By Tom DegunMay 20 - Oscar Pistorius will not compete at all this year as he awaits trial for the alleged murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his coach and agent have both confirmed.

following an appeal so that he can now travel abroad if he wishes.His case is due back in court in South

Africa on June 4, with a trial expected to take place before the end of this year.But despite talk of

is also the chairman of the IPC Athletics Sport Technical Committee, admitted there was a chance the South

charged with the alleged murder of Reeva Steenkamp (left) "The onus is really on Oscar himself and the South

Jacques Rogge in the most powerful position in world sport, has claimed he believes a Games bid from Africa

modern Olympics in the French capital, the 64-year-old former sailor (pictured top) said he believed Africa

Africa is the second biggest continent in the world, the second most populous continent in the world

I believe there will be a bid from Africa."

I believe in my lifetime I will see a Games and take part in a Games in Africa."

next Olympics and Paralympics that an African city could potentially bid for is the 2024 edition, with South

By James CrookMay 19 - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) have announced the nominations for the 2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event at the Club Ali Bey Manavgat in Antalya, Turkey, which starts tomorrow.

Kenya, Turkey and the US, which saw men's teams from Canada, Greece and Nigeria, and women's teams from South

Africa and Spain secure their places at the tournament.Contact the writer of this story at james.crook

By Emily GoddardMay 13 - Charlie Pereira will lead South Africa's men's hockey team to the Rio 2016 Olympics

as the squad's new head coach, the South African Hockey Association (SAHA) confirmed.

The former South African international player (pictured top), who has been acting as interim head coach

League semi-finals taking place in Malaysia from June 29 to July 7 when they finished as runners up to South

After Malaysia, the South African men's hockey team will head to Kenya to compete in the Africa Cup,

By James CrookBadminton is a sport which uniquely has its roots in two continents. Its beginnings can be traced to mid-18th century in India, where it was created by British military officers stationed there.The sport owes its name to Badminton House in Gloucestershire, owned by the Duke of Beaufort - although it is unclear why - and for most of its early existence it was a sport with its centre firmly in Europe.When the International Badminton Federation - the forerunner to the current World Badminton Federation (BWF) - was formed in 1934 seven of the founding nations were from Europe. But...

been won by players from Asian countries, with 16 of them going to China and six each to Indonesia and South

Kang Young Joong of South Korea - who last December announced his decision not to seek a third term in

the match-fixing scandal which led to four women's doubles teams from China, Indonesia and two from South

Time" schools project is something Høyer hopes to build on should he become President"For example, in Africa

allowed to play once a week so they will never be able to develop on a high level and I think that Africa

By James CrookMay 10 - Turkish city Adana has been confirmed as the host city of the as under-23 wheelchair basketball men's World Championship by International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) President Maureen Orchard after apparent "problems" with the host city were solved.

will attempt to defend their title against Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Sweden and South

Africa and three teams from Asia/Oceania that are yet to be determined.Australia, Japan, Iran, Malaysia

By James CrookMay 9 - British wheelchair tennis players Lucy Shuker and Gordon Reid (pictured left) have secured their places at next month's event at Roland Garros, which will have two British players competing for the first time.

inflicting a first singles defeat for over 10 months on the Japanese player to reach the final of the South

African Open last month.Reid's performance in South Africa bumped his ranking up to a career high of

I knew that the tournaments in South Africa last month were probably going to be crucial in terms of

By Emily GoddardApril 20 - Ten of the women who earned an Olympic bronze medal as part of the Team GB hockey squad at London 2012 have been named among the athletes to feature on the new 29-strong England and Britain line up that will prepare for the Rio 2016 Games.

Webb and Ellie Watton following their successful international debuts at the Investec Challenge in South

Africa earlier this year.Five Scottish athletes also feature in the squad, with new faces Alison Bell

By Emily GoddardApril 18 - Scotland face a tough challenge in the group stages of the 2013 World Youth Netball Championships (WYNC) on home soil after they were picked in Group C alongside third seeds Jamaica, Wales, the Cayman Islands and Samoa - all big names in the sport - in the draw at Glasgow's Emirates Arena.

The full 2013 WYNC groups are as follows:Group A – Australia, South Africa, Fiji, Israel, NamibiaGroup

By Tom DegunApril 15 - Britain's Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Maria Miller has promised that she would support a bid from London for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

the original choice, Johannesburg, was stripped of the event amid concerns of concerns about the way South

Africa would treat black and Asian athletes.The last time the competition was stage in England was in

By James Crook at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in TokyoApril 14 - Riccardo Fraccari has been confirmed as the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) President for another term, after the Italian ran unopposed for the post at the Ordinary Congress here.

by the congress, with Brazil's Jorge Otsuka taking the seat for the Americas, Lee Byung Suk of South

Korea for Asia, Nigerian Ishola Williams for Africa, Jan Esselman of Holland for Europe and Australia's

By Duncan MackayApril 13 - Athletics South Africa (ASA) plunged further into crisis when its entire Board

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) took the first steps to place the

By Emily GoddardApril 11 - Britain's double Olympic dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin and German two-time Olympic eventing gold medallist Ingrid Klimke are among the eight Olympic and Paralympic heroes, world champions and national stars named today as ambassadors of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) solidarity programme.

Award Tomas Eriksson.Israel's Lior Raz, who has been competing in reining since the age of 14, and South

and consultancy services, including horse-assisted therapy for seriously disadvantaged teenagers in South

Africa, sports classes for multiple sclerosis sufferers in Sardinia, training of coaches to improve

Libya is planning to build a new 60,000-seater stadium in capital city Tripoli in time to host the 2017 Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo in June on home turf.Libya had been scheduled to host this year's Africa

Cup of Nations, but the country had to swap hosting rights with South Africa - who held the rights to

security fears.One of the currently under-construction stadiums in Tripoli which will be used for the 2017 Africa

By Tom DegunApril 9 - A new annual international tournament in Tbilisi, Georgia, has been launched by the International Rugby Board (IRB) as part of their strategy to increase the competition schedule for second tier nations.

7 until 16 this year and feature Rugby World Cup 2015 hopefuls Georgia and Uruguay, as well as the South

Africa President's XV and Emerging Ireland teams.The competition in the nation's capital will see teams

The addition of Emerging Ireland and the South Africa President's XV ensures a high-calibre competition

The inclusion of the South Africa Presidents's XV and Emerging Ireland teams will provide valuable Tier