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South Africa defends title and qualifies for WBSC Softball World Cup with Botswana

  • Baseball and Softball

South Africa defeated Botswana in the final of the continental championship.

Lesotho finished third in the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Africa Qualifier.

qualifiers for the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup concluded over the weekend with continental champions South

Africa (ranked 16th in the world) and Botswana (ranked 33rd) qualifying as the top two teams from Africa

 Held in Mokopane, Waterberg District, Limpopo (South Africa), the final of the WBSC Men's Softball

World Cup Africa Qualifier between South Africa and Botswana ended 2-0 in favour of the home team.

A total of 13 out of 18 teams have been confirmed for the group stage: South Africa, Botswana, Japan,


WADA suspends Africa's only anti-doping laboratory

  • News

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of South Africa's Bloemfontein Anti-Doping

Laboratory, the only accredited laboratory in Africa, for "multiple non-conformities" with international

In a statement, WADA said it had suspended the accreditation of the South African Anti-Doping Laboratory

that all identified "non-conformities" have been addressed.We have suspended the accreditation of the South

African Doping Control Laboratory in Bloemfontein, South Africa, for a period of up to six months.

disciplines:… pic.twitter.com/hG5wXpwOfk— WADA (@wada_ama) March 4, 2024Rodney Swigelaar, Director of WADA's Africa

Africa) and Nathalie Bashala (Democratic Republic of Congo).The MEAL programme aims to provide quality


ISA World Surfing Games: Five surfers qualify for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Andy Criere, Joan Duru, Ramzi Boukhiam, Rio Waida and Tim Elter qualified for Paris 2024 on the final day of waves in Puerto Rico. Brazil leads the women's team category at the World Surfing Games. France leads the men's category.

PREVIOUSLY QUALIFIED ATHLETESWomen Qualified via WSG 2023 ISA: Saffi Vette (New Zealand), Sarah Baum (South

Africa), Shino Matsuda (Japan) and Vahine Fierro (France).Qualified via WSL Championship Tour: 

Jack Robinson (Australia), João Chianca (Brazil), John John Florence (United States), Jordy Smith (South

Africa), Matthew McGillivray (South Africa), Kanoa Igarashi (Japan) and Leonardo Fioravanti (Italy).


Busan 2024 was the ultimate litmus test for the African Games in Ghana

  • Table Tennis

The President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), El-Salhy, has praised South Korea for hosting

South Korea and Chinese Taipei completed the podium.

world a hitch-free tournament.Read more: https://t.co/NmUqXO7IlW pic.twitter.com/QD015r6QQr— ITTF-Africa

 Africa demonstrated unity with the presence of its leadership at the ITTF World Championships in

#ITTFWorlds2024 pic.twitter.com/498J2XF37C— ITTF-Africa (@ITTFAfrica) February 25, 2024 "The upcoming

luck next time, champs 💪🏿Read more> https://t.co/zcS2ElCglY pic.twitter.com/bbRxc4g3CK— ITTF-Africa


Laureus Award: Messi, Djokovic, Bonmatí and Biles among nominees

  • News

The nominees for the prestigious Laureus Awards, selected by the 1,300 members of the Laureus Global Media Panel, have been announced. The awards ceremony will take place on 22 April. Lionel Messi, Novak Djokovic, Noah Lyles, Simone Biles and Aitana Bonmatí are among the nominees.

-Red Bull Formula One Team (Austria), Motor Racing.The Springboks (South Africa), Rugby Union.Laureus

-Siya Kolisi (South Africa), Rugby.-Jamal Murray (Canada), Basketball.

-Kirsten Neuschäfer (South Africa), Sailing.-Bethany Shriever (United Kingdon), BMX Racing.

-Justice Desk Africa (South Africa), Multisport x Human Rights.


Paris to host Olympic football draw on 20 March

  • Football

The draw for the Paris 2024 Olympic football tournaments will take place on 20 March at 20:00 local time at the Pulse building in the French capital, which will serve as the headquarters for the upcoming Games.

pairs: Ghana-Zambia (0-1 in the first leg), Tunisia-Morocco (1-2), Cameroon-Nigeria (0-0) and Tanzania-South

Africa (0-3).

