By Gary AndersonApril 4 - A month before the public opening of the Aquatics Centre at the Aberdeen Sports Village, the facility will play host to the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships which are due to get underway tomorrow.

attend over the eight days of competition, which will see hosts Scotland joined by England, Wales, South Africa

, Singapore, New Zealand and Malta in the men's event while Scotland, Canada, England, Wales, South Africa

By Paul OsborneApril 3 - FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke has pledged support for football in Africa

came during a seminar in Johannesburg, attended by dignitaries from 28 member associations from across Africa

your leagues, which you can develop grassroots football for everyone who wants to play football in Africa

Valcke met with dignitaries from 28 African countries to emphasise FIFA's support towards football in Africa

©FIFAFollowing the seminar, Suketu Patel, President of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations

Lesotho, Liberia, Lybia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa

By Duncan MackayApril 3 - There has been a mixed reaction to the announcement that Durban is planning to bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where it is set to face opposition from Canadian city Edmonton. 

The South African city has been installed as the favourite, mainly on the basis that Africa has never

AndersonApril 2 - A total of 131 Kenyan athletes will travel to Gaborone, Botswana, for this year's Africa

 for the Games which are due to take place from May 22 to 31.This will be the second edition of the Africa

Youth Games following the inaugural event in Rabat, Morocco, in 2010.Kenyan athletes heading to the Africa

By Emily GoddardApril 1 - FIFA has refused to endorse last week's Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Presidential election amid allegations of serious irregularities and vote buying.

added.Mashingaidze is expected to meet Mamelodi at a FIFA seminar that is currently taking place in South Africa

By Paul OsborneMarch 31 - The Canadian city of Edmonton and the South African city of Durban have formally expressed their intent to bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Prince Tunku Imran revealed today.

prospect of these being followed by what I'm sure will be an outstanding Games in either Canada or South Africa

By Gary AndersonMarch 31 - Eritrea has pulled out of the qualifiers for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

years.Seventeen players from the Eritrean squad, plus the team doctor, absconded at the 2012 East and Central Africa

two legs next month.South Sudan will now go through to the second round preliminary phase.The 2015 Africa

By Paul Osborne March 30 - New Zealand beat England to seal the Hong Kong Sevens title as Japan secured a spot as a core team in next season's HSBC Sevens World Series with victory over Italy.

secure their first Hong Kong Sevens title since 2011.The win moves them seven points clear of South Africa

in the Cup semi-final, Fiji came back strongly to seal third place with victory over Australia.South Africa

back from their quarter-final loss to England to edge Wales in the Plate final.The injury-hit South Africa

By Paul OsborneMarch 29 - Defending champions Fiji led the charge on day two of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Hong Kong, sealing impressive wins over Kenya and Sri Lanka to power their way into tomorrow's knockout stages.

over Spain on day one with a 26-0 trouncing of France, before edging past World Series leaders South Africa

fixtures, Fiji now face Pool D runners-up the United States in the Cup quarter-finals.England play South Africa

By Zjan ShirinianMarch 28 - The top seeds have made light work of their opponents on the opening day of the HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.

International Rugby Board's (IRB) ducation campaign around drug-free rugby and the dangers of doping.South Africa

By Gary AndersonMarch 27 - Fiji coach Ben Ryan has claimed qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is more important than a place at Glasgow 2014 after his side were denied a place at the Commonwealth Games.

World Series in good form after victory in Tokyo last weekend.A 33-26 win over series leaders South Africa

By David OwenMarch 26 - FIFA, world football's governing body, has paved the way for a big increase in prize money at the 2018 World Cup, to be staged in Russia.

) preparation fee paid to all 32 finalists.Spain celebrate winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

By Paul OsborneMarch 26 - Kenya is set to send eight judoka to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, according to National Judo Coordinating Board chairman Stephen Soi.

Speaking during a Commonwealth and Africa Youth Games pre-trials event at the General Service Unit training

In addition, four of these young players will be heading to Gaborone for the Africa Youth Games set for

a historic three-year partnership to support peace-building programmes in the Middle East and North Africa

partnership to support our long-term efforts to build peace in communities in the Middle East and North Africa

By Paul OsborneMarch 24 - A potential Mexican bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is on the horizon following reports a political sports commission has been set up to study the viability of a bid from the country.

have declared an interest in hosting the 2024 Games with the United States, France, Italy and South Africa