EThekwini Municipality’s Executive Committee have approved a budget proposal of ZAR1.1 billion (£59 million/$90 million/€83 million) aimed to deliver infrastructure upgrades and an athletes village should Durban be awarded the right to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

contribution of the city earmarked to be ZAR543 million, while the estimated overall cost for South Africa

Kingsmead Office Park will be used as an International Broadcasting Centre.While the cost to South Africa

was outlined by the report, Durban 2022’s “Economic Impact, 2022 Commonwealth Games, South Africa:

nbsp;Economic impact report already available to public, says Durban 2022 chiefApril 2015:  South Africa

United States underlined its status as the most successful nation in quad tennis, battling to victory over Japan to claim a record ninth World Team Cup title in Antalya.

men’s wheelchair World Group II title for the second time after a 2-1 victory over second seed South Africa

Sepp Blatter today raised the prospect of personal visits to placate sponsors by top FIFA officials, as he endured the latest of many grillings by European media on the first day of his fifth term as FIFA President.

defendants.The Department of Justice alleges that this money would otherwise have gone from FIFA to South Africa

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

the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.This means the situation will remain as follows: Europe 13 places, Africa

The matter of Sepp Blatter’s immediate future as President of FIFA faded briefly into the background in Zurich here today, eclipsed by a potentially historic handshake between Jibril Rajoub, President of the Palestinian Football Association, and Ofer Enei, his Israeli counterpart.

Israeli FA from FIFA.Instead, a joint Israeli-Palestine body, probably chaired by Tokyo Sexwale of South Africa

World Rugby's ruling Council has reinstated the Royal Moroccan Rugby Federation (FRMR) and the Hellenic Rugby Federation (HRF) as full member unions following periods of suspension.

governance.The union is said to have cooperated fully with these measures having worked closely with Rugby Africa

though in collaboration with Rugby Europe and World Rugby.Both reinstatements were supported by Rugby Africa

that they are now ready to re-join the global rugby family and resume their work growing the game in Africa

The latest International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix is set to take place this weekend as 350 athletes from 39 countries descend on Sport Arena Nottwil in Switzerland.

events set to feature at Grand Prix Final in London's Olympic StadiumApril 2015: Brazil and South Africa

France clinched a memorable victory over Colombia on the opening day of women’s World Group pool contests at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Antalya, Turkey.

Kgothatso Montjane dropped just three games between them across their two singles rubbers to inspire South Africa

Korea 2-1.Pool B saw defending champions Great Britain lose 2-1 to Italy, as Israel edged out South Africa

Three promising distance runners have received scholarships to train at the Kip Kieno High Altitude training centre in Eldoret courtesy of the Tanzania Olympic Committee's (TOC) Olympic Solidarity funding in the hope it will help them qualify for next year's Games in Rio.

joined the African boycott in protest over a tour by the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team to South Africa

Canada's female rugby sevens team have become the first team in any sport from that country to seal qualification for next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, while Australia will also be present next year after the opening day of the season-ending World Rugby Women's Sevens Series leg in Amsterdam.

also crossed the line to end a remarkable day for the US, which also included a 26-7 win over South Africa

Paris will host a leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time since 2006 after World Rugby confirmed the French capital as the latest hosts of the 2015-2016 edition of the event.

Twickenham Stadium in London yesterday, where Fiji were crowned as the overall champions ahead of South Africa

, while the United States earned their first ever win in the series.Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa

A two-day Women in Sport Media Workshop hosted by the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) in Doha, drew to a close here today with the production of the “Doha call to action", illustrating participants commitment to leading change in the media’s portrayal of women in sport.

113 representatives from the IOC, National Olympic Committees (NOC) and the media from across Asia, Africa

keynote speech.Tomas Sithole, secretary general of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Fiji’s Semi Kunatani is one of three nominees for the 2015 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award having played an instrumental role in his country’s first Series triumph in nine years.

Fiji claimed their second Series title yesterday after beating South Africa 19-7 in the quarter-finals

Fiji have clinched their first World Rugby Sevens Series title since 2006 after beating South Africa

Fiji only their second-ever overall crown.Chris Dry had brought the scores back to 12-7 as South Africa

I can’t really put it into words, we were just focusing on the South Africa game, but deservedly won

World Series with victory in Glasgow as New Zealand seal Rio 2016 berthMay 2015: Fiji and South Africa

United States' double world champion Jarryd Wallace excelled at his home International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix in Tempe, beating several high profile domestic rivals to the 100m T43/44 title.

20 events set to feature at Grand Prix Final in London's Olympic StadiumApril 2015: Brazil and South Africa

Mutaz Essa Barshim and Bohdan Bondarenko resumed their epic high jump rivalry in Shanghai  - and it was the Qatari athlete who took the early spoils with a 2.38 metres clearance which proved one of the highlights of the International Association of Athletics Federation’s second Diamond League meeting of the season.

Four-time African champion Sunette Viljoen of South Africa was second with 63.60 ahead of Australia’