By Duncan MackayMarch 15 - Mario Vázquez Raña today surprisingly resigned as the President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and the head of Olympic Solidarity, blaming Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah and Ireland's Patrick Hickey for forcing him out following an "insane and aggressive" campaign.

expected to be joined by Lassana Palenfo, head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

By Mike RowbottomMarch 12 - VTB bank, which in 2006 became the first Russian company to sign as a partner with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has extended its worldwide partnership for four more years, taking in the 2013 IAAF World Championships which will be held in Moscow.

and is currently present in 19 markets across the Commonwealth of Independent States, Western Europe, Africa

Global Sports Forum BarcelonaMarch 9 - Four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius (pictured) of South Africa

Global Sports Forum BarcelonaMarch 9 - Four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius (pictured) of South Africa

By David GoldMarch 9 - South Africans will vote for a Team South Africa mascot for all major international

The more awareness we can build around the brand of Team South Africa, the more support we can hopefully

Squash Federation (WSF) has stepped in to back a Canadian initiative to boost squash development in Africa

communities that could make use of them.The youngster's novel idea has led to the birth of Rackets for Africa

Rackets for Africa provides a venue for kids to do just that."

By Tom Degun at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonMarch 3 - Britain's top disability swimmers, including double Beijing 2008 Paralympic champion, have set their sights on securing qualification for London 2012 at the British Gas Swimming Championships which takes place over the next seven days but 11-time Paralympic champion Dave Roberts will miss the event at the Aquatics Centre through illness.

he was diagnosed with pneumonia after returning home from a British Swimming training camp in South Africa

By Duncan MackayMarch 2 - Poznan, who unsuccessfully bid for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, have joined the race for the 2018 edition, making it six cities to have submitted applications by the deadline, it was announced today.

 Mooted late bids from South Africa and Sweden failed to materialise.It followed the decisions yesterday

By Tom DegunMarch 2 - Australian athletes have been warned against using Twitter at London 2012 after officials found competitors tweeting during the Olympic diving test event last month at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park.

watching her former boyfriend Quade Cooper, the Australian rugby full-back, and his teammates beat South Africa

is vital to us," he said.Having recently returned with his team-mates from a training break in South Africa

By Duncan MackayMarch 1 - Russia has dropped plans to bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games because the country wants to concentrate on its preparations for the FIFA World Cup, which it is staging that year, it was announced today.

infrastructure to host the Games, has now decided it cannot afford them.The decision means that the wait for Africa

spot for the women's wheelchair basketball pool will be determined this week when Mexico hosts South Africa

Britain.Meanwhile, Group B has China, USA, Germany and France, with the winner of the Mexico/South Africa

12 teams have now been confirmed.Group A will consist of Spain, Italy, USA, Turkey, Australia, South Africa

that watching black boxers beat white boxers would cause many colonial subjects in places like South Africa

By Tom DegunFebruary 28 - A total of 64 boxers and 14 boxing coaches have begun their journey to 2012 Olympic Games by taking part in the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Road to London first training camp in Cardiff in Wales.

Welsh capital, which got underway earlier this month, runs until March 10 with participants coming from Africa

By Tom DegunFebruary 28 - Mike Hooper (pictured), chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), has claimed that early interest in bidding for the 2022 Commonwealth Games has put the organisation in a very healthy position.

event and that multiple cities have already expressed an interest in staging the competition.South Africa