ENGLAND will discover in December 2010 whether they have been chosen to host the 2018 World Cup, FIFA's general secretary Jerome Valcke (pictured) revealed today.

appeared to suggest that FIFA would favour a European host country for 2018 after it is staged in South Africa

ready, so there are a few European countries for sure will not have to spend as much money as South Africa

"These will come from four confederations as Africa and South America will not have access to 2018.

 AUGUST 20 - BRITISH pair Keri-Anne Payne (pictured left) and Cassie Patten (right) won silver and bronze medals in the open-water 10km race as it made his Olympic debut at the Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park today.

Payne, a 20-year-old born in South Africa, came home second in 1:59.29.2 with Patten finishing in 1:59.31.0

  THE Dutch and Belgian football associations have today agreed to establish a joint foundation to prepare their bid to co-host the 2018 World Cup finals, where they will be up against England.

South Africa will host the 2010 edition while Brazil will stage the tournament in 2014.

 ENGLAND may have had to wait a couple of days to win its first medals at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune but they made up for lost time today with six gold, one silver and two bronze medals and now lie in second place in the overall medals table behind host nation India.

Youth Games record of 18.56m with his final throw to snatch the gold medal from Stephen Brink of South Africa

 JUNE 3 - MINISTER FOR TRADE & INVESTMENT Lord Digby Jones (pictured) is leading the push to encourage British companies to launch into the global sports sector.

He said: "Whether it's the World Cup in South Africa or the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, representatives

delivery of the volunteer programme which will be critical to the success of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

 FRANKIE FREDERICKS (pictured), one of the greatest sprinters in history and now a senior member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is to run for the presidency of Athletics Namibia in an effort to help shape the sport in the build-up to London 2012. 

Commission, has a dream of making Namibia, which shares borders with Angola,  Zambia, Botswana and South Africa

 FRANKIE FREDERICKS (pictured), one of the greatest sprinters in history and now a senior member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is to run for the presidency of Athletics Namibia in an effort to help shape the sport in the build-up to London 2012. 

Commission, has a dream of making Namibia, which shares borders with Angola,  Zambia, Botswana and South Africa

 JULY 18 - DOUBLE-AMPUTEE sprinter Oscar Pistorius (pictured) will not compete for South Africa against

Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene said four other runners had faster times, and two others

 ENGLAND and Scotland had another successful day at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, winning four gold medals, four silver and three bronze between them.

metres, nearly eight metres further than the best throw of silver medallist Maria Badenhorst from South Africa

He beat Warren Karsten of South Africa and Singapore's Jia Hao Ng into second and third place respectively

    PRAGUE is to host the first-ever World Girls’ Youth Softball World Cup, an event aimed at boosting the sport's chances of being readmitted to the Olympic programme, it was announced tonight.  

of ten teams, with a possibility of that number increasing to 12, who will drawn from countries in Africa

  SEPP BLATTER (pictured), the President of FIFA, tonight handed England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup a massive boost when he appeared to rule out five of their biggest rivals.

who would be attractive and unusual host countries, as the 2010 event is due to take place in South Africa

    SOUTH AFRICA'S successful Paralympic team, led by swimmer Natalie du Toit (pictured) and sprinter Oscar Pistorious, have shared R1.8 million (£101,000) in financial rewards, it has been announced.  

  South Africa finished sixth in the final medals at the Paralympics in Beijing, winning 30 medals

He was also given a further R1 million (£56,410) by Athletics South Africa.  

    HARLOW shooter James Huckle (pictured) crowned a memorable debut for England by winning his third gold medal today in the men’s 10 metre rifle competition at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India.  

her personal best in the women’s 800m to take the silver medal behind Mokgadi Caster Semanya of South Africa

  RICK PARRY (pictured), the chief executive of Liverpool Football Club, is set to be the shock choice to head up England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, as DAVID OWEN exclusively reveals

of his argument was that staging the World Cup was proving of huge benefit to club football in South Africa

There has been “a fundamental shift in the commercial nature of the game in South Africa,” Mosola told

Blatter earlier this year expressed disappointment at results achieved by Bafana Bafana since South Africa

Whereas 450,000 extra visitors are expected from outside Africa, as many as 1.5 million-2 million may

Big year for South Africa   The other point that had escaped me is what a big year for South African