The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has paid tribute to Ahmed Kathrada, who passed away earlier this week.

As the macro sports body of South Africa, we hope the legacy he left behind will be carried forward in

Defending champions Germany have been drawn in Group B of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) 2017 Men's Under-23 World Championship in Canada after organisers revealed the schedule for the event.

The European side will take on Britain, the United States, Japan, France and South Africa at the tournament

tournament up and running when they clash with Australia.Germany's first match will be against South Africa

You might easily have missed it, but 2017 will bring the 50th anniversary of the birth of SportAccord - or the Global Association of International Sports Federations, as we may soon have to get used to calling it.

flagrant encroachment of politics - especially Cold War and, subsequently, racial politics over South Africa

History tells us that cricket’s last Olympic appearance came at the Paris Games in 1900, and it seems as though a return to the programme for the sport has been discussed ever since the final ball was bowled in the French capital more than a century ago.

Using the lower limit of Richardson’s estimate, South Africa and New Zealand would unquestionably lay

New Zealand have announced their 2017 squad as the world number one ranked nation build towards competing at this year’s Word Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men’s Softball World Championships.

event, which is scheduled to take place in Whitehorse, Canada, from July 7 to 16.Botswana and South Africa

Thembelani Nxesi has become South Africa's Sports Minister replacing Fikile Mbalula after Durban were stripped of its right to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 

2016 when he banned four Federations from hosting or bidding for major events for a year.Cricket South Africa

, Athletics South Africa, Netball South Africa and the South Africa Rugby Union were prohibited from

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has announced that the 2017 World Team Disc Golf Championships have been sanctioned by the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA).

claimed the competition has already "attracted interest" from 15 teams from Europe, North America, Africa

Russian 800 metres runner Mariya Savinova has launched an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after she was stripped of her Olympic Games gold medal from London 2012 and banned for four years.

Championships in Daegu, as well as her European crown from the previous year.Caster Semenya of South Africa

Newly-elected Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad claims Morocco has the capability to host the 2026 World Cup after he backed the country's potential bid for the tournament.

Association Football - Jack Warner - in the race for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, hosted by France and South Africa

had won the ballot for the 2010 tournament, but votes were "deliberately miscounted" to ensure South Africa

Spain’s Javier Gomez will head the men’s field for the World Triathlon Series (WTS) when the second round takes place in the Gold Coast.

to face the challenge of Olympic bronze medallist Henri Schoeman and Richard Murray, both of South Africa

country to welcome the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Baton Relay as it continues to travel across Africa

be the next stops on the Baton's route, before it heads to Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho and South Africa

An international football friendly between Ivory Coast and Senegal was abandoned after fans invaded the pitch and confronted the players at the Stade Charléty in Paris.

between the two nations has been abandoned due to crowd trouble.A play-off for qualification to the 2013 Africa

This weekend's World Cross Country Championships in Uganda saw a pulsating senior men's contest take place in searing heat at Kampala's Kololo Independence Grounds.

She finished almost three minutes behind Irene Chepet Cheptai, who led home a Kenyan 1-2-3-4-5-6.Africa

The only non-Africa born podium finisher in the 14 editions this century was second placed Ukrainian

A former member of Ghana's football coaching team, Gerard Nus, has returned home to Spain following a seven week protest over unpaid bonuses.

Despite the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations concluding on February 5, video analyst Nus refused to return

The inaugural International Cricket Council (ICC) Global Leaders Academy has been launched with 28 current and future heads of governing bodies from around the world taking part in the programme.

ICC Headquarters in Dubai to meet with the head coach and chief executive of Red Bull Middle East and Africa