By David GoldJune 30 - The world's top women's squash player, Malaysian Nicol David, has spoken of her dream that the sport can be included in the Olympic programme in 2020 – affording her the chance to claim her country's first ever gold medal at the Games.

her game and compete internationally.She has recently been trying to help raise squash's profile in Africa

This was my first opportunity in Africa and [it was great] to see the enthusiasm of people there," David

has promised to fund the sport, and with private sector investment in Malawi David hopes the game in Africa

Changes make squash more attractive to Olympics, President claimsMarch 2012: WSF backs "Rackets for Africa

By Tom DegunJune 29 - Four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has missed out on his dream of competing in the 400 metres individual event at the London 2012 Olympic Games after he failed to better the 45.30sec Olympic A qualification standard required for the event.

qualification time and I am hoping that there is still the opportunity for me to be selected to run for South Africa

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By Tom DegunJune 29 - Four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has missed out on his dream of competing in the 400 metres individual event at the London 2012 Olympic Games after he failed to better the 45.30sec Olympic A qualification standard required for the event.

qualification time and I am hoping that there is still the opportunity for me to be selected to run for South Africa

By David GoldJune 28 - Canada's women's football coach John Herdman has named his 18-strong squad for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

their opening game on July 25, two days before the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, before facing South Africa

By Tom DegunJune 26 - Prince Tunku Imran, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), is set to present to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Executive Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow as his organisation continues its drive to have the sport included in the Commonwealth Games.

nation which, despite an unbeaten 90 from Steve Waugh (pictured above), was beaten in the final by South Africa

By David OwenJune 24 - The European golf business is showing glimmers of recovery for the first time since the onset of the economic downturn.

A new survey of golf courses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa reports that more than half experienced

By Tom DegunJune 24 - Italian former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi, who will compete for a medal in handbiking at London 2012, said that competing at Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 are both options he will consider.

list of competitors, which includes the likes of reigning Paralympic champion Ernst van Dyk of South Africa

Now, critics will say the same question was raised when FIFA decided to award the World Cup to South Africa

For years leading up to 2010, many were convinced that it was a mistake to take it to Africa, particularly

South Africa, and there were many fears of a social disaster.

By Mike RowbottomJune 22 - The Helsinki 2012 European Athletics Championships has crossed the milestone of 1,000 hours of expected television coverage, with 38 television channels from across Europe and outside the continent expressing intentions to televise the year's biggest athletics event ahead of London 2012.

Europe, the event will be broadcast by BandSports in Brazil, PCTV in Mexico, SuperSport in Sub-Saharan Africa

, Dubai Sports Channel in the Middle East, and North Africa and Eurosport Asia.European Athletics will

By David OwenJune 22 - Procter & Gamble (P&G) may be the "Proud Sponsor of Mums" at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, but it could do with a few more of them buying its products.

believe that expanding into developing markets, particularly into Russia, Latin America and both Africa

By Mike RowbottomJune 21 - Nicol David, Malaysia's six-times world squash champion, and double junior world champion Mohamed El Shorbagy of Egypt were told they had "empowered" Namibian squash after completing a five-day Ambassador Programme there organised by the World Squash Federation (WSF).

, after the visit had concluded in the country's capital city of Windhoek.Namibia will host the All-Africa

appeal of squash in countries where the sport is in its infancy, arrived in Namibia after beginning its Africa

By Tom DegunJune 21 - Oscar Pistorius will get the chance to defend his three Paralympic sprint titles at London 2012 after he was unsurprisingly named as one of the 62 athletes selected to the South African team for the Games at a special event held at the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) Olympic House in Johannesburg.

a significant help in a sport such as poker, that also makes reaching some of the poorer nations in Africa

By Tom DegunJune 15 - New Zealand boxers Alexis Pritchard (pictured) and Siona Fernandes will make history at London 2012 having been officially named as the first female boxers to represent their country at the Olympic Games.

Meanwhile Pritchard, originally from South Africa but who has lived in New Zealand for 12 years, also

By Mike RowbottomJune 13 - News that the World Squash Federation (WSF) Ambassador Programme visit to Malawi, led by Malaysia's record six-time women's world champion Nicol David, has inspired a squash facility to be included in a new OlympAfrica Sports Centre in the capital Lilongwe has been hailed by Squash Malawi President Jimmy Kawaye as "a huge, huge thing for the sport in our country".

There are many countries in Africa, but the fact that you have chosen to come to Malawi is very special