Lumme is now describing broadcasting success in East Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa - we

By Gary Anderson February 18 - Hosts Scotland will open their Commonwealth Games rugby sevens campaign at Glasgow 2014 with a daunting clash against reigning champions New Zealand, it was announced today. 

night session which also includes clashes between England and Australia, Wales and Samoa, and South Africa

probably start as favourites, they will be pushed hard by the likes of England, Samoa, Australia and South Africa

line-ups for Glasgow 2014 are: Pool A - New Zealand, Scotland, Canada and Barbados; Pool B - South Africa

By Gary AndersonFebruary 18 - GlobalSportsJobs has been shortlisted in the Best Technology Partnership category for the 2014 Sports Technology Awards which are due to take place at The Brewery in London on April 4.

sports.Entries were received from all over the world including Austria, Holland, Finland, Turkey, Italy, South Africa

By Paul OsborneFebruary 17 - World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) International executives have awarded Taichung in Chinese Taipei, Nishinomiya in Japan and Thunder Bay in Canada hosting rights to three youth-centred Baseball World Cups.

World Cups.Since 2009, baseball and softball world championships have been held in 20 countries across Africa

Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, South Africa

By Gary AndersonFebruary 15 - The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton has set sail for the island of St Helena on board the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) St Helena for the last time as the Relay continues on its 190,000 kilometre (118,000 mile) global trek.

completed the African leg of its journey, the Baton has boarded the RMS St Helena at Cape Town in South Africa

be followed by the Falklands Islands and Guyana.The Baton has already been through Asia, Oceania and Africa

By Gary AndersonFebruary 14 - Barbados will compete in the rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games after it was announced Nigeria will not be sending a team to take part at Glasgow 2014. 

compete in the rugby sevens competition at Glasgow 2014 and along with Pool A, Pool B contains South Africa

The colours became well known at the 2010 World Cup in South  Africa, the first time Slovenia had qualified

By Gary AndersonFebruary 13 - Aberdeen Aquatics Centre has been announced as the host venue for this year's Commonwealth Water Polo Championships, it has been announced. 

April ©AFP/Getty ImagesIn the men's competition, hosts Scotland will be joined by England, Wales, South Africa

Singapore, New Zealand and Malta.The women's competition will see Scotland, Canada, England, Wales, South Africa

By Paul OsborneFebruary 12 - South African track cyclist Jeanne Nell has died after a crash in a keirin race at the Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town yesterday.

before falling head-first on top of his bike.Tributes were led by national governing body, Cycling South Africa

, which described him as "a true gentleman and a true champion of the sport".Cycling South Africa President

Johan Smith, Cycling South Africa track commission director and friend of Nell, said: "South Africa's

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, albeit with a twist.They have assigned a specific coloured ring to each continent, thus black for Africa

It would certainly provide medal opportunities for Africa. 

By Nick Butler at the Radisson Blue Paradise Hotel in SochiFebruary 10 - Ary Graça, President of the International Federation of Volleyball (FIVB), has outlined plans to modernise the sport and expand its profile within the Olympic Movement.

beach volleyball competition provided a boost to the sport ©Getty Images"Today we have 40 countries in Africa

playing beach volleyball and we also have a very strong social development programme for Asia and Africa

standings after they put on an impressive display in the final of the Wellington Sevens to overcome South Africa

lead at half-time and a solid rearguard action in the second period saw the New Zealanders keep South Africa

I think we will still be fighting it out with South Africa to the end now."

New Zealand leapfrog South Africa to reclaim top spot on the World Series rankings, while Fiji and England

shock comeback to reach USA Sevens rugby semi-final in Las VegasJanuary 2014: Defending champions South Africa

get off to best possible start at USA Sevens in Las VegasJanuary 2014: Defending champions South Africa

By Gary AndersonFebruary 7 - England made the perfect start to their defence of the Wellington Sevens crown as they won all three of their pool matches at the Westpac Stadium and were joined by Australia, Canada and Fiji, who also made it three-from-three on the first day.

try for James Rodwell saw England record their most impressive win over current table-toppers South Africa

impress this season by recording three straight wins on the first day of action in Wellington ©IRBSouth Africa

shock comeback to reach USA Sevens rugby semi-final in Las VegasJanuary 2014: Defending champions South Africa

get off to best possible start at USA Sevens in Las VegasJanuary 2014: Defending champions South Africa

look to bag second win of season in World Sevens SeriesDecember 2013: Inspired South Africa seal World