Fort William will host an International Cycling Union (UCI) Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup for the first time since 2019, with two days of competition taking place in Scotland.

champion Myriam Nicole.All three will line-up again in Fort William.Men’s world champion Greg Minnaar of South

Africa and France’s Amaury Pierron, winner of the event in Lourdes, will also feature in Fort William.Competition

Australia have named an unchanged squad from their Women’s Cricket World Cup triumph for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Pakistan in Group A of the women’s tournament in Birmingham, with hosts England playing New Zealand, South

Africa and Sri Lanka in Group B.The top two nations in each group will advance to the semi-finals, with

International University Sport Federation (FISU) student ambassadors have taken part in a remote running contest to foster a sense of community and promote university sport.

Finland, France, Ghana, Hungary, India, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Sri Lanka, South

Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, the United States, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.The

Human rights group Amnesty International is among a coalition urging FIFA to commit $440 million (£352 million/€415 million) to compensate migrant workers who have experienced "human rights abuses on a significant scale" regarding the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

per cent of Qatar's construction workforce is believed to be comprised of migrant workers from East Africa

, South Asia and South-East Asia.A Guardian report last year found that more than 6,500 labourers from

Russia's isolation from international sport has become almost total since the country launched its invasion of Ukraine at the end of February.

its invitation to South Africa to the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo when the country’s Interior Minister

 After South Africa were also prevented from competing at Mexico City 1968, the IOC expelled them

 The International Cricket Council imposed a moratorium on tours to and from South Africa in 1970

 South Africa remained a member of the International Rugby Board throughout the apartheid era, although

 Only pressure from the Dutch and United States Governments prevented South Africa competing at

Namibia covers a massive part of south-western Africa but there are not many people.

already been hit by controversy, however, as World Athletics testosterone rules mean that, just like South

South Africa will seek to preserve their lead at the top of the men’s World Rugby Sevens Series in Toulouse

South Africa triumphed in the first four legs of the series, with back-to-back competitions held in both

stop, before Argentina earned victory in Canada.The success saw Argentina move just six points behind South

Africa in the standings, with Australia a further five back in third.South Africa will hope to preserve

their lead at the seventh stop in Toulouse, before the final events in London and Los Angeles.South Africa

France.Ireland and Fiji will also have hopes of ending as the series runners-up.Australia, the US, Fiji and South

South African cricketer Zubayr Hamza has been banned for nine months after testing positive for the masking

will be wiped from the record books.Zubayr Hamza has played Test and one-day international matches for South

Africa ©Getty ImagesThis includes a Test match versus New Zealand, in which he scored 25 and six runs.As

no significant fault on his part.The nine-month ban expires on December 22, meaning Hamza will miss South

Lesotho will look to make use of its altitude as it prepares for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

The mountainous nation, which is surrounded by South Africa, is the only country in the world which is

Games gold medal in the marathon at Kuala Lumpur 1998 ©Getty ImagesLesotho is the coldest country in Africa

Melbourne has been announced as the hosts for the 2028 and 2040 editions of the Presidents Cup, making it the fourth and fifth time it has held the golfing competition.

by Australia’s Peter Thomson for the second time.The two teams recorded their only tie in 2003 when South

African city George took up role as host.Australia, South Africa, Canada and South Korea are the only

scheduled to take place at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte in North Carolina between September 20 and 25.South

The Rixon family will once again lead Malta's Commonwealth Games bowls medal hopes after being named as three-quarters of the women’s four team at Birmingham 2022.

the team, they clinched the bronze medal by beating Canada 17-8 in the playoff after being beaten by South

Africa in the semi-final.Sisters Connie-Leigh, 24, and Rebecca, 21, will also compete in the ladies’

The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) has backed Gianni Infantino's candidacy

of African Football (CAF) has close ties with Infantino through its President Patrice Motsepe, the South

Ian Ward has retained his position as Birmingham City Council Leader after a challenge mounted by Waseem Zaffar failed to garner enough votes.

city's bid to host this year's Commonwealth Games when it was the sole candidate to replace Durban in South

Africa, which withdrew in 2017.A councillor for Shard End since 1995, Ward and was elected as Council

Auckland has been chosen to host the draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, which is scheduled to take place on October 22.

Teams from across Africa, Central and North America, South America and Oceania will secure qualification

Turkey's Sema Çalışkan took herself one step closer to a medal in the under-70 kilogram tournament by defeating American Morelle McCane on the fifth day of the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's World Boxing Championships.

opponent in the quarter-finals - Valentina Khalzova from Kazakhstan - won by the same score against South

Kungeibayeva of Kazakhstan, while Elif Güneri won in the under-81kg against Mkateko Muriel Sithole of South

Africa by a 4-0 split decision.Elsewhere in the under-81kg category, Gulsaya Yerzhan of Kazakhstan defeated