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Giant Williamson features in advertising campaign for T20 World Cup as tickets go on general sale

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Organising Committee for this year's International Cricket Council Men's T20 World Cup in Australia has launched its marketing campaign titled "This is the Big Time", while tickets have also gone on sale to the general public.

playing the Group B runner-up from the first round.The October 27 doubleheader in Sydney involving South

Africa against Bangladesh and India versus Group A's second-placed side from the first round rounds


IBSA calls for countries to bid for partially sighted continental football championships

  • Football News

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) has called for countries to submit hosting rights bids for partially sighted football continental championships in 2022.

The organisation is searching for hosts for events in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe with a deadline

most by any nation since the first edition in Paulínia in Brazil in 1998.England, Argentina, Japan, South


ICC confirms women's cricket line-up for Commonwealth Games

  • Birmingham 2022

Eight women's teams will compete in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) have announced.

Sri Lanka, Australia, Barbados, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa will participate

teams are in Group A alongside Barbados and Pakistan while Group B consists of England, New Zealand, South

Africa and Sri Lanka.This will be the first time women’s cricket enters the Commonwealth Games and just


Africa Association of Lacrosse formed and Ghana's Ntiamoah installed as President

  • Non-Olympic Sports

regions recognised by the Olympic Movement, with Ghana's Rufus Ntiamoah heading up the newly-formed Africa

National Federations from Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda serve as the founding members of the

to formally apply to become a World Lacrosse Continental Federation member.Leaders of Ghana, Kenya, South

Africa and Uganda's National Federations were present at a meeting in Baltimore which formed the Africa

The "Lacrosse for All: Africa" initiative, started by World Lacrosse in early 2020, is credited with

Through our Lacrosse for All: Africa initiative - graciously supported by the IOC - our growth in Africa


Birmingham 2022 netball line-up complete after rankings update

  • Birmingham 2022

Six more teams have qualified for the netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham based on the updated world rankings.

first half of the Birmingham 2022 berths in the sport.Australia, world champions New Zealand, Jamaica, South

Africa and Malawi - who have since been overtaken by Uganda on the ranking list - also had their places


Egypt and Senegal find a way through to Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals

  • Football

Seven-time winners Egypt and top-ranked Senegal complete the semi-final line-up at the Africa Cup of

for Salah was overhit an he could only find the side netting.Senegal continued their bid for a first Africa

Stadium in Douala, where the playing surface has been subject to criticism.Senegal have never won the Africa

in the second half when a penalty was awarded for a close-range handball by Kalidou Koulibaly, but South



Australia thrash Russia to reach World Rugby Sevens Series semi-finals in Seville

  • Rugby Sevens

of Russia in the quarter-finals of the latest World Rugby Sevens Series tournament in Seville, while South

2022Megan Jones notched two tries in a 21-12 English victory in the quarter-finals.In the men's tournament, South

Africa took the field for the first time in Seville to start their search for a sixth consecutive gold

Davids helped to stave off a major upset against the spirited Scots and secured a 31-24 victory.South Africa


Afghanistan win thriller to reach Under-19 Cricket World Cup semi-finals, Bethell blasts England through

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Afghanistan reached the semi-finals of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in dramatic fashion - running out Treveen Mathew for the final wicket when Sri Lanka need just five more runs to win.

sensational spell of pace bowling.England's quarter-final victory was far more comfortable.Having bowled South

Africa out for 209, England reached the target with 18.4 overs to spare and for the loss of four wickets.Jacob



Infantino claims comments on African migrants "misinterpreted" as human rights groups mock Council of Europe speech

  • Football

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has claimed widely-criticised comments suggesting the biennial World Cup proposal help prevent African migrants from crossing the Mediterranean and help prevent "death in the sea" have been "misinterpreted and taken out of context".

two years rather than every four years, although this has prompted strong opposition from UEFA, the South

If there are more opportunities available, including in Africa, but certainly not limited to that continent


France replace Canada in line-up for men's Hockey Pro League

  • Hockey

France have joined this season's men's Hockey Pro League after Canada withdrew due to COVID-19 concerns.

below Canada.France are due to open their Hockey Pro League campaign against India in Potchefstroom in South

Africa on February 8.?

The 2021-2022 men's Hockey Pro League began in October with matches played solely in Europe.South Africa


Hosts West Indies fail to reach Super League at ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Hosts and 2016 winners West Indies failed to make the quarter-finals of the International Cricket Council's Under-19 Cricket World Cup, while defending champions Bangladesh progressed in second place from their group.

New Guinea.Four-time Under-19 World Cup champions and 2020 runners-up India topped Group B, beating South

Africa by 45 runs in their opener and easing past Ireland and Uganda.South Africa also clinched comfortable

the 2020 final as wins against Canada and the UAE saw them finish in second.England are set to face South

Africa in the first quarter-final at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday


Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh to final cricket berth at 2022 Commonwealth Games

  • Birmingham 2022

Sri Lanka's women's team have clinched the final place at the 2022 Commonwealth Games cricket tournament after beating Bangladesh by 22 runs on the final day of the Qualifier.

hosts England, West Indies qualifiers Barbados, and world champions Australia, India, New Zealand, South

Africa and Pakistan, who were all assured of their berth courtesy of their ICC ranking.Women's cricket

August 7.Sri Lanka are due to face England in their Group B opener, before taking on New Zealand and South


South Africa claim men's and women's titles at Africa Cup of Nations hockey

  • Hockey

South Africa claimed both the men’s and women’s titles at the Africa Cup of Nations hockey in Accra,

Following their victories at the Theodosia Okoh Stadium South Africa’s men qualify for the Men’s 2023

Africa faced Ghana for the fifth consecutive final of this tournament and maintained their unblemished

winning record.South Africa conceded a goal for the first time in the tournament when the hosts took

Africa faced Egypt in a repeat of the five previous finals of the tournament.Holders South Africa took

Africa have now won the previous eight men’s tournaments.