after the conclusion of the masters' version of the event.South Africa

and K2 races being held the following day.It is the second time the Championships have been staged in Africa

With two years to go before Japan hosts the Rugby World Cup, the country is set to launch a major festival on September 20 to prepare for the event and to allow the Japanese to see the Webb Ellis Cup for themselves.

Japan.Japan caused one of the biggest shocks in the history of the Rugby World Cup when they beat South Africa

Nigerian weightlifters may be forced to miss next year's 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast after failing to compete at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Australia.

the weightlifters because the Australian Embassy is not in Nigeria – the nearest we got was in South Africa