By Tom DegunAugust 15 - South African multiple Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is set to have huge support from the South Korean public at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu later this month.

He has already built up a large following in the country according to the Korean ambassador to South Africa

has already built up a large following in the country according to South Korean Ambassador to South Africa

By Duncan MackayAugust 15 - European and Canadian delegates have finised a successful three-day visit to inspect the Gold Coast's bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, during which some of Australia's top athletes helped show them around.

CGF) General Assembly in St Kitts and Nevis on November 11.They followed delegations from Oceania and Africa

By Andrew WarshawAugust 14 - The man who organised the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is convinced

By David OwenAugust 14 - The South African Government is still mulling entering the race for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics with less than three weeks to go before the deadline for submitting applications.

the Games when he told the event's Opening Ceremony that last year's FIFA World Cup, staged in South Africa

formally ask Government to bid for 2020 OlympicsJuly 2011: David Owen - Does Zuma's presence mean South Africa

for 2020 Olympics unlikely but 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign on cards, reveals SamJune 2011: South Africa

in Lignano in Italy.The significance of the time was that it meant the double leg amputee from South Africa

that will compete at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu later this month.Since that day, South Africa

in Lignano in Italy.The significance of the time was that it meant the double leg amputee from South Africa

that will compete at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu later this month.Since that day, South Africa

By Tom DegunAugust 9 – Hambantota is hopeful that its bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games will receive a major boost this week as the African Commonwealth delegation arrived in Sri Lanka to look at the plans to stage the event.

Nivard Cabraal, the Hambantota co-chairman and Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, is hopeful Africa

will want to take the event to a new country after seeing the success of the South Africa 2010 FIFA

World Cup last year, which marked the first time the event was held in Africa."

Africa shares our vision for life-changing sport," said Cabraal."

compete at the able-bodied World Championships, taking place in Daegu, after being chosen by South Africa

representing my country at such a prestigious event and I hope to do my best at the competition for South Africa

compete at the able-bodied World Championships, taking place in Daegu, after being chosen by South Africa

representing my country at such a prestigious event and I hope to do my best at the competition for South Africa

By Duncan MackayAugust 6 - Hyatt has entered into an agreement with Yug–Novy Vek, a subsidiary of Russian real estate developer Snegiri Development, to manage Hyatt Regency Sochi, which is under construction and expected to open in late 2013, just a year before the Winter Olympics and Paralympics open there, it has been announced.

Norman, senior vice-president of real estate and development for Hyatt Hotels and Resorts for Europe, Africa

He knew the Africans were concerned about South Africa and its apartheid policies and promised to make

sure that white South Africa would be kept out of FIFA.

paternalist English gentleman, who liked taking cold baths in the morning and quite liked old white South Africa

But Blatter detached enough votes from Africa - and some from Europe including England - to turn the

Blatter defeated Issa Hayatou, the President of the African Confederation, securing more votes from Africa

By David GoldJuly 30 - South Africa's Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is hoping that he is joined on the plane to Daegu for the IAAF World Championships later this month by visually impaired sprinter Jason Smyth (pictured), who, after missing January's IPC Athletics World Championships due to an injury, is now pushing hard to compete in Korea.

I think that's one South Africa can walk away with a gold in."

By Tom DegunJuly 31 - Britain's Liam Tancock successfully defended his 50 metre backstroke title on the final day of the World Aquatic Championships in Shanghai as he stormed to victory by recording his quickest time for two years over the distance.

claim gold ahead of France's Camille Lacourt, who took silver in 24.57, and Gerhard Zandberg of South Africa

By Tom DegunJuly 30 - The Gold Coast has received the latest endorsement of its bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games after the Australian men's basketball and rugby union teams arrived in the city to use it as a training base for upcoming competitions.

Wallabies are currently top of the table in the 2011 Tri Nations Series with New Zealand and South Africa