March 11 - South Africa's new Olympic head Gideon Sam (pictured) said today the country needs to re-establish

  South Africa won only one medal in the Chinese capital, Khotso Mokoena finishing second in the long

Sam, who took over as the president of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (

"Plans will be put in place to go the length and breadth of South Africa to find our best athletes for

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    By Martin Gillingham - 10 March 2009    Sebastian Coe reckons it’s a good idea and “more important than just re-choreographing the deckchairs”.  

Since retiring from the track he spent 12 years in South Africa where he was a radio talk show presenter

Since retiring from the track he spent 12 years in South Africa where he was a radio talk show presenter

MARCH 7 - AUSTRALIA created history today in Dubai when they won the inaugural women's tournament at the World Cup Rugby Sevens as Wales upset the odds to win the men's event.

out in the quarter-finals, while defending champions Fiji were beaten by Kenya and Argentina defeated South

Africa.  

MARCH 7 - AUSTRALIA created history today in Dubai when they won the inaugural women's tournament at the World Cup Rugby Sevens as Wales upset the odds to win the men's event.

out in the quarter-finals, while defending champions Fiji were beaten by Kenya and Argentina defeated South

Africa.  

MARCH 5 - RUGBY SEVENS campaign to get into the 2016 Olympics received another boost today when the International Rugby Players' Association (IRPA) and England's Rugby Football Union both threw their support behind the bid.

public support from some of the world’s top players, including Bryan Habana, who won the World Cup with South

Africa in 2007.  

MARCH 5 - RUGBY SEVENS campaign to get into the 2016 Olympics received another boost today when the International Rugby Players' Association (IRPA) and England's Rugby Football Union both threw their support behind the bid.

public support from some of the world’s top players, including Bryan Habana, who won the World Cup with South

Africa in 2007.  

MARCH 3 - SCOTLAND and Wales have abandoned plans for a joint bid to host the 2016 European Championships because of the current economic crisis, they have said.

focus and priority of the FAW is the effort to qualify the national team for the 2010 World Cup in South

Africa and the Euro 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine.  

  PRIME MINISTER Gordon Brown has tonight backed England's bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

"I am here to support people who were part of the 2007 World Cup team when you played South Africa [in

"I was very proud to be in Paris that day when you took on the South Africans and performed so well."

2015 World Cup are Japan, who controversially missed out to New Zealand on the 2011 tournament, and South

Africa while Italy and Scotland also registered their interest.  

"One is in Europe and one in South Africa.  

  SOUTH AFRICA'S preparations for the London 2012 Olympics received a massive boost today with the

South Africa won only one medal at last year's Olympics in Beijing, Khotso Mokoena finishing second in

"Money has been made available and we will continue to seek the investment of Corporate South Africa

The money will be distributed among the sports who offer South Africa the most realistic chance of winning

Sam is hoping that preparations for London 2012 will receive a big boost when South Africa hosts the

Africa has won 19 medals,  four of which have been gold.

  FEBRUARY 13- RUSSIA today became the first country to express its interest in hosting the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Australia, England, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Scotland, South Africa and Wales have confirmed their intention

to tender for Rugby World Cup in 2015, while Australia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Scotland, South Africa

  FEBRUARY 13- RUSSIA today became the first country to express its interest in hosting the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Australia, England, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Scotland, South Africa and Wales have confirmed their intention

to tender for Rugby World Cup in 2015, while Australia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Scotland, South Africa

FEBRUARY 8 - PACIFIC COLISEUM, the venue to be used for the figure skating at next year's Winter Olympics, has been praised by international officials and competitors.  

More 100 athletes from 15 countries such as Australia , Uzbekistan ,China, Mexico ,South Africa , the

 FEBRUARY 5 - UEFA PRESIDENT Michel Platini (pictured) said today he would try to convince FIFA to restrict the candidates to host the 2018 World Cup to European bids only, which would boost England's chances.

Europe's four bids to host the World Cup, FIFA has also received bids from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, South

The 2010 World Cup finals are being hosted by South Africa with Brazil hosting the 2014 tournament.

  FEBRUARY 3 - SOUTH AFRICA'S Government has offered its support for the country to bid for the 2015

International Rugby Board (IRB) president Bernard Lapasset and its chief executive, Mike Miller, met South

Africa's Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile and a delegation from the South African Rugby Union (SARU

South Africa memorably hosted and won the 1995 World Cup in an event that help unite the country after

that the infrastructure [would] be in place at the stadiums and across the country and that, [because] South

Africa [was] a rugby-mad country, [it] would be delighted and honoured to host the World Cup.”