The International Korfball Federation (IKF) has announced that the 2019 World Championships will be expanded to 20 teams, four more than previous editions.

a number of decisions regarding the 2019 World Championships, due to take place in Durban in South Africa

taken to expand the competition’s field because of the continued growth of the sport in nations in Africa

each of the Continental Federations was also decided, with two places awarded to the Americas, two for Africa

More than 4,000 athletes were not drugs tested in 2016 before competing at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Independent Observers report has revealed.

Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) of the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Japan, Australia and South Africa

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) leaders have visited Durban as part of their process to inspect the South African city before a November 30 deadline for meeting criteria necessary for them to remain hosts of the organisation's showpiece event in 2022.

their "continued dialogue and commitments to support Durban's progress" towards the deadline.South Africa

Commonwealth Games representatives are [were] in South Africa to meet with the South African Government

follows the decision taken at our General Assembly to continue, as a first priority, to support South Africa

Action at the first World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-23 Baseball World Cup is due to begin tomorrow with games involving all 12 participating teams in the Mexican city of Monterrey.

Pan-American team, Panama.Group A will begin with a clash between Austria and Australia before South Africa

The host broadcaster contract for the next rugby World Cup has been awarded to a partnership between Host Broadcast Services (HBS) and IMG, the well-known talent and sports agency.

enabling new innovations and fan-engagement priorities to be delivered”.Japan's stunning win over South Africa

a huge global success, not least in Japan where their outstanding opening match victory over South Africa

Olympic gold medallists Argentina will clash with European champions The Netherlands during next year’s Hockey World League (HWL) semi-final event in Britain, it has been announced after the schedule for each men’s and women’s tournament was confirmed.

qualifiers who will also secure their spot at each semi-final through HWL round two tournaments.South Africa

Olympic silver medallists Belgium, Olympic bronze medallists Germany, New Zealand, Spain and hosts South Africa

which won the Olympic gold medal will feature for England during the HWL semi-final event in South Africa

The draw for the 2017 edition of the Netball World Youth Cup has been made in Gaborone.

Ireland and Samoa.Pool B will feature Australia, the four-time winners, who will collide with South Africa

reportedly play host to a secretary generals seminar of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Political disputes surrounding the African Games have eased after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between sporting and Governmental bodies.

Last year's All-Africa Games in Brazzaville were organised by the Sports Council of the African Union

rather than the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) after the failure of talks

entrusted with the technical coordination.They will be known as the "African" rather than the "All-Africa

©ANOCAA key aim involves "improving the quality and raising the level of competitiveness of the All Africa

of sports events in general and the All-Africa Games in particular.

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont urged Japan to "work extremely hard" on the legacy programme for the 2019 World Cup in a bid to ensure "strong and sustainable" benefits of the tournament are felt across the country.

in England - which included arguably the biggest shock in the event's history when they beat South Africa

The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Sport and Active Society Commission has announced the winners of development grants, each worth $20,000 (£14,000/€18,000), that will go to organisations running "effective sport for all programmes" in their communities.

Dreamfields Project was another winner.The project provides townships and rural schools across South Africa

Durban’s hosting of the 2022 Commonwealth Games "hangs in the balance" according to Gideon Sam, President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).

South Africa were warned earlier this month that they have less than two months to meet a series of conditions

in a timely fashion.Alec Moemi, the director general of the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa

Esethu Hasane, spokesman for the Department of SRSA, said South Africa failed to make their first payment

South Africa are keen to learn lessons from hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup ©Getty ImagesHasane insists

Mexican tennis player Daniel Garza has been suspended for six months after being found guilty of "influencing the outcome" of a match.

220 matches between February 2012 and June 2015.His sanction was followed by Joshua Chetty of South Africa

Guernsey's Garry Collins has been appointed as the European region's representative on the board of World Bowls.

re-elected unopposed as the regional director for Asia and Oceania, while McArdle, who is based in South Africa

, continues in the role for the Africa and the Americas area.Bowls, played at both the Commonwealth and

A development programme has been established in order to create the fifth Continental Union within the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) - with those behind the scheme targeting full recognition from the worldwide governing body before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

an Oceania Gymnastics Union (OGU).The body would mirror that of the other Unions - in Asia, Europe, Africa