By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 7 - South Africa's world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has found herself at the centre of a new row less than a day after she was cleared to return to competition following doubts over her gender.

Michael Seme, Semenya's coach, has claimed that Athletics South Africa (ASA) have put her

July 7 - South Africa's ten-time Paralympic gold medallist Natalie du Toit (pictured) has been chosen to compete in the Fina Open Water Swimming World Championships in Roberval, Canada, from July 15 to 23.

Du Toit was chosen after her remarkable performance at the Telkom South Africa Open Water

The 26-year-old from Cape Town carried the flag for South Africa in both the Olympics and Paralympics

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 6 - South Africa's world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya can return to competition with immediate effect after being kept out of the sport for nearly a year because of doubts over her gender, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced today.

" Richard Stander of Athletics South Africa said that they planned to pick 19-year-old Semenya

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 6 - Durban's successful hosting of FIFA World Cup matches has proved that the city can stage the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, the city's Mayor Obed Mlaba claimed today.

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July 5 - Nigeria's hopes of competing in the London 2012 Olympic football tournament and trying to go one better than they did in Beijing remain alive after the country's President Goodluck Jonathan rescinded a decision to withdraw the country's teams from international competition.

Jonathan took the decision after Nigeria was knocked out of the World Cup in South Africa in the

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 5 - A bid from South Africa to host

"It’s important for Africa.

" The Olympics have never been held in Africa but Zuma believes that now the continent has put

"As you know, a FIFA World Cup has never been hosted in Africa.

"When South Africa first declared its intentions to host the World Cup, some people said, &lsquo

;What is this country from Africa thinking'.

Shauna Mullin was born in South Africa and moved to Edinburgh, playing indoor volleyball for Team Edinburgh

July 4 - Britain's Alistair Brownlee (pictured) today produced a sublime performance to win the 2010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Championships.

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By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 3 - Richard Caborn (pictured), who was the Sports Minister during London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics has put himself forward to replace Lord Triesman as the chairman of the Football Association.

down after he accused Spain and Russia of colluding to bribe referees during the World Cup in South Africa

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 2 - Olympic silver medallists and former champions Nigeria could miss the football tournament at the London 2012 Games after they were first banned from playing by the country's President and then world governing body FIFA threatened to suspend them.

extraordinary turn of events have followed Nigeria's poor performance at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa

July 1 - Manchester has launched a bid for the 2015 World Netball Championships, it has been announced.

" Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have also expressed an interest in hosting the 2015

July 1 - England will face Australia in the pool stages of the rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in what coach Ben Ryan describes as "the tastiest match in the qualifying round".

South Africa, the 2002 bronze medallists, head Pool B and face opening ties against world champions Wales

"The event features teams from Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, North America and the Caribbean and

By Tom Degun June 29 -  Jeremy Hunt (pictured), the Minister in charge of the Government department overseeing preparations for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, has faced calls for him to resign after upsetting the families of the 96 people killed in the Hillsborough disaster.

made the remark while discussing the good behaviour of England's fans at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa

By David Owen in Bloemfontein June 27 - A contest to pick a South African candidate for a 2020 Olympic and Paralympic bid may start as soon as next year.

Gideon Sam, President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), South Africa

(IOC) President, last week welcomed the possibility of a bid to host the 2020 Games from South Africa

hellip; "Those who take decisions [about where to stage major sports events] have seen how South Africa

bid could expect to attract great sentimental support because the Olympics have never been held in Africa

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By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year June 27 - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan (pictured) has revealed that Abuja did not bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games because of security fears in the country.

community feared for their safety in Nigeria, even though he claimed situation is far worse in South Africa

"Now, South Africa is hosting the whole world and dignitaries, especially soccer stars, are there

"But petty crimes, for those of you who have been to South Africa or who have read about South Africa

"But nobody is complaining about South Africa hosting the World Cup.