Representatives from the Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) have met with officials from the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to discuss a recently signed agreement.

some of its recent success to the camps.Lesotho, a tiny country which is completed surrounded by South Africa

Helmut Sandrock has today resigned from his position as general secretary of the German Football Association (DFB) as the organisation prepares for the release of a report into allegations of corruption within the nation’s successful bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

to bribe four Asian members of FIFA's Executive Committee.Ultimately the German bid defeated South Africa

He is a lucky man, but you have to acknowledge he made his own luck.

bewildering switching from language to language and his endless repetition, in one segment, of the word “Africa

Planned reforms due to be introduced by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe have been unanimously supported by the sport's six Area Associations following a meeting of the respective Presidents at Cap d'Ail in France.

been denied.The Briton has the support, however, of the heads of the six IAAF Area Associations from Africa

Football’s global club leagues should have a place on FIFA’s Executive Committee and should be able to participate in the decision making process to help rebuild the shattered reputation of the sport’s governing body, French Football League President Frédéric Thiriez claimed here today.

including the English Premier League, La Liga in Spain and the Bundesliga, as well as leagues in Africa

Canada's Richard Pound, a staunch opponent of the concept of the Youth Olympic Games, will sit on a 27-member Tripartite Commission debating the future of the event, chaired by Turkey's World Archery President Uğur Erdener, it has been announced.

included.IOC honorary members Lassana Palenfo, President of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

FIFA Presidential candidate Gianni Infantino remains confident of securing the top job at world football’s governing body after claiming “more than half” of the African Member Associations will vote for him in this week’s election following a short visit to Robben Island near Cape Town.

“I think I'll make an impact in Africa,” Infantino said.

After 18-years at the helm, FIFA’s eighth President is set to leave the football body facing its worst-ever crisis. Had he stepped down earlier, however, Sepp Blatter’s political epitaph would have been very different.

“The intention is that the countries of the third world, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Central America,

administrating the Development Programme he established solid grass-roots relationships, especially in Africa

make [their] political life easier by using our commercial assets.”Sepp Blatter formed strong bonds in Africa

brilliantly to successive Congresses, taking advantage of his bond with national associations, especially in Africa

ridden off into the proverbial sunset would have been about a year and a half later, having given Africa

The United States secured the Pan American Team Continental Championships women’s badminton title after earning a dramatic victory over rivals Canada in Guadalajara.

denied gold in the men’s competition after their team were comfortably beaten 3-0 by hosts Mexico.South Africa

Australia have qualified for next year's World Baseball Classic after beating South Africa 12-5 in the

Olympic champions United States earned the right to defend their title later this year after advancing to the final of the North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Women's Rio 2016 qualifier, alongside London 2012 bronze medallist Canada.

looking to begin their preparations for Rio 2016, where they will joinColombia, France, Germany, South Africa

India held off a fightback from Malaysia to reach the men’s semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Team Championships in front of a home crowd in Hyderabad.

men’s team emerged as 3-0 victors over Algeria in their semi-final to set up an encounter with South Africa

Segun Toriola will make history at the Rio 2016 Olympics by becoming the first African to compete at seven editions of the Games.

I am very excited about this achievement," said Toriola, who has won 13 All-Africa Games gold medals

Franz Beckenbauer has been fined and warned by FIFA’s Ethics Committee in relation to the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process.

to bribe four Asian members of FIFA's Executive Committee.Ultimately the German bid defeated South Africa

Favourites China came from behind to beat Singapore 3-2 on the opening day of the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad, India.

Championships in Kazan as their men’s team beat Turkey 5-0 and their women’s team defeated Finland 4-1.At the Africa