Australia's journey to qualifying for its fifth consecutive FIFA World Cup appearance, when they beat Peru on penalties in an inter-continental playoff in Doha, will long live in the memory of anyone who saw it thanks to the unique dancing display put on by substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne.

for the competition in England in 1966.Of the four countries in the Asia-Oceania qualifying group, South

Korea withdrew, and South Africa was banned having originally been placed in the group to avoid another

Yousef Al Mana, President of the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF), has declared his intent to take over the leadership of the sport’s global governing body and to make it a "trusted, reliable and modern organisation".

across Asia - China, the Stan states, Qatar - in Oceania, where I see a huge potential for our sport, in Africa

Add that to our stars in the United States and the increasing number of top athletes in South America

Ghana's Chef de Mission for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham believes the country could have gone on to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup if it was not for Luis Suarez's famous handball.

for this year's World Cup in Qatar.The two sides met in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South

Africa, where Suarez deliberately used his hand to prevent a certain Ghana goal which would have put

capitalise on Luis Suarez's red card as they missed the resultant penalty ©Getty Images"What happened in South

Africa in June 2010 is on the mind of every Ghanaian football loving fan," Acheampong said."

We thought that was a great opportunity for Ghana and Africa to stake a claim for the World Cup."

Australia's netball squad for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has been announced, as the team looks to go one better from Gold Coast 2018 when the Diamonds lost by a point in the gold-medal match.

Joanna Weston and Courtney Bruce are all set to feature after being part of the last-gasp loss.New South

Commonwealth Games AustraliaThe squad is completed by Western Australia’s Sunday Aryang, Sarah Klau of South

between July 29 and August 7 at the NEC Arena.Australia are set to feature in Group A alongside Jamaica, South

Africa, Scotland, Wales and Barbados.

Ghana is poised to take a record-breaking contingent to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

rematch with Uruguay in the group stage.The two sides met in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South

What happened in South Africa in June 2010 is on the mind of every Ghanaian football loving fan," Acheampong

Fans of South Africa's team, known as the Bafana Bafana, had pledged their support to Ghana after their

Because at that point in time we had the whole of Africa behind us."

Every shop we entered, the South Africans were supporting Ghana.

British Weight Lifting (BWL) will use funding from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games to promote its sport in schools and encourage inactive women to take up strength training.

two of Britain’s most successful weightlifters.McKenzie, 86 last week, was victimised in his native South

Africa in the apartheid era and after moving to Britain he won three golds for England in 1966, 1970

World indoor bronze medallist Abel Kipsang claimed his first gold medal at the African Athletics Championships with victory in the men's 1500 metres on the final day of competition in Mauritius.

Africa finished second a second back, while Kasaye Adehena of Ethiopia pipped Kenyan Taki Kumari by

African Clarence Munyai to the line.South Africa finished first and second in the women's 400m hurdles

Africa too in 49.42, as Abdelmalik Lahoulou of Algeria and Kenyan Wiseman Mukhobe completed the podium.Hichem

Africa also finished on 2.15 metres, but settled for silver and bronze respectively.Algerian athlete

Africa's Kyle Blignaut and Mohamed Magdy of Egypt taking silver and bronze.South Africa claimed the

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has selected an initial squad of

medals and one behind shooters Adams and Gault's 18 medals.The delegation is not final as some further South

tennis, wheelchair basketball, triathlon, Para triathlon, rugby sevens and weightlifting.Durban in South

Africa was originally selected to host this year's Games but was stripped of the hosting rights in 2017

due to financial constraints.South Africa is making an active effort to increase diversity in its sports

South African medallists and their coaches at Birmingham 2022 are set to receive financial rewards from

International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Open Classic Powerlifting Championships in Sun City in South

Africa.

Olympic and world bronze medallist Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso took his second gold medal in the men's triple jump today at the African Athletics Championships in Mauritius, adding to his extensive medal cabinet.

in the women's 10,000mUganda's Chebet Zena Racheal wins silver in the women's 10,000m at the ongoing Africa

gold.His team-mate Hichem Khalil Cherabi took silver with an effort of 5.20m, while Hendrik van Wyk of South

Africa completed the podium far off from the front two with a clearance of 4.90m.Oyesade Olatoye took

silver with 63.48m while Egyptian Rawan Barakat's best of 62,67m was good enough for bronze.Finally, South

Africa swept the women's javelin podium today, led by Jo-Ane van Dyk, who was far in front of the rest

Nigeria and Kenya took the women's and men's 4x100 metres relay gold medals to conclude the third day of the African Athletics Championships today in Mauritius.

Africa in 44.87 and bronze to The Gambia - featuring yesterday's 100m winner Gina Bass - in 44.97.Men's

Africa, featuring yesterday's silver medallist Akani Simbine.South Africa clocked a time of 39.79, marginally

holding off bronze medallists Zimbabwe in 39.81.Elsewhere, Miranda Coetzee of South Africa took gold

Omanyala anchored Kenya to relay victory ©Getty ImagesMore middle distance success came out of East Africa

Africa, sitting fifth, claimed the best result in shot put.It took until the high jump for Bouradda

Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala and Gina Bass of The Gambia have been crowned the fastest athletes on the continent following their respective wins over 100 metres at the African Athletics Championships in Mauritius.

line in 9.93sec, beating Akani Simbine, the man he took the record from, in a photo finish.Simbine’s South

three clear contenders for the title alongside yesterday’s fastest runner Aminatou Seyni of Niger and South

Africa finished second in the 800m, guaranteeing the silver in front of Tunisian Choundi Nada who scored

Africa scored the same for silver and bronze.Elsewhere, Werner Visser of South Africa led a podium of

Africa and Amath Faye of Senegal completed the podium.Finally, Botswana claimed gold in the mixed 4x400m

South Africa has named its netball squad for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with each member

It is the first time Netball South Africa has issued contracts to its national players, suggesting it

making netball professionalised in the country.Twenty-four players, seven of which compete outside of South

Africa, were handed the performance-based contracts which commenced on April 1."

sport professional, this process, this moment right here is edging us closer to that goal," Netball South

Africa President Cecilia Molokwane said."

Belgium’s men’s team registered another routine win over South Africa while the women’s team suffered

Tom Boon starred again for Belgium as they beat South Africa 4-2.South Africa took the lead in the second

 South Africa got a consolation courtesy of a Beauchamp penalty corner in the 48th minute."

posted the fastest time in the semi-finals of the men's 100 metres to set up a final showdown with South

Africa recorded a time of 11.08 in the last heat, finishing comfortably in front of Tima Godbless of

Africa throwing furthest with a fifth-round effort of 16.40 metres.Carine Mekam Ndong of Gabon was second

with 15.87m and Zonica Lindeque of South Africa completed the podium with a best of 15.79m.Allan Cumming

of South Africa dramatically snatched the men’s hammer throw title in the last round with an effort

Africa on 3,179, who defeated her in the high jump.Kemi Petersen of Nigeria is currently third on 2,989