By Duncan Mackay September 24 - Qatar's bid to host the 2022 World Cup has received a massive boost after it was confirmed that five-time world champions Brazil will play England in a high-profile friendly match in Doha on November 14.

form an important part of both Brazil and England's preparations for next year's World Cup in South Africa

In each of these games we have also played away from home, which is important before South Africa.

September 24 - Anita DeFrantz,  the chair of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Women and Sport Commission, has claimed that South Africa's world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya (pictured) has had her human rights violated over the gender row.

Olympics and who has been a member of the IOC since 1986, came as members of the Athletics South Africa

September 24 - Anita DeFrantz,  the chair of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Women and Sport Commission, has claimed that South Africa's world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya (pictured) has had her human rights violated over the gender row.

Olympics and who has been a member of the IOC since 1986, came as members of the Athletics South Africa

September 24 - Anita DeFrantz,  the chair of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Women and Sport Commission, has claimed that South Africa's world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya (pictured) has had her human rights violated over the gender row.

Olympics and who has been a member of the IOC since 1986, came as members of the Athletics South Africa

September 23 - Roger Draper (pictured), the chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association, has pledged to see out his new £1.5 million five-year contract despite Britain being relegated to the third division of world tennis.

Britain's defeat against Poland in Liverpool on Sunday saw them drop out of the top group in the Europe/Africa

September 23 - South Africa's Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has launched a full investigation into the Caster Semenya (pictured) saga, they have announced.

Athletics South Africa (ASA) have promised that they will cooperate fully with the probe into the

September 2009: More Semenya revelations next week, former team manager claims September 2009: South Africa

September 23 - South Africa's Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has launched a full investigation into the Caster Semenya (pictured) saga, they have announced.

Athletics South Africa (ASA) have promised that they will cooperate fully with the probe into the

September 2009: More Semenya revelations next week, former team manager claims September 2009: South Africa

September 23 - South Africa's Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has launched a full investigation into the Caster Semenya (pictured) saga, they have announced.

Athletics South Africa (ASA) have promised that they will cooperate fully with the probe into the

September 2009: More Semenya revelations next week, former team manager claims September 2009: South Africa

September 22 - Kenneth Clarke (pictured), the former Chancellor who is the MP for Rushcliffe, has backed Nottinghamshire County Council's refusal to support Nottingham's bid to build a new stadium to stage matches in the 2018 World Cup if England are chosen to host the tournament.

"With all due respect, Japan versus South Africa will draw a small crowd.

September 22 - Kenneth Clarke (pictured), the former Chancellor who is the MP for Rushcliffe, has backed Nottinghamshire County Council's refusal to support Nottingham's bid to build a new stadium to stage matches in the 2018 World Cup if England are chosen to host the tournament.

"With all due respect, Japan versus South Africa will draw a small crowd.

September 21 - A Trans-Tasman row has broken out between Auckland and the Gold Coast over the 2018 Commonwealth Games with former 10,000 metres world record holder Ron Clarke (pictured) in the middle of it.

by Glasgow for the right to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Nairobi in Kenya and Durban in South Africa

September 21 - A Trans-Tasman row has broken out between Auckland and the Gold Coast over the 2018 Commonwealth Games with former 10,000 metres world record holder Ron Clarke (pictured) in the middle of it.

by Glasgow for the right to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Nairobi in Kenya and Durban in South Africa

September 21 - A Trans-Tasman row has broken out between Auckland and the Gold Coast over the 2018 Commonwealth Games with former 10,000 metres world record holder Ron Clarke (pictured) in the middle of it.

by Glasgow for the right to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Nairobi in Kenya and Durban in South Africa

Madikizela-Mandela (pictured) has joined the call that action should be taken against Athletics South Africa

September 2009: More Semenya revelations next week, former team manager claims September 2009: South Africa

By Duncan Mackay September 20 - South Africa’s Governments wants Athletics South Africa (ASA) 

"We now request the membership of Athletics South Africa to not only take disciplinary action against

September 2009: More Semenya revelations next week, former team manager claims September 2009: South Africa