By Nick ButlerCelebrations have been held in Windhoek to mark the strong performances by Namibian athletes at the African Youth Games in neighbouring Botswana last month.

insidethegames.bizRelated storiesMay 2014: International Olympic Committee President sees "bright future of Africa

By Nick Butler South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) President Gideon Sam has urged national sports federations to unite to collectively drive forward a reforming agenda. 

South Africa has enjoyed steady improvement on the Olympic stage in recent years, winning six medals

business was to make sure sport was represented on the ground.In this vein, it was agreed the South Africa

sports have been implicated in such scandals, including a long-running dispute involving Athletics South Africa

Presidential electionsApril 2014: SASCOC hail role of sport in boosting "20 Years of Freedom" in South Africa

By Paul OsborneCameroon officials are set to investigate allegations of fraud inside the national football team after claims "seven bad apples" were involved in match-fixing during the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

separate matches.The book also alleges Perumal influenced qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

By Gary AndersonJason Lee has left his role as head coach of the England women's hockey team less than a month before the start of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games after an England Hockey review into the side's worst performance at a World Cup earlier this month.

number three in the world going into the tournament but defeats to the United States, China, South Africa

world has ramped up a notch, from the fundamentalism advancing through the Middle East and much of Africa

By Gary AndersonTunisia's Faciel Jaballah created history at the African Judo Championships in Mauritius by becoming the first judoka from the continent to top the world rankings following his win over Islam El Shehaby of Egypt in the men's over 100 kilogram category.

Mauritius is part of Africa but at the same time we are quite far from the mainland," added Josian."

By Emily GoddardFinland's men are aiming for gold on home turf as the nation prepares to host this year's International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball World Championships in Espoo.

to be in charge in goalball but nowadays there are countries from Asia, South America and even from Africa

the first seven minutes - was just as grim.Holland knocked Brazil out of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

but their aggressive approach drew lots of criticism ©Getty ImagesIn South Africa, Bert van Marwijk's

By Gary AndersonFIFA President Sepp Blatter has said goal-line technology will be used for the first time by European football governing body UEFA at the 2016 European Championship in France.

League last season.Calls for goal-line technology came to a head following the last World Cup in South Africa

over Italy in which he appeared to bite an opponent ©AFP/Getty ImagesAt the last World Cup in South Africa

By Gary AndersonThe International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the composition of six of its 11 Standing Committees, with 21 countries represented in the 37 positions filled, while two places remain vacant.

respectively.Hart will be joined by Germany's Jürgen Schwittai, Italian Francesca Porcellato, Scott Field of South Africa

By Gary AndersonBroadcasters in the United Kingdom will be allowed to use up to 90 seconds of footage per day from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games after exclusive rights holder the BBC agreed to relax the rules on coverage.

has awarded broadcast rights to Network Ten in Australia, CBC/Radio Canada in Canada, SuperSport in Africa

The IOC meetings in London coincided with the Middlesex versus South Africa tour match.

By Duncan MackayNew Zealand today joined England and withdrew its bid to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2018 Under-20 Women's World Cup. 

It leaves France, South Africa and South Korea in the race to host the tournaments. 

2014: England drops bids to host FIFA Women's World Cup and Under-20 Women's World CupJune 2014: South Africa

England among five countries to declare interest in hosting 2019 FIFA Women's World CupMarch 2014: South Africa

By Gary AndersonHockey Australia has revealed the men's and women's squads that will be targeting gold at Glasgow 2014 as they look to maintain their dominance at next month's Commonwealth Games.

National Hockey Centre.They are joined by Delhi 2010 runners-up India, hosts Scotland, Wales and South Africa