France’s Quentin Urban secured his second gold medal of the weekend as the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Marathon World Cup event in Hazewinkel in Belgium came to a close.

field, with the Canoe Marathon World Championships scheduled to take place in Pietermaritzburg in South Africa

Belgium's Jean-Michel Saive has claimed he has received messages of support for his campaign to become the new President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) from delegates representing countries in at at least five of the world governing body's six continental associations.

campaign website, the former world number one revealed he had received "endorsements and support" from the Africa

France have won their maiden team gold medal at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games in Biarritz.

to see the universality of our sport in the semi-finals with surfers from Europe, the Americas and Africa

After eight years away, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup will return to the Spanish capital of Madrid tomorrow.

competitors in the field who have won medals at previous World Cup events include Wian Sullwald of South Africa

Portugal and Italy have both qualified for the last 16 of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after collecting valuable points on the final day of action in Groups C and D today.

guarantee first place.They went on to claim a point after sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw with South Africa

England secured top spot in Group A at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after beating hosts South Korea 1-0 in Suwon today.

sides with Iran on three points and Portugal and Costa Rica both on one each.Uruguay’s clash with South Africa

on three points with Italy on a goal difference of plus-one and Japan on minus-one.Pointless South Africa

Coast 2018 Queen’s Baton is bound for the Caribbean following the completion of its journey across Africa

Americas, starting in The Bahamas from July 18 to 24.The final leg of the African tour took place in South Africa

marathon runner Josia Thugwane carried the Queen's Baton on the final leg of the African tour in South Africa

I think South Africa is going to do well at Gold Coast 2018, especially in track and field, I see now

While in South Africa, the Baton visited a number of scenic sites, including God’s Window and Three Rondavels

Gunilla Lindberg has described the cooperation between National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and Tokyo 2020 as being "very good" so far.

elected President.Tokyo 2020 also had a presence at the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Gold Coast 2018 has today appointed RGS Events Australia as the official furniture provider for next year’s Commonwealth Games.

2016 Olympic Games.Other events to make use of their service include the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

Warm-up matches for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy begin tomorrow as preparations for the tournament continue.

being played featuring six of the eight teams who will be hoping to win the title.England and South Africa

officials have attended a conference held during the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) Year of Africa

swimming federations also attended.Training underway for the future champions that inspired AIBA’s Year of Africa

YoAfrica #AIBAFamily #HeadsUp pic.twitter.com/FAtEA9dxmx— AIBA (@AIBA_Boxing) May 19, 2017The Year of Africa

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Europe President Turgay Demirel has hailed the continent’s success in 2016 during their Congress in Berlin.

attended by FIBA President Horacio Muratore and the organisation’s secretary general Patrick Baumann.FIBA Africa

Zambia have made it through to the last 16 of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in South Korea after coming from two goals down to beat Iran 4-2 today.

 Goals from Ricarrdo Orsolini and Andrea Favilli handed Italy a 2-0 win over South Africa ©Getty

ImagesItaly defeated South Africa 2-0 to claim their first win of the tournament at the Suwon World

slotted home to seal the three points.Italy and Japan both have three points in the standings with South Africa

The World Rugby Council has announced it has handed full membership to Ghana Rugby.

and 17 associates.Ghana Rugby became an associate member in April 2004 and are a full member of Rugby Africa

Ghana Rugby"We are delighted that Ghana has been admitted as a full member of World Rugby," said Rugby Africa

It reflects the fact that rugby is on the rise in Africa, as it is all over the world."

Indeed, Africa has seen huge growth of late particularly among the youth and through the 'Get Into Rugby

Our sport is an inspiration to millions of people around the world and in Africa we are reaching out

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has unveiled the competition schedule for this year's Under-12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taipei.

with current world number one ranked side Japan in Group A.Mexico, Czech Republic, Brazil and South Africa

primary opposition along with 2015 bronze medallists Nicaragua, and Australia, Panama and Germany.South Africa