April to 3 May among the 12 participating teams: hosts Qatar, Australia, Jordan, Indonesia, Japan, South

 With Asia and Africa each having three and a half places, there will be a two-legged play-off between

Guinea will represent Africa and the Asian team will be decided at the AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024.


Mallorca hosts the 470 World Championship

  • Sailing

On Saturday evening, the spectacular Claustre de Sant Bonaventura in Llucmajor hosted the official presentation of the 470 World Championship, which will bring together 64 teams from 27 countries at the Club Nàutic S'Arenal until 3 March.

The 470 World Championship will decide the last Olympic places in the 470 class for Africa, South America


FISU Cross Country World Championships Muscat 2024: South Africa on top

  • Swimming

Two years after Great Britain's great performance in Aveiro, Portugal, South African student-athletes

 South Africa produced a stunning performance in Muscat, winning three of the four individual gold

Simonay Weitsz (South Africa), 9:14.2. Marta Serrano (Spain), 9:17.3.

Keanu Domingo (South Africa), 7:58.2. Christopher Swart (South Africa), 8:01.3.

Karabo Mailula (South Africa), 34:03.2.

South Africa. 3-1-2 6 medals.2. Spain. 1-3-1. 5 medals.3.


Olympic gold 'the Holy Grail' for French rugby star Antoine Dupont

  • Rugby Sevens

One of France's top players, the fifteens captain, has pulled out of the Six Nations to "train" in the reduced format ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

France hosted the tournament and lost to South Africa in the quarter-finals.

At Tokyo 2020, Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa) and Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand) were more fortunate


Legendary South African cricketer Mike Procter dies aged 77

  • Cricket

He was a player, a controversial International Cricket Council (ICC) umpire and South Africa's first

a hospital after a routine operation.Procter made history as an outstanding all-rounder who became South

GETTY IMAGESProcter's international career with South Africa came to an end in 1970.

Before his ban, South Africa won six of the seven matches he played.

Procter was appointed coach of the national team and led South Africa to the semi-finals of the 1992

Africa, Procter played most of his cricket for Natal, the province where he was born.


Final preparations for the Mallorca 470 World Championship

  • Sailing

With less than a week to go before the start of the 470 World Championship in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 63 international teams are making their final preparations for one of the most important regattas of their careers.

The World Championships will decide the Olympic qualifying places for Africa, South America, North America


Kuwaiti sports authority calls for criminal investigation into Al-Musallam

  • Swimming

Husain Al-Musallam, president of World Aquatics, may have awarded a multi-million dollar contract to a company owned by his wife and children. Kuwait's sports authority has referred the case over to the public prosecutor. This comes after the facts that Insidethegames revealed last week.

presidency - always with the help of long-time IOC member and current IOC honorary member Sam Ramsamy (South

Africa).


Paris 2024 to help beach handball take off

  • Handball

2024 will be one of the most important years for beach handball. The Olympic Games will serve as a showcase for the sport as it becomes an exhibition sport. In 2023, the sport will be played on six continents, major competitions will be held and the relationship between the federations will develop.

There were two stages in South America (Maricá, Brazil) and two in Europe (Płock, Poland).

The third stage was held in Africa (Hammamet, Tunisia).

Tunisia and Morocco were at the forefront of beach handball in Africa.


Groups announced for Men's Softball World Cup

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the groups for the XVIII Men's Softball World Cup, which will culminate in Canada in 2025, but will begin this year with a group stage featuring 18 teams.

African Qualifier, which will provide two places in the group stage of the World Cup, will be held in South

Africa from 29 February to 2 March.


Olympic places in the 470 World Championship in Palma

  • Sailing

Sixty-three 470 teams from countries as diverse as Angola, Ecuador and Mozambique are preparing for the first major challenge of the 2024 season, the 470 World Championship in Palma, Majorca, from 24 February to 3 March.

There are Olympic qualifying spots to be decided for Africa, South and North America and one place for