China's women and South Africa's men teams secured the twelfth and final places to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Rugby Sevens by winning the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco on Sunday.

 South Africa defeated Great Britain 14-5 in a thrilling men's final to claim the final men's qualifying

as six regional qualifiers - Uruguay (South America), Ireland (Europe), USA (North America), Kenya (Africa

), Samoa (Oceania) and Japan (Asia) - and repechage winners South Africa.

They will be joined by Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, Fiji and Japan as the winners of

Chief Competitions & Performance Officer Nigel Cass said, "Congratulations to China Women and South Africa

Defending champions England booked their place in the semi-finals with a comprehensive 10-wicket win over the USA on Sunday. Jordan and Buttler shine with outstanding performances at the T20 World Cup.

regardless of the outcome of the final Group Two Super Eights match between co-hosts West Indies and South Africa

the ball well and it's nice to have that confidence.England are joined in the semi-finals by South Africa

The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, Confederation

.➡️ In case you missed it❗CAF have confirmed the dates for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled to

Ivory Coast, had to be staged in January and February to avoid the rainy seasons in central and west Africa

#WAFCON2024CAF Executive Committee today confirmed the dates for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco

France has always prided itself on honouring its pioneers and visionaries, but the French aristocrat who founded the modern Olympic Games in 1894 is proving a controversial figure for the organisers of the Paris 2024 Games.

still exert control, not with traditional weapons as in the past, but through neo-colonial means in Africa

The World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco from 21-23 June will determine the final men's and women's qualifiers for Paris 2024. Eleven men's and women's teams have already secured their places at the Olympic Games, and the Principality will now decide the remaining spot.

teams: -Men's teams: Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Great Britain, Hong Kong China, Mexico, South Africa

Uganda (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, hosts France, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa

 South Africa men's player Impi Visser said: "We did ourselves no favours this time, but fortunately

The Women's Volleyball qualification for Paris 2024 came to an end on 17 June with the conclusion of the preliminary round of the Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL). In beach volleyball, Paraguay surprised everyone by qualifying for the Olympic Games for the first time.

teams from the world rankings that ended yesterday (with priority given to the best team from Asia and Africa

Asia); Japan (7th in the world); Netherlands (8th in the world); Kenya (20th in the world and best in Africa

The trial date has been set for the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, who will stand trial on 3 February 2025 for giving footballer Jenni Hermoso an unwanted kiss after she won the Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia, on 20 August 2023.

in women's football history (they have another world title in men's football after winning in South Africa

The Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts welcomed one of Europe’s oldest national federations in the sport as its 76th member last Thursday, joining 21 other partners in the continent.

that MMA has its place alongside other sports, and we attracted significant media attention across Africa

The IOC Executive Board (EB) has agreed to propose eight new IOC members for election at the 142nd IOC Session, to be held in Paris on 23-24 July and 10-14 August 2024, as well as the re-election of 15 other members.

Anant Singh (South Africa, Independent Individual, born in 1956, elected in 2016); Ms.

Taekwondo has been officially included as one of 25 sports on the competition programme of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), set for Dakar, Senegal, in 2026.

respective IFs, in collaboration with local authorities, their NFs in Senegal and more broadly across Africa

format, competition schedule and athlete quota.The 2026 event will mark the YOG’s first appearance in Africa

Spain leads the way in nationality changes approved by the IOC with two footballers, while Russia (which is banned from participating in these Games as such) loses two of its own. The IOC also approved 7 other changes ahead of the world's biggest multi-sport event, which begins in 40 days' time.

the USA; Gor Minasyan (weightlifting) from Armenia to Bahrain; Richard Murray (triathlon) from South Africa

The BRICS Games are an annual gathering of the eight-nation BRICS intergovernmental organisation, now in its fifth edition in Kazan, Russia, with participants from 89 countries, after the last one was held in the South African city of Durban in 2023.

organisation of eight countries (Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Russia, South Africa

in India (2016), Guangzhou in China (2017) and Johannesburg (2018) and Durban (2023), both in South Africa

 -South Africa.-South Korea. -South Ossetiaa-Spain.-Syria.-Switzerland.-Tajikistan.

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Olympafrica Foundation that will pave the way for thousands of children across the continent to benefit from basketball, and 3x3 in particular.

spirit by offering a wide range of sporting and social activities for the benefit of communities in Africa

Both parties will work together across Africa to promote: -Sport and sport education in general,

FIBAThe MoU is underpinned by the support of the FIBA Regional Office in Africa, which will donate basketball

 FIBA Africa President Anibal Manave said, "This Memorandum of Understanding confirms once again

basketball can now be used even more actively as a lever to achieve positive outcomes for young people in Africa

The prestigious ceremony commemorating the outstanding achievements of the top African athletes for the year 2023 was held during the African SAMBO Championships.

FIASAccording to Njimouluh the level of professional skill of athletes in Africa is growing.

The African SAMBO Championships was held from 1-3 June in Cairo, Egypt. Teams from 19 countries of the continent took part in the competition. Medals were awarded in competitions in Sport, Combat and Beach SAMBO.

was the best in +98 kg category.2021 world champion Maxwell Djantou (second from) once again best in Africa