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Cape Town wants chance to bid for 2020 Olympics

  • Tokyo 2020

British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 21 - A row has broken out in South Africa

[email protected] Related stories September 2010: Durban put forward as South Africa

candidate for 2020 Olympics July 2010: Africa is 20 years away from hosting the Olympics, claims senior

IOC member July 2010: South Africa officially enter race for 2020 Olympics July 2010: Rogge - It is

up to South Africa to decide whether to bid for Olympics July 2010: Cape Town refuse to commit to Olympic


Nigerian Olympic elections not recognised by IOC

  • ANOC News

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 19 - Confusion surrounds the election of Loughborough University graduate Sani Ndanusa as the new President of the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) with claims that the process is illegal and the results have been not recognised by the international Olympic Committee (IOC).

Algeria's Mustapha Berraf, the first vice-president of Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa



Loughborough University graduate elected new Nigerian Olympic chief

  • Latest

September 17 - There have been major changes at the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) led by the election as President of former Sports Minister Sani Ndanusa (pictured), a graduate of Loughborough University.

and was appointed President of the NTF in 2001 and has been a vice-president of the Confederation of Africa


South African athletics hit by doping scandal involving East German coach

  • Athletics

MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearSeptember 15 - A major doping scandal is brewing in South Africa

have seen a forensic report from auditing firm Deloitte which discovered that Athletics South Africa

affairs and other irregularities in the wake of the Semenya scandal.Before taking up his role in South Africa


South African Parliament calls Caster Semenya "mister" in official report

  • Athletics

September 14 - Caster Semenya (pictured), the world 800 metres champion at the centre over a row over her gender, suffered further embarrassment today when she was called a "mister" in South Africa's Parliament.

handling of the Semenya debacle, as well as a forensic audit into the financial affairs of Athletics South Africa


Paralympic stars set for Tyne Tunnel speed-fest

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Tom Degun September 13  - The Tyne Tunnel in Newcastle is set to host the 2010 Tunnel 2k International, the fastest wheelchair race on the planet, this Friday (September 17) with London’s double Paralympic champion David Weir and Blackpool’s two-time  medalist Shelly Woods looking to defend the titles they won at the event last year.

Paralympic stars including Weir, wheelchair marathon world record holder Ernst van Dyk of South Africa


Durban put forward as South Africa candidate for 2020 Olympics

  • Tokyo 2020

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 11 - Durban will be put forward as South Africa's candidate to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics if the country decides to bid after the other cities declined the opportunity to take part.

"South Africa is the only country in the world to have now hosted the soccer, rugby and cricket

"El Moutawakel's view that Africa will only be able to host the Olympics in two to three decades

is way off the mark, especially from a South Africa perspective.

"South Africa, with an already strong contender in Durban, can and must bid to host the Olympics

enter race for 2020 Olympics July 2010: Rogge - It is up to South Africa to decide whether to bid for


Record TV figures for IRB Sevens World Series

  • Rugby Sevens

September 10 - Almost a year after rugby sevens was voted into the sporting programme of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, the International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced record viewing figures.

" The 2009/10 IRB Sevens World Series comprised eight tournaments in Dubai, George in South Africa


Generations for Peace to hold camp in Sochi

  • Sochi 2014

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 9 - Generations For Peace, the charity  led by Prince Feisal Al-Hussein of Jordan, has announced plans to hold its first camp outside the Middle East with an event next month in Sochi, the host city of the 2014 Olympics and Paralympics.

have gone on to train another 2,700 leaders of youth from 39 countries and territories across Asia, Africa


Steele wants to use Olympic knowledge to help England win Rugby World Cup

  • Latest

September 8 - John Steele revealed today that he hopes to use the experience he gained preparing for the Olympics and Paralympics as chief executive at UK Sport to help England win the Rugby World Cup when it is staged in this country in 2015.

British Olympic Association - but reached the final in France in 2007 where they were beaten by South Africa


Rice loses Jaguar sponsorship deal over homophobic Twitter comment

  • Sponsor News

September 7 - Australia's triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice has been stripped of her sponsorship deal with luxury carmaker Jaguar after she posted a homophobic remark on Twitter.

" in triumph at Australia's narrow win over South Africa in the Tri-Nations rugby on Saturday (September


London 2012 given official permission to use Lord's for archery

  • London 2012

September 6 - London 2012 have been given official permission to stage the archery events at Lord's cricket ground for the Olympics.

South Africa are due to tour and currently there is one test match and three one-day internationals planned


Australia bid for Olympics unlikely before 2030 despite Rogge encouragement

  • Latest

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 5 - Australia is unlikely bid again to host the Olympics and Paralympics for another 20 years despite being given encouragement to do so by Jacques Rogge, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

"Africa will get a go, the Middle East at some stage will get a go and Europe has to be slotted


Brilliant Greene shocks world champion in Split

  • Athletics

By Mike Rowbottom September 4 - European 400 metres hurdles champion David Greene became the first Briton to run under 48 seconds in 18 years tonight when he earned a shock victory over world champion Bershawn Jackson at the IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split, lowering his personal best to 47.88sec.

There he sees South Africa’s LJ van Zyl, and not fellow Welshman Rhys Williams, the European silver