Paolo Barelli has claimed he has been driven by passion to challenge International Swimming Federation (FINA) President Julio Maglione and that the Uruguayan appears "unable or unwilling" to tackle problems within the governing body.

abolish the honorary secretary was "sneaky".He was also critical of the increase of representatives from Africa

and Asia on the FINA Bureau.insidethegames was told earlier this month that Africa, the Americas

Hosts South Korea secured their second win in as many games at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after defeating Argentina 2-1 in Group A today to move into the last 16.

D.Group C sees Zambia face Iran and Costa Rica go up against Portugal at the Jeju World Cup Stadium.South Africa

Increased viewing figures have been announced for this year's World Snooker Championships.

The World Championships were also shown live in the Middle East and North Africa, China, Thailand, Hong

World Rugby has announced the dates and venues for the 10 rounds of the men's 2017-2018 World Rugby Sevens Series.

 South Africa had already won the overall series title after sealing glory at the penultimate leg

circuit.Action next term is due to begin on December 1 and 2 in Dubai before moving to Cape Town in South Africa

Pacific islanders beat Russia to the final place by 22 points.New Zealand, England, Fiji, Kenya, South Africa

nations in the 24-team tournament will be decided by virtue of regional qualifying tournaments in Europe, Africa

Leading officials at the South Africa Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) have claimed

true.But they have also revealed that funding will be stopped for events taking place outside South Africa

 "The new regulations do not make provision for activities outside the borders of South Africa."

However, preparation and participation within South Africa would be available within the applications

France's Pauline Ado claimed the women's gold medal at the 2017 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games here in Biarritz today.

secured the bronze medal with 8.40 while the copper medal was awarded to Bianca Buitendag of South Africa

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met with Angola vice-president Manuel Domingos Vicente in Luanda to discuss sports development, cooperation and the assistance provided by Olympic Solidarity.

Marcelino Macome.It came after he had addressed the 17th Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

France's Pauline Ado made it through to the semi-finals of the women's competition at the World Surfing Games here in Biarritz today.

semi-finals today ©ISAThe 23-year-old scored 14.00 to win her quarter-final.Bianca Buitendag of South Africa

Scotland came from behind to beat England 12-7 in an all-British final at the World Rugby London Sevens today at Twickenham.

game.England had eased past Canada 24-5.The Canadians then recovered to defeat the US 22-19 for bronze.South Africa

Aspall has been announced as the official cider partner of the 2017 International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy.

Hosts England will clash with Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh in Group A.India, Pakistan, South Africa

winners of the 50-over event pocketing $2.2 million (£1.7 million/€2 million) in prize money.South Africa

African champions Zambia made an excellent start to their FIFA Under-20 World Cup campaign today after beating two-time winners Portugal 2-1 in Group C at the Jeju World Cup Stadium. 

.The country is competing at the event for only the third time.Japan came from behind to beat South Africa

ImagesThere was also action in Group D today as Japan came from behind to claim a 2-1 victory over South Africa

at the Suwon World Cup Stadium.Grant Margeman opened the scoring for South Africa in the seventh minute

were level within three minutes of the restart as Koki Ogawa converted a cross from the left.South Africa

England and New Zealand produced emphatic displays on the first day of the final World Rugby Sevens Series event of the season in London today.

Sevens then made it three wins out of three with a 27-21 win over Rio 2016 Olympic champions Fiji.South Africa

and threatened to do so again before crawling to a less than impressive 12-10 win over Kenya.South Africa

of their pool matches ©Getty ImagesThe highlight of the pool was undoubtedly the match between South Africa

 South Africa then finished the pool stages with a disappointing 12-24 loss to the United States.The

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has unveiled promotional videos for both the Under-12 and Under-18 Baseball World Cups.

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

Truck to Togo for the first stop on its tour as part of the Year of Africa project.

AIBA.This included a portable boxing ring and gym which was used during the activities.The Year of Africa

during the event ©AIBA“The HeadsUp Truck arrival in Togo represents a symbolic moment of the Year of Africa

Boys and girls from 32 countries gathered in the Croatian city of Porec earlier this month for the World Schools Basketball Championships, with the action streamed live on the Olympic Channel as well as the site of the sport's world governing body, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The event attracted more than 200,000 viewers.

Our main event, the Gymnasiade, will be held next year for the first time in Africa, where it will be

countries to host events is one of our principal methods of creating new frontiers for school sport in Africa