By Gary AndersonJanuary 23 - South Africa will be looking to secure their second consecutive win in the

South Africa are coming off a tournament win, the form side in the series and offer a huge physicality

to throw up some tasty encounters, with New Zealand looking to bounce back from their loss to South Africa

 Wales Sevens coach John steps down to take up role with Cardiff BluesDecember 2013: Inspired South Africa

By Gary AndersonJanuary 23 - United States and British duo David Wagner and Andy Lapthorne powered their way to victory in the quads doubles final in Melbourne today to claim the first title of this year's Australian Wheelchair Tennis Open.

The pair were up against US Open singles champion Lucas Sithole of South Africa and home favourite Dylan

By Gary AndersonJanuary 23 - With six months to go until the start of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, organisers have launched the search for up to 3,000 volunteers to take part in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa

By Nick ButlerJanuary 23 - Next month's Winter Olympic Games in Sochi will be exclusively screened by television station SportsMax in the Caribbean region, it was revealed today.

- including in areas not renowned for Winter sport - with two deals being revealed for Sub-Saharan Africa

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By Gary AndersonJanuary 22 - Reigning champion Shingo Kunieda and world number two Stephane Houdet booked their places in the semi-finals of the Australian Wheelchair Open after surviving early scares in their respective matches against Gordon Reid and Joachim Gerard.

to power through the deciding set 6-3.US Open champion and world number two Lucas Sithole of South Africa

By Gary AndersonJanuary 22 - Swimming Australia has announced the appointments of Simon Rothery and Bevan Slattery to its Board, with both men set to take up their roles at the end of this month.

roles on January 31, which coincides with the Australian team taking on Brazil, China, Japan and South Africa

By Nick ButlerJanuary 21 - Generations for Peace has unveiled a new partnership with the University of Western Cape offering "prestigious postgraduate scholarship opportunities" for research on Sport and Peace Development.

be a particular boost to local research due to the limited opportunities available for students in Africa

Generations for Peace has supported different groups all over the world, including previously in Africa

Significant research of this kind will reinforce the impact of our programmes in Africa," she added.Contact

By Duncan MackayJanuary 21 - A major showdown between the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and several of its members is set to take place this week in Kuala Lumpur over plans to move the headquarters from London to the Malaysian capital, which is seen as a dispute as much about governance.

number of other issues.The plan is opposed by several Commonwealth Games Associations, including most of Africa

By Nick Butler at the Hotel Sofitel in ManilaJanuary 20 - Sports 5, the sports broadcasting arm of television network TV5, has been confirmed as the sole Philippine broadcaster of both the Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games in a move set to bring unprecedented coverage of both events.

storiesJanuary 2014: IOC unveils second African TV deal in a weekJanuary 2014: Infront awarded Sub-Saharan Africa

of the world - with IOC vice-president John Coates and Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

personal example, I found this out to my cost when having dinner with two French speaking members from Africa

"Through them we are getting more and more engaged with other continents like Africa and Europe."

By Nick Butler at the Hotel Sofitel in ManilaJanuary 18 - Turkmenistan will host the 2015 Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly, it was announced here today.

Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates and Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

By Nick Butler at the Hotel Sofitel in ManilaJanuary 17 - Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), has predicted a successful Asian Beach Games in Phuket later this year will help pave the way for a global event celebrating beach sports to be held in the future.

Indoor Games, the Beach Games started in Asia but Latin America has now started its own event, and both Africa

By David OwenJanuary 16 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a second African broadcasting deal in less than a week, awarding pay-television rights for the 2014 and 2016 Games in more than 40 sub-Saharan countries to SuperSport International.

athletics powerhouses Ethiopia and Kenya, Nigeria, one of the world's 10 most populous countries, and South Africa

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ButlerJanuary 15 - Infront Sports & Media has been awarded exclusive broadcasting rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

Our ambition is to encourage the growth of sport in Africa with a dedicated broadcast product and continue

are looking forward to delivering the Winter Olympics to television screens in so many countries in Africa

By Zjan ShirinianJanuary 15 - Nine referees from Europe are among the 25 chosen by FIFA for this summer's World Cup in Brazil.

officiated the at times hot-blooded Spain versus Netherlands World Cup final in Johannesburg, South Africa

linesmen.Five of the referees selected are from South America, four are from Asia, three each are from Africa