Danish city Odense is set to welcome the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) global basketball tour NBA 3X, which will see 3-on-3 competitions and an interactive fan experience held at the Odense Hayneplads next Saturday and Sunday (August 8 and 9). 

holding NBA 3X in Denmark for the first time,” said Benjamin Morel, NBA Europe, the Middle East and Africa

A total of 65 per cent of those who applied for Rio 2016 tickets in the first draw have been successful.

The Sydney-based company are representing a record 40 countries across Asia, Africa and Oceania, with

United States were one of five nations represented at a gathering of potential hosts for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, giving arguably one of the clearest indications yet that they will lodge a formal bid for the sport’s flagship event.

US representatives were joined in London this week by those from Ireland, Italy, South Africa and France

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Baku 2015 has signed a broadcast agreement with Fox Sports Africa with less than a week until the European

The deal will see Fox Sports Africa bring the first edition of the multi-sport event to its viewers

Coupled with the contract signed with the Arab States Broadcasting Union, which covers North Africa

“Africa is an increasingly important continent in world sport and a growing market in commercial terms

great response from the world’s broadcasters to Baku 2015, including our new partners at Fox Sports Africa

events to our viewers, and I have no doubt that the European Games will be a great success across Africa

In the run-up to the seventh, and biggest, “official” Women’s World Cup, there have been significant achievements by individuals, teams and National Federations that can only make women more widely welcomed within the football world. There has also been a stealthy growth of playing numbers worldwide.England is one of the success stories, with the professional league having just started its fifth season, and the number of registered players up to a quarter of a million, according to the Football Association (FA). The sport was given royal approval when Prince William, taking up his official engagements again after the birth of...

Islamic and Latin countries, where women are often discouraged from playing sport, and throughout Africa

football was “culturally challenged”.Peter Alegi, who has written on the development of women’s sport in Africa

  In South Africa in 2008 a top player was gang-raped and murdered for being openly gay.

  National leagues are underdeveloped, money is scarce, the cultural problems abound, and Africa

The European Games have been over 50 years in the making and join the Pan American, Asian and African Games in a worldwide network. Each of these were a long time coming and all had their fair share of growing pains.

days and did include a limited sports programme.By this time there should also have been an event in Africa

.”Let Africa join in!"

Angelo Bolanaki, the IOC’s man in Egypt was put in charge of promoting the Olympic idea in Africa.

the Asian Games have been staged in the middle year between the Olympic Games.In the late fifties, Africa

Two Egyptians had already led the way in the foundation of the Mediterranean Games, football’s Africa

Frenchman Thierry Henry’s handball cost the Republic of Ireland a place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

An American law enforcement official has claimed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation into allegations of high-level corruption within FIFA extends to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

on the FIFA Executive Committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the selection of South Africa

We frown upon allegations that suggest that South Africa has paid a bribe," he added."

Members of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) have unanimously approved a change in the organisation’s name following their annual Congress in Ghent.

future.”Related storiesSeptember 2014: FIBT approves mixed-gender four-man bobsleigh teamsJune 2014: Africa

Not for the first time, he wrong-footed us all.

well-placed.UEFA President Michel Platini might be able to achieve that, with backing from Francophone Africa

Sepp Blatter has announced he will step down as FIFA President, with a successor to be appointed at an Extraordinary Congress which will be held "as rapidly as possible".

also appears to have been involved with high-level bribes concerning the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

Top seeds Great Britain claimed their first men’s World Group title with a 2-0 win against holders France on the final day of BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Antalya.

States maintained their place in the men’s World Group after overcoming World Group II runners-up South Africa

Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) chief executive Tuelo Serufho has revealed there is still an opportunity for two more of the nation's athletes to qualify for the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa.

two, swimming sensation Naomi Ruele and 800m runner Nijel Amos, based in the United States and South Africa

Widespread changes in the composition and function of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Commissions have been announced today, with new bodies deliberating on the Olympic TV Channel and Communications having been introduced.

since he took office two years ago - while there are also increases in the numbers of members from Africa

and Oceania, as well as the number of chairpersons from Africa and Asia.Among other changes, the Sport

Danny Jordaan, President of the South African Football Association (SAFA) and former chief executive of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, has confirmed that a $10 million (£6 million/€9 million) payment referred to in this week’s United States Department of Justice (DoJ) indictment was indeed made.

14 indicted defendants.The DoJ alleges that this money would otherwise have gone from FIFA to South Africa

agreement of Warner and two other then FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) members to vote for South Africa

SAFA official as explaining that CONCACAF was chosen above any other members, including those from Africa

Bid Committee, including Co-Conspirator #16, were prepared to arrange for the Government of South Africa

could authorise payments of a maximum of R1 million ($82,000/£53,000/€75,000).”Jordaan said South Africa