winner Lionel Messi has joined forces with Qatar's Aspire Academy in their campaign to fight malaria in Africa

companies.Aspire Academy will distribute an initial 400,000 mosquito bed nets across the 10 countries in Africa

power of football to help save lives"Every 90 minutes 180 children die from this horrible disease in Africa

of incidences by up to 95 percent in some regions.However, of the 650 million individuals at risk in Africa

His visit to Senegal will really help spread the message to children and their families in Africa that

will distribute 400,000 bed nets initially and this will grow to one million nets each year across Africa

By Duncan MackayJune 23 - Athletics South Africa (ASA) have been suspended by the country's own National

Commonwealth Youth Games, Commonwealth Games, ANOCA (Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

) Youth Games, Zone VI Games, All Africa Games, Olympic Youth Games and the Olympic Games."

federations; that they do not accept the fact that SASCOC appointed an administrator to run Athletics South Africa

It has been evident that the IAAF does not recognise SASCOC as a sports authority in South Africa."

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From beach wrestling in Africa, to training in the snow in Russia, to women's wrestling in Japan and

By Duncan MackayJune 21 - This year's Asia Oceania Boccia Championships in Sydney is to be streamed live on the internet, following a deal negotiated by the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC). 

the APC's successful streaming of the Australia versus Japan wheelchair rugby series in 2012 and the Africa-Oceania

By Duncan MackayJune 20 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge tonight attended the Opening Ceremony of the 17th Mediterranean Games in Mersin, an event that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed was a dress rehearsal the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, which Istanbul is bidding for.

of Mersin, the event passed off without incident as more than 4,000 athletes from 24 countries from Africa

By Duncan MackayJune 20 - Brian Cookson has told Lance Armstrong that he would back a "truth and reconciliation" process if he is elected as the new President of the International Cycling Union (UCI). 

He also promised to continue to back initiatives to help make cycling more popular in Africa, try to

By Duncan MackayJune 19 - Turkish officials behind Istanbul's bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will be hoping for the chance to get their campaign back on track when the Mediterranean Games opens tomorrow in Mersin.

Square, but Turkish officials have guaranteed the safety of the 4,000 athletes from 24 countries in Africa

By Emily GoddardJune 19 - Pyeongchang 2018 has been given a glowing report by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Winter Games following its latest two-day visit to the South Korean Olympic host city.

Pyeongchang was named as the 2018 Winter Games host city at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa

By Duncan Mackay at the Beau Rivage Palace in LausanneJune 17 - Singapore's $1.3 billion (£812 million/€1 billion) Sports Hub currently under construction in the Southeast Asian island city-state will provide it with the capacity to bid for a host the Commonwealth Games in the near future, International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Ng Ser Miang has claimed.

currently debating whether to move for the event or not.Other potential bids could come from South Africa

By James CrookJune 12 - Just days after Libya held their first match on home soil in over two years, Togolese footballers Alaixys Romao (pictured left) and Serge Gakpé have refused to travel for their country's World Cup qualifier this Friday (June 14) in Benghazi due to fears over their own safety.

national team came under a terrorist gunfire attack on their team bus in Angola on their way to the Africa

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By Emily GoddardJune 10 - The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has welcomed the passing of a resolution by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to develop new standards and guidelines for the temporary international movement of high level sport horses and the establishment of Disease Free Zones in its member countries.

the globe where equestrian sport is ruled by overly strict import and export procedures, such as in Africa

countries, congratulating the OIE on its work to date saying: "During last year's General Session, Africa

By Duncan MackayJune 4 - Paralympic sport will continue to thrive despite the loss of Oscar Pistorius, currently facing murder charges, claims former Formula One star Alex Zanardi.

Pistorius appeared in court in South Africa today charged with murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp

Kate Giles' dad owns a bakery. This may explain certain things, as the founder of the award-winning British sports brand Crewroom acknowledged while assessing her company's involvement in the fabric of some of this country's top sporting events."I have always understood about getting ingredients right," she told insidethegames. "And never throwing anything away." It's a working definition of sustainability, which is central to the success of her burgeoning business.

In the past people had been recycling by putting their shirts in bins and then having them sent to Africa

By Emily GoddardMay 30 - Glasgow 2014 has named SuperSport as the Sub-Saharan Africa broadcast rights

of which several in high definition.As well as the exclusive pay-television rights for Sub-Saharan Africa

By James CrookMay 29 - The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Championships in Paris earlier this month received huge interest from the world over, particularly from China, where the men's and women's finals rank in the top three most-watched sports transmissions this year on China Central Television (CCTV).

reaching Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Chinese Taipei, United States, Mexico, and going out all-over Africa