Eight teams were set to wear a rainbow armband at the World Cup in Qatar before FIFA stepped in to forbid it.

during the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup.The 2003 ICC World Cup was mostly staged in South

Africa, but matches were also held in Kenya and Zimbabwe.

captain Nasser Hussain who had called upon organisers to move the Zimbabwe-England match to a venue in South

World Triathlon's Para triathlon senior manager Eric Angstadt has insisted that the governing body is "very optimistic" that the mixed relay format set to debut at the Championship Finals here can be included at the Paralympic Games from Los Angeles 2028.

Championship Finals in Abu Dhabi on Saturday ©World Triathlon"There is a lot to do in Asia, a lot do in Africa

, a lot to do in South America for instance, so there is a lot of room for growth, and even some European

Quinones - Pan American Weightlifting Federation PresidentKhaled Mehalhel - Weightlifting Federation of Africa

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Kenya is one of six nominees for the World Athletics Member Federations Award this year, despite a flurry of anti-doping rule violations coming from the nation over the past 12 months.

quality sensors in four venues in Nairobi.It has also staged the only Continental Tour Gold meeting in Africa

Athletics Confederation has been recognised for hosting six international events this year including the South

American Under-18 and U-23 Championships, the South American Cross Country Championships, the Pan American

Athletics Federations found a breakthrough in athletics this year when high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok won South

The opening match of the World Cup has become a huge spectacle with importance beyond the total sum of its parts and Qatar’s encounter with Ecuador is no different.

the match.In 2002, the tournament was staged by joint hosts, so the opening match was held in Seoul, South

Mandiba is here in spirit," South African President Jacob Zuma said as he made the opening declaration

before South Africa began with a 1-1 draw against Mexico.They were eliminated after the first phase

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has launched a public vote for its Knockout World Cup to coincide with the upcoming FIFA World Cup, asking its audience to decide their favourite knockouts on social media.

representation across five continents.View this post on InstagramA post shared by IMMAF (@immafed)Angola, South

Africa, and Namibia are entered from Africa, while Asia has Kazakhstan, Bahrain and Tajikistan.England

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's T20 World Cup 2022 has once again shown us the power of T20 cricket to connect, entertain and inspire the world. The event, which saw England beat Pakistan in a thrilling final last Sunday (November 13), was the culmination of an exceptional tournament which has set new heights for our game.

Victories by Namibia, Scotland, Ireland and The Netherlands over the likes of West Indies, England and South

Africa not only provided great entertainment, but also served as an important signal of increased international

With a first participation at the Olympic Games in 1908 in London, 30 million players around the world and 140 national associations members of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), hockey is a well-established sport within the Olympic Movement. But should we simply be contemplating this and be satisfied? Not with me! Pursuing relentlessly the development of our sport has to be our daily objective and ambition. And I'm fully confident in the potential of hockey to grow considerably!

I invite all sports fans to turn their eyes to Pretoria, South Africa, in February next year for the

Portugal are the most overworked of the 32 squads preparing for the FIFA World Cup followed by Brazil and Mexico, based on the combined minutes played by those selected for since the start of the season.

gathered too on players making back-to-back appearances.Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min, who captains South

While some players and teams face overload, underload could be a significant issue for many teams from Africa

Gender equality for women and girls in sport was among the topics discussed on day three of the International Working Group on Women and Sport World Conference in Auckland, New Zealand.

Muditambi Ravele and Payoshini Mitra.Mitra said of the panel: "We had panellists from the United Kingdom, South

Africa and India - that in itself says a lot."

World Taekwondo has revealed plans to stage its first virtual competition in Saudi Arabia at the start of next year.

Even though they are in Africa, Middle East or South America they can compete with each other virtually

Birmingham City Council Leader Ian Ward has claimed here that the English city's staging of the Commonwealth Games earlier this year is "just the start".

for Birmingham to host the Commonwealth Games".Birmingham stepped in as host in 2017 after Durban in South

Africa was stripped of the rights, and Ward rebuffed sceptics who had disputed whether the city could

Commonwealth Games Federation vice-president Kereyn Smith and British Olympic Association vice-chair Annamarie Phelps are among the featured speakers at the World Conference on Women and Sport.

announced as a featured speaker, along with Muditambi Ravele and Payoshni Mitra.Ravele founded the South

Africa Women and Sport Foundation and acts as its chair.Formerly the first female chair of Boxing South

Africa, Ravele is now an independent director on the Cricket South Africa Board.Five featured speakers

Coaches from more than 67 National Federations attended the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic

create the Coaching Framework, take the recommendations and implement them so that we take coaching in South

Africa to a higher level."

Performance, Schools, Athletes and Education bodies is helping to create a common pathway to develop sport in South

Africa.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has elected its 10 members to its 2023 National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) Expert Advisory Group, with two representatives for each continent.

Getty ImagesHanem Amir El Nemr from the Egyptian Anti-Doping Organization and Khalid Galant from the South

African Institute for Drug-Free Sport represent Africa; while Diego Grippo of the National Anti-Doping