Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup after outbidding a joint European bid from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, world football's governing body announced at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.

Although the odds favoured the South American giants after they scored higher in FIFA's technical evaluation

financial crisis-hit Brazil, could have tipped the balance in favour of the safer choice of Europe over South

Rio de Janeiro.The joint bid by the United States and Mexico was withdrawn at the end of April, and South

Africa did the same in November, leaving a showdown between South America and Europe forthe honour of

FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) May 17, 2024Brazil has thus secured the first Women's World Cup in South

Boxer Cindy Ngamba and Ethiopian runner Farida Abaroge have secured their places at the Olympic Games as part of the African contingent making up the 36-member team that will attend the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony.

at the Olympic Games by athletes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Cameroon, Sudan and South

Africa, with its 9 athletes, is well positioned in view of the ever-increasing number of refugees in

Podemos, the left-wing, anti-austerity, Yes We Can political group that once partnered with the reigning Socialist party to form Spanish government, has asked current president Pedro Sanchez to pull the country out of Paris 2024 and sever ties with Israel to protest the war in Gaza.

Fernández insisted.Podemos also called for Spain to join the International Court of Justice’s lawsuit in South

Africa against Israel for genocide, the imposition of economic sanctions on both the Israeli state and

The Golden Fly Series returns to Innsbruck, Austria. On Saturday 18 May, the world's top athletes in pole vault and long jump will once again grace Innsbruck's vibrant Maria-Theresien-Strasse for an exhilarating outdoor track and field event.

World Championships 2024, emerges as the favorite.In the men’s long jump, competitors Cheswill Johnson (South

Africa) and Lester Lescay Gay (Cuba) will vie for victory.

Guinea's U-23 football team booked their place at the Olympic tournament in Paris with a play-off victory over Indonesia. Ilaix Moriba scored the only goal of the match in the French town of Clairefontaine.

had squandered three chances to secure a place at Paris 2024 after causing an upset by knocking out South

and New Zealand and must finish second if they are to realise their dream of bringing gold back to Africa

India's Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra is aiming to break the iconic 90-metre barrier in Doha. Chopra is a star in his own country, on a par with cricketers. For athletes, that means a lot.

Maybe tomorrow will be better," he said.He left India to train and will travel to South Africa, Turkey

mark with a record 81.04m on 31 December 2015.In 2016, at the age of 19, he won the gold medal at the South

Yon de Luisa Plazas, a member of both the FIFA Executive Council and the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Football (Concacaf), stressed the importance of each host nation having clear objectives for its participation.

"For South Africa 2010, it was about opening up a continent to the world.

This allowed FIFA to bring different teams and fans to Africa.

World Rugby has announced the squad of 23 match officials who will officiate at the Rugby Sevens competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France from 24-30 July.

-AJ Jacobs (South Africa).-Reuben Keane (Australia).-Adam Leal (England, Great Britain).

-Morné Ferreira (South Africa).

As well as the action inside the ring, last month's Mandela Boxing Cup in South Africa also played host

participants in Durban were from African countries such as Botswana, Gabon, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, South

Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

The Mandela Cup was held in Durban, South Africa, in April.

South Africa's Courtnae Paul is one of seven B-girls and B-boys from Africa hoping to earn a spot at

The timing was perfect with the South African having just started to devote more time to the activity

Courtnae Paul competing at the Red Bull BC One Cypher South Africa in Johannesburg.

OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty ImagesIn late March, Paul claimed her second Red Bull BC One Cypher South

Africa title in Johannesburg to qualify for December's World Finals in Rio de Janeiro.

Unfortunately in South Africa, that's not my reality."A 2 X TIME SA BC ONE CHAMP 😤🔥What. A.

The World Athletics Relays concluded this Sunday in Nassau, Bahamas, after two exciting days, and now 14 teams have already qualified for each of the five relay events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

what was a very long race for him and stunned everyone by winning in 2:59.11 in 43.92, followed by South

Africa (3:00.75) and Belgium (3:01.06).

-South Africa.-Ghana.-Australia.-Germany.-Nigeria.-Liberia.Women's 4x100m:-United States.-France.

-South Africa.-Belgium.-Japan.-Italy.-Great Britain.-Germany.-Nigeria.-United States.-Brazil.

Italy concluded an electrifying European Gymnastics Championships in the midst of an enthusiastic home audience, reclaiming their women's team title from reigning champions Great Britain at the Fiera Rimini arena on Sunday 5 May.

In 3rd place was team Cameroon, with the individual bronze award handed to South Africa's Luke Thomas.In

South Africa managed the silver medal, with Egyptian sensation Judy Abdalla securing 2nd place in the

managed bronze, with their star Salina Bousmayo claiming the individual prize.The juniors saw Egypt pip South

Africa to the overall prize, landing gold, with Morocco taking bronze.

Syan du Preez of South Africa managed 3rd place.

New Zealand won both the women's and men's competitions at the Singapore Sevens, the final regular season stop of the 2023-24 SVNS series. The women beat Australia to take top spot in the standings, while Argentina edged out Ireland for the men's league title.

Ireland who were the only team that could deny them the series crown.However, Argentina's 14-10 win over South

Africa in the fifth-place playoff secured them a first SVNS title thanks to their vastly superior points

Ireland.Men's Pool A: Argentina, Australia, France, Great Britain.Men's Pool B: Ireland, New Zealand, Fiji, South

Africa.

World sprint champion Noah Lyles and reigning Olympic 100m gold medallist Marcell Jacobs helped the United States and Italy earn respective qualification for the men's 4x100m relays at Paris 2024.

South Africa, with world 400m record holder Wayde van Niekerk on the third leg, were second with the

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is looking to June's Men's T20 World Cup to "pique the interest" of American sports fans before cricket makes its Olympic return at Los Angeles 2028.

The sport retains its appeal in traditional strongholds like England, Australia, South Africa and the