By Tom DegunAugust 31 - The world's best young players are heading out to Rimini in Italy for the start of the inaugural International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Invitational 3x3 Youth World Championships in the city from September 9-11. 

India, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Nepal, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, South

Africa, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Serbia, Spain, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey,

By Tom DegunAugust 31 - The Zimbabwe Paralympic Committee (ZPC) and the United States Embassy have held an event to celebrate the upcoming International Paralympic Day, which will take place on September 8 this year in the iconic London landmark Trafalgar Square.

Hockey Arena in a move designed to raise awareness for Zimbabwe's participation in the upcoming 2011 All Africa

volleyball and wheelchair rugby, while some of the world's top Paralympic stars, including four-time South

By Emily GoddardAugust 29 - Sweden, Spain and Denmark are the latest teams to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games as a result of their placings at last week's FEI European Dressage Championships team competition.

the two best placed teams from Olympic Groups D representing North American and E from Central and South

Ermelo, the Netherlands on November 2, which are open to teams from the Olympic Groups F representing Africa

and Middle East and G from South East Asia and Oceania.Combined standings from both competitions will

has a stage of the Heineken Trophy Tour, when the World Cup visited the venue ahead of its trip to South

Africa in 2010.

World Cup host-nations - the ones we already know about - reads as follows: Russia, Brazil, Brazil, South

times by the world's top sports bodies for exploring new territory.In the past three years, China and South

Africa have demonstrated that you don't have to be a traditional "old world" industrial power to have

and Rome.It may also lose votes as a consequence of the 2018 Winter Games, as we now know, going to South

By Tom DegunAugust 28 - Paralympic wheelchair racing stars Shelly Woods and Mickey Bushell have celebrated the One Year to Go milestone to London 2012 at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu – where they will compete later this week.

Daegu has already seen top Paralympians action with Ireland's Jason Smyth competing in the 100m and South

we've got two integrated events in Daegu involving our own athletes, plus Oscar Pistorius competing for South

Africa and Jason Smyth competing for Ireland in the core programme; that offers the perfect marketing

By Tom DegunAugust 25 - The tiny Island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean are the first team to

event.The team, which consists of four athletes and two officials, are travelling some 1,200 miles south

to Cape Town in South Africa by ship before they can begin their near 12-hour flight north to the UK.They

By David GoldAugust 23 - Egypt has been selected to host the men's qualifying football tournament for the London 2012 Olympic Games, despite the precarious security situation in the North African nation.

and will involve eight countries - Algeria, Egypt, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and South

the Olympics.Egypt, who have won the last three African Nations Cup competitions, have represented Africa

guarantees, the Egyptian Government showed strong will to organise this event in order to highlight to Africa

By Marcus CrawleyAugust 21 - The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced figures showing that sevens has gained yet more ground in the eyes of broadcasters worldwide.

HSBC Sevens World Series comprised eight tournaments in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, George in South

Africa, Wellington in New Zealand, Las Vegas in the US, Adelaide in Australia, Hong Kong, Twickenham

By Tom Degun in BathAugust 18 - Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson, Britain's best known Paralympian, has controversially claimed that the Paralympic event that Oscar Pistorius competes in should be banned from disability sport competition so that the Games does not become a B-standard event to the Olympics.

despite a row over his prosthetic legs which some claim give him an advantage.The 24-year-old from South

Africa also looks increasingly likely to compete in the 400m at the London 2012 Olympics as well as

I just feel sorry for other Paralympians in the same situation like the South African swimmer Natalie

AmbassadorAugust 2011: Exclusive - Pistorius is getting "F1 advantage" and should not compete in Olympics, says South

By Tom Degun in BathAugust 18 - Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson, Britain's best known Paralympian, has controversially claimed that the Paralympic event that Oscar Pistorius competes in should be banned from disability sport competition so that the Games does not become a B-standard event to the Olympics.

despite a row over his prosthetic legs which some claim give him an advantage.The 24-year-old from South

Africa also looks increasingly likely to compete in the 400m at the London 2012 Olympics as well as

I just feel sorry for other Paralympians in the same situation like the South African swimmer Natalie

participationAugust 2011: Exclusive - Pistorius is getting "F1 advantage" and should not compete in Olympics, says South

By Duncan MackayAugust 18 - Tokyo has joined the HSBC Sevens World Series as it expands to nine venues for the 2011/2012 tournament.

Twickenham in London on May 12-13.Other venues that will form part of the Series are Port Elizabeth in South

Africa, Wellington in New Zealand and Las Vegas in the United States, "It is with great pleasure

By Duncan MackayAugust 17 - South Africa's Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula today announced that they will

In May South Africa's Cabinet decided it would not bid for the Games as South Africa has more pressing

 Durban had been keen to bid and were expected to be the South African candidate if they bid.But

"There will be no bid from South Africa for the 2020 Olympics.

Africa still undecided about Olympic bid for 2020July 2011: South African Sports Minister to formally

ask Government to bid for 2020 OlympicsJuly 2011: David Owen - Does Zuma's presence mean South Africa

By Tom DegunAugust 15 - South African multiple Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is set to have huge

support from the South Korean public at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu later this month

He has already built up a large following in the country according to the Korean ambassador to South

Africa, Yoon Lee.The 24 year old will make history in Daegu by becoming the first amputee athlete to

event.His selection for the individual event and the 4x400m relay has drawn criticism from some, including South

able-bodied athletes.However, Lee revealed that Pistorius has already built up a massive fan base in South

2011: Exclusive - Pistorius is getting "F1 advantage" and should not compete in Olympics, says South

DegunAugust 15 - Multiple Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is set to have huge support from the South

in Daegu later this month as he has already built up a large following in the country according to South

Korean Ambassador to South Africa Yoon Lee.

event.His selection for the individual event and the 4x400m relay has drawn criticism from some, including South

2011: Exclusive - Pistorius is getting "F1 advantage" and should not compete in Olympics, says South