By David GoldNovember 30 - Morocco have made a superb start in their bid to reach London 2012 after winning the first two games of the African football qualifying tournament they are hosting.

continues tonight after Egypt got off to the best start in the section with a 1-0 win over Gabon.South Africa

tonight, they will advance to the semi-finals.Gabon must get at least a point from their game with South Africa

Morocco and Nigeria overshadows African Olympic qualifiersOctober 2011: Urgent talks sought as South Africa

By Tom Degun in LondonNovember 29 - Slovak House, the entertaining hub for the Slovakian Olympic team sponsors, athletes and VIPs, will be based at the Institute of Directors' (IoD) impressive headquarters in Pall Mall during London 2012.

- Slovenia name King's Cross as their London 2012 homeOctober 2011: Kensington Gardens to host Africa

By Duncan MackayNovember 26 - Fiji upset reigning champions New Zealand 26-12 in the final of the Gold Coast Sevens to claim the opening round of this season's HSBC Sevens World Series.

to New Zealand 28-5 in the opening pool game yesterday, advanced to the final after defeating South Africa

Coast Sevens kicks-off new HSBC World Series seasonNovember 2011: New Zealand draw Fiji and South Africa

By David GoldNovember 25 - Eight teams from across Africa are in Morocco for the next fortnight hoping

Ligue 1.Group B includes Egypt, who have not qualified for the Olympics since 1992, as well as South Africa

Morocco and Nigeria overshadows African Olympic qualifiersOctober 2011: Urgent talks sought as South Africa

By Tom Degun at the Oval Cricket Ground in LondonNovember 25 - Sally Brown, the 16-year-old sprint starlet from Ballykelly, has been named the overall winner of the OCS Young Sports Person Awards 2011 at a glittering ceremony here.

ability to compete in both non-disabled and disabled athletics like her hero Oscar Pistorius of South Africa

By Mike RowbottomNovember 25 - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will return to its long-time media partner, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), after a four-year deal with IEC in Sports ends next year.

EBU for the exclusive distribution of the 2014/2017 World Athletic Series media rights in Europe and Africa

content, for broadcast and media platforms.It has 74 active members in 56 countries in Europe, North Africa

By Tom DegunNovember 24 – The Gold Coast are set to stage their first major sporting competition since winning the right to stage the 2018 Commonwealth Games earlier this month with the HSBC Sevens World Series set to get underway in the city.

story at [email protected] storiesNovember 2011: New Zealand draw Fiji and South Africa

But when chosen for England's 1968 tour of South Africa, the then white South African Prime Minister,

And rugby, to its eternal shame, never gave up its links with white South Africa let alone ban it from

FIFA was the first major sports organisation to suspend South Africa in 1963, even before the Olympic

This followed an extraordinary suggestion by South Africa.

was keen to bring South Africa back.

By David GoldNovember 23 - The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has agreed a long term partnership with India's largest sports network, Ten Sports, for the rights to broadcast major FIH championships till 2014.

The Champions Challenge and Champions Trophy in South Africa and New Zealand later this year will be

women have qualified for the London 2012 Paralympic Games with a 6-2 victory over New Zealand in the Africa

By David GoldNovember 18 - CONCACAF has signed agreements with Telemundo and Universal Sports Network to show both the continent's women's and men's 2012 Olympic football qualifying tournaments.

hosts, those nations participating in the women's tournament will include Japan, North Korea, South Africa

By Andrew WarshawNovember 17 - British Sport and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson led a string of scathing responses today to Sepp Blatter's widely publicised racism comments, while the head of England's players union called on the FIFA President to resign.

He has done tremendous work against racism and apartheid in Africa...We have done several joint activities

to raise awareness on the struggle against racism in South Africa."

By David GoldNovember 16 - The decision by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to award Ireland the right to host one of three men's Olympic qualifying tournaments for London 2012 has been hailed as a massive boost for the sport in the country.

Germany, the Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina, as well as hosts

By Tom Degun in St Kitts and NevisNovember 15 - Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke (pictured left) has revealed that his old track rival and now great friend Kip Keino (right) of Kenya was a key player in helping his city secure victory over sole rivals Hambantota in the race for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Kitts and Nevis, was the Gold Coast's trump card as he helped the city secure the 19 crucial votes from Africa

Keino is a great buddy and he is revered throughout Africa."

By Tom Degun in St Kitts and NevisNovember 15 - South Africa's Gideon Sam, the new vice-president of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), has hinted that his promotion to the high ranking position could potentially help him to lead a bid from his country for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

time in 2018, the CGF are keen to take their blue ribbon competition to new territories, with South Africa

Indaba [a major planning consultative conference in Johannesburg organised by Sport and Recreation South Africa

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