Banele Sindani, the first chief executive of the South Africa Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee

Sindani, also a former chief executive of Athletics South Africa, was reportedly killed in an armed

immensely to South African sport for more than two decades.”His death has sent shockwaves around South Africa

FIFA are considering plans to expand the amount of teams at the World Cup from 32 to 40 as early as the 2026 tournament, it has been announced.

given to European nations.Currently, UEFA’s countries are given 13 spots at the tournament, while Africa

Oscar Pistorius is set to find out on Thursday (December 3) whether his culpable homicide conviction will be upgraded to murder.

judgement would be delivered at 9.45am local time on Thursday.Pistorius, who also competed for South Africa

No positive doping results were recorded from more than 450 tests conducted during the England 2015 Rugby World Cup, the sport's governing body have announced today. 

become first team to retain Rugby World Cup after defeating Australia in the finalOctober 2015: South Africa

African athletes competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

,”Ten African countries won medals at London 2012: Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, South Africa

edition of ANOCA seminarJuly 2013: Palenfo re-elected Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

The World Karate Federation’s (WKF) flagship annual competition series, the Karate1 Premier League, will undergo widespread changes effective from 2017 in order to enhance the visibility of the sport, its President Antonio Espinós has revealed.

final due to take place here for the third consecutive campaign.The series will also visit America and Africa

Japan overcame Kazakhstan in a tight Asian regional qualifier second-leg final at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground today to book their place in the inaugural Olympic women's rugby sevens tournament in Rio de Janeiro next year.

men's team's unprecedented success at the World Cup, where they gained a shock 34-32 win over South Africa

Hosts Japan ended the World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate1 Premier League season in commanding fashion as they claimed six of the 10 kumite gold medals on offer as well as the team kata title to round off the campaign in style here today.

judges.Shintaro Kuniyoshi of Japan took bronze as well as Troy Sutter, whose third-place effort pocketed South Africa

It’s a truism that every Olympic sport, and indeed every aspiring Olympic sport, wants to grow. You don’t hear a lot of International Federation Presidents talking in urgent tones about the need to reduce participation. But the question of growth is complex – does it mean more people, or does it mean people doing better?

a period of nearly 20 years, Davis says: “There is no tradition of rowing in Zimbabwe – or most of Africa

At the moment we have two we are waiting to get over the border from South Africa, but the Government

Micheen left school and went to Rhodes University in South Africa where she rowed in eights with her

Thornycroft went back to train in South Africa, where her current coach is Andrew Grant.Davis describes

the decision as “both easy and difficult”, explaining: “In South Africa they have facilities and

President Thomas Bach has told delegates attending the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Kenyan athletes have been urged to respect the "rule of law rather than the jungle" by the country's Sports Commissioner as their two-day occupation of the Athletics Kenya headquarters in Nairobi came to an end.

distance running legend Paul Tergat during the ongoing Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

World Cup winners the United States have been drawn into Group A of the 2016 Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship as they prepare to begin their defence of the Olympic title.

their places in the Rio 2016 women’s football tournament alongside host nation Brazil, with South Africa

and Zimbabwe qualifying from Africa, France and Germany advancing from Europe and Colombia from South

Employees from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were treated to a demonstration of wrestling at the headquarters of United World Wrestling (UWW) in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.

Junior and Cadet World Championships and a raft of continental events aimed at all age-groups across Africa

I felt a little out of my depth on arrival in Tokyo last week for the finale of the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s (WBSC) inaugural Premier12 tournament.

One is the game’s relative lack of popularity in Africa, parts of Asia, and most of all, in Europe,

Roles within Algeria’s various sporting federations will be offered to retired athletes as part of a new initiative in the nation, it has been announced following the first-ever Forum of Algerian Athletes.

Mustapha Berraf, who is also a vice-president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa