By Liam MorganHost nation Canada dominated the Canada Para-Taekwondo Open as they won gold in every competition staged at the historic event in Toronto.

time, is due to take place in Chisinau, Moldova, in April, and the WTF also announced that Asia and Africa

World Cup campaign with a crushing 76-run victory over fierce rivals Pakistan in Adelaide, while South Africa

sixth consecutive World Cup loss to their rivals.India's victory followed a commanding win for South Africa

fifth wicket as they reached 339-4.David Miller and JP Duminy put on 256 for the fifth wicket as South Africa

By Philip BarkerCo-host nations New Zealand and Australia have launched the 11th Cricket World Cup in fine style with emphatic victories. For both it was the opening salvo in a programme of 49 matches in a competition lasting a month and a half. Only the FIFA World Cup and Rugby World Cup can lay claim to a larger footprint. It was all very different 40 years ago when the first such tournament was held in England. Contested by only eight teams it was all over in a fortnight.One-day domestic cricket had been introduced in the sixties to combat falling attendances...

match in the previous two competitions and that was against the amateur players of a combined East Africa

Matters came to a head when the closing stages of the semi-final between England and South Africa was

The climax of the Australia v South Africa semi-final was truly unforgettable.

against Pakistan.Australia retained their trophy four years later when the circus rolled into Southern Africa

"This is vital for the development of the game in Africa," said South African cricket supremo Ali Bacher

By Michael PavittHost the United States will face New Zealand in the Rugby Sevens World Series semi-final in Las Vegas after impressing on the second day of competition in front of a record crowd of 34,593.

Current Series leaders South Africa will face Fiji in the second semi-final.The US began the second day

.A record crowd at the Rugby Sevens World Series in Las Vegas witnessed Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa

book semi-final berths ©World RugbySouth Africa booked their place in the semi-final stage with a 21

, with the Pacific Islanders winning 31-12 in their quarter-final match.Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa

World class field gears up for Rugby Sevens World Series round four in WellingtonDecember 2015: South Africa

By Liam MorganCo-hosts Australia and New Zealand both got their Cricket World Cup campaigns off to the best possible start as both earned dominant victories in their opening matches.

tomorrow, includes defending champions India, who beat Sri Lanka in the 2011 final, West Indies, South Africa

, Ireland, Pakistan, the United Arab Emriates and Zimbabwe.South Africa face Zimbabwe in the Group B

By Liam MorganThe Africa International Sports Convention (CISA) have announced they have signed a Memorandum

bring together more than 400 sporting leaders, decision-makers, practitioners and athletes from across Africa

Project, a sport's journalists seminar, a Sports Ministers seminar and an induction ceremony into the Africa

writer of this story at [email protected] storiesJuly 2014: Rwanda to host 2015 Africa

By Michael PavittFiji, New Zealand, South Africa and hosts United States secured quarter-final spots

a 19-7 win over Portugal secured the host's progress from the pool.They will face off against South Africa

for the right to top the pool after the Dubai and South Africa leg winners were successful in dispensing

World class field gears up for Rugby Sevens World Series round four in WellingtonDecember 2015: South Africa

retain home Sevens World Series titleDecember 2015: South Africa power to victory at Emirates Air Dubai

By Michael PavittThe Russian Boxing Team continued their impeccable home form in Season V of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) after securing a 5-0 whitewash of the British Lionhearts in Moscow.

race into a 2-0 lead after the light flyweight and bantamweight and appeared to be cruising in West Africa

By Michael PavittThe second leg of the Karate 1 Premier League Series is set to get underway with Almere in The Netherlands set to play host to some of the top competitors in the world.

weekend ©AFP/Getty ImagesFollowing the Lotto Dutch Open, the Karate 1 Premier League Series heads to Africa

By Emily GoddardThomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has received a visit from the leaders of the Rome 2024 team as part of the new "Invitation Phase" of the bidding process bought in under Olympic Agenda 2020.

decide between Berlin and Hamburg as its candidate, Paris, either Pretoria or Gauteng Province in South Africa

By Michael PavittKazakhstan's Denis Ten leads the men's competition at the International Skating Union (ISU) Four Continents Figure Skating Championships after delivering a stunning performance in the short programme to lead the field by nearly ten points, at the Mokdong ice rink in Seoul.

with his short programme giving him a season's best score of 97.16 in the event open to skaters from Africa

By Daniel EtchellsThe Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) 12 lowest-ranked teams will begin the road to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia as they battle for a place in the second round of the continent's qualification process next month. 

The Oceania region begins qualifying in June, while Africa and South America start in October and Europe

By Emily GoddardBrazilian-born pop art icon Romero Britto has been appointed as a global ambassador for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

the Beijing 2008 Olympics.He was also an ambassador for the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups in South Africa

the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after the country withdrew as this year's hosts of the Africa

President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, didn't expect Morocco to be banned from the next two Africa

was delayed until June over fears that fans from the region worst affected by the Ebola virus, West Africa

Cup of Nations November 2014: Equatorial Guinea to replace Morocco as Africa Cup of Nations hosts

November 2014: Morocco expelled from 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after refusal to hostNovember 2014: Morocco

refuse to host African Nations Cup over Ebola fearsNovember 2014: CAF confirm Africa Cup of Nations

By Liam MorganThe International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the 2020 World Twenty20 tournament will take place in Australia and New Zealand for the first time.

has come to the continent since 1992 and ICC chief executive David Richardson, who played for South Africa

World Twenty20 tournament ©Getty ImagesThe first World Twenty20 competition took place in 2007 in South Africa