Franz Beckenbauer is at the centre of a lawsuit launched by the German Football Association (DSB) regarding alleged corruption in the country’s successful bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

which was led by former World Cup winning captain and manager Beckenbauer, ultimately defeated South Africa

stating there had been "intolerable pressure" prior to the ballot.Should Dempsey have voted for South Africa

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has claimed FIFA Presidential candidates Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Gianni Infantino could unite ahead of the election on February 26.

When there is a formal support from Asia and Africa, then you are certainly the front-runner.

The Namibian National Olympic Committee (NNOC) and Namibia Cycling Federation (NCF) are to announce their men’s road race cycling entrant for the Rio 2016 Olympics on Wednesday (February 10).

the Olympic Games, due to their riders’ performances during the International Cycling Union (UCI) Africa

athlete who would represent the country.A points format was devised with the top cyclist at the 2015 Africa

Craven is favourite for the berth having won the national road race ©Getty ImagesMeanwhile, the 2015 All Africa

Ghofran Zaki became the third Egyptian taekwondo player to qualify for Rio 2016 after finishing first in the men’s 68 kilograms category at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Agadir City, Morocco.

Qualification Tournament was a fantastic event and really demonstrated just how strong taekwondo is in Africa

The Democratic Republic of Congo became the first nation to win the African Nations Championship twice after beating Mali 3-0 in the final at the Amahoro Stadium in Rwanda’s capital Kigali.

Florent Ibengé, who guided the senior Democratic Republic of Congo side to third place at last year's Africa

Aboubacar Leo Camara, but Ivory Coast held out for the win.The tournament differs from the more elite Africa

The International Surfing Association (ISA) has welcomed the Sierra Leone Surfing Association (SLSA) as its 98th member.

Sierra Leone Surfing Association to the ISA family as we continue to grow and develop the sport in Africa

New Zealand secured consecutive World Rugby Sevens Series victories after overcoming Australia in the final in Sydney, although they could face disciplinary action for having too many players during their pool stage match against the hosts.

Australian team earning a sudden death 17-12 win over England in the quarter-finals, before edging South Africa

have now moved onto a total of 69 points for the overall series, the same number as Fiji and South Africa

, but await their potential punishment.Fiji earned a dominant 26-12 win over South Africa in the third

FIFA Presidential candidates Gianni Infantino and Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein have received the backing of South Sudan and Liberia respectively, despite the Confederation of African Football (CAF) urging its voting Member Associations to support fellow hopeful Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa of Bahrain.

pledges in three of FIFA's six continental Confederations, had a better project "for our Federation, for Africa

The Democratic Republic of Congo will be vying to claim their second African Nations Championship title when they play Mali in tomorrow’s final at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali.

knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the 2011 tournament in Sudan and 2014 competition in South Africa

also at the Amahoro Stadium.The tournament, now in its fourth edition, differs from the more elite Africa

Great Britain’s James-Andrew Davis won the individual title at the men’s foil Fencing World Cup in German city Bonn after overcoming the United States’ Miles Chamley-Watson in the final.

event in Algiers ©Getty ImagesThey will be joined by the top-ranked team from each of the four zones - Africa

Current Series leaders South Africa, defending champions Fiji and England progressed to the quarter-finals

success.Fiji will face Kenya in the quarter-finals after the African team came second behind South Africa

Judo has strengthened its relationship with the Commonwealth Games by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to help develop the sport across the 71 countries and territories that take part in the event.

 This year's Commonwealth Championships are due to take place in Port Elizabeth in South Africa

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced it has entered into a long-term partnership with Perform Group, which will see the company become the governing body’s worldwide partner for the distribution and sale of all media-related rights.

World Cup, held every four years, competing countries across the four continents - Europe, Americas, Africa

Substitute Yves Bissouma came off the bench to fire Mali into the final of the African Nations Championship as his late goal gave his side a narrow 1-0 victory over Ivory Coast in Rwanda's capital Kigali.

cards in consecutive matches.The tournament, now in its fourth edition, differs from the more elite Africa

Malawian netball player Mwai Kumwenda has been named as the International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of the Year for 2015, it has been announced.

at last year’s Netball World Cup, where the African nation finished sixth following defeat to South Africa

held annually over an 18-week period from April to June.The Malawi Queens star dedicated the award to Africa