The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) gathers in Greece this week to begin the second century of its existence.

The problem of apartheid in South Africa continued to cast a shadow, even though South Africa was formally

meeting held in Belgrade resolved to "offer concrete assistance to the most underprivileged athletes in South

Africa."

As apartheid was swept away, South Africa returned to the Olympic fold in 1992.At the same Games, the

A revamped format for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-18 Softball World Cup in Peru has been announced, following the withdrawal of seven teams.

rankings and the top-ranked team at the event - Mexico, Puerto Rico, The Netherlands, Chinese Taipei, South

Africa, Colombia and the Czech Republic have all confirmed their attendance to the WBSC.Japan won the

Tom Daley has called for an Olympic ban on all countries where being gay is punishable by death.

up in Chinese hands ©Getty ImagesFrom 1964 to 1988, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned South

Africa from competing at the Games because of apartheid, but it has generally resisted calls to ban

A host city for the 2026 Commonwealth Games will be announced before the end of next March, with several countries interested, it was claimed here today.

an epic journey across the Commonwealth, visiting all 72 nations and territories, reaching Europe, Africa

the host city for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in December 2017 after the original choice, Durban in South

Africa, was stripped of the rights to stage the event following its failure to fulfil its financial

South African captain Bongi Msomi has been named as World Netball's official athlete ambassador for Africa

South Africa finished fourth at the last Netball World Cup in Liverpool in 2019 ©Getty ImagesThe World

With the Netball World Cup coming to South Africa in just over two years’ time, Bongi is the perfect

person to help us highlight and inspire growth in netball throughout Africa as we head towards this landmark

will be the next edition of a competition last held in Liverpool in England.It will be the first time Africa

has hosted the tournament.Msomi captained South Africa to a semi-final appearance in 2019, where they

A six-person shortlist of nominees for the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Gender Equality Champion Award, which recognises those who have made significant efforts to increase the participation of women in sport, has been released.

the only male to be nominated.In his role as sports director at the University of the Western Cape in South

Africa, Gagayi introduced policies that allow women to be represented on all sporting platforms, including

A stellar field featuring around 200 athletes has been assembled for the second stage of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup in Budapest, Hungary.

that event are hoping for more success in the pool this time around including Howley, Matthew Sates of South

Africa, who broke two junior world records, and Australia’s Kyle Chalmers.Emma McKeon, who won the women's

South Africans have been encouraged to get the COVID-19 vaccination, with the South African Football

all and sundry, the clubs, players and the football business.Vaccine mandates have divided opinion in South

Africa ©Getty Images"We also want other sectors of the economy to return to normalcy if the majority

Tickets are now on sale for every match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, scheduled to be held in Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) between October 17 and November 14.

which is set to begin on October 23 with a double-header of matches, starting with Australia against South

Africa in Abu Dhabi.On the same day, a replay of the 2016 final is scheduled in Dubai as England take

Hosts and defending champions South Africa are through to the semi-finals of the Council of Southern

Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Women's Championship in Port Elizabeth after topping Group A.

South Africa has won seven of the eight editions of the competition, and had won all of its three group

with a 100 per cent record in Group B, overcoming Zimbabwe 3-0, the 2020 finalists Botswana 2-0 and South

but faced an early elimination from the COSAFA Women's Championship despite 2-1 and 3-0 wins against South

record intact.The semi-finals, scheduled for Thursday (October 7) see Tanzania against Namibia and hosts South

Africa against Malawi in a repeat of the Group A contest.The third place playoff and final are to be

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have reportedly joined South Africa in expressing an interest in replacing

South Africa was the first to enter the running after Japan withdrew last month due to COVID-19 concerns.The

England have withdrawn from hockey's Men's Junior World Cup in the Indian city of Bhubaneswar, citing "a number of COVID-related concerns" including a 10-day quarantine upon arrival.

Cup.They will be replaced by the United States and Canada in the men's tournament, and Argentina and South

Africa in the women's.England's replacements are yet to be announced.England Hockey performance director

The Women's Junior World Cup is due to take place in South Africa in December 2021.South Africa battled

South Africa's Matthew Sates was the star on the last day of the first leg of the Swimming World Cup

the victory in the men's 50m butterfly in 22.09, a tenth in front of Hungarian Szebasztián Szabó, and South

Tess Howley and Kristina Paegle to gold.The Americans set a new junior world record for silver, with South

Africa claiming bronze.

International Surfing Association (ISA) President Fernando Aguerre insists he is "more motivated than ever" to push for the sport to be included at the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games.

of new grassroots programmes in countries such as Australia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, France, and South

Africa."

The Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) has reportedly made a bid to host the 2025 World Athletics Championships before the October 1 deadline.

postponed from 2021 - and are to be followed by the Budapest 2023 World Championships.Kenya, Morocco and South

Africa all have stated their interest in the past at hosting the 2025 World Championships, but these