FIFA’s Ethics Committee has ruled that the conduct of the former head of the Organising Committee for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Franz Beckenbauer and two ex-German Football Association (DFB) officials can no longer be prosecuted because the time period to do so has expired.

member of the FIFA Executive Committee, and in 2015 in relation to Zwanziger and Schmidt.Germany beat South

Africa by the narrowest of margins, by 12 votes to 11, to secure hosting rights for the 2006 World Cup

Africa.

Africa.

Africa.

As a result, South Africa missed the following eight Games before re-joining the Commonwealth in time

At Gold Coast 2018, South Africa claimed six gold medals in swimming, including three for Chad le Clos

Canada, England, India, Isle of Man, Jersey, Malaysia, Nauru, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South

Africa, Wales and Zimbabwe.The programme was initially limited to eight sports and in 2000 comprised

These included gymnast Beth Tweddle from England and swimmers Jodie Henry of Australia and South Africa's

South Africa’s Government has confirmed that it is planning to file an appeal to the European Court of

Greg Nott promised to take the case to the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights.Athletics South

Africa President Aleck Skhosana told South Africa’s Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture

Equality and diversityAcross the 72 Commonwealth Games nations and territories, there are six regions: Africa

Mozambique, New Zealand,  Northern Ireland and South

Africa all attended the 2018 Games across a variety of sports.

South Africa has flown the flag for its continent, while Pacific

Thirteen athletes at Gold Coast 2018 were openly LGBT+, including South African

John Landy in 1954, Cathy Freeman's display of the Aboriginal flag and the weightlifting genius of South

230,000 kilometres over 388 days, as the Baton made its way through the six Commonwealth regions of Africa

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced it has asked the local Organising Committee and the Mexican Government to postpone the 2021 Women’s Baseball World Cup and the Under-15 Baseball World Cup.

Republic and the Netherlands will also contest the tournament.The Under-15 Baseball World Cup will feature South

Africa, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, United States, Venezuela, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Germany

Guam.A total of 12 teams will compete at the Under-23 Baseball World Cup, with hosts Mexico joined by South

Africa, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Japan, Chinese Taipei, China, Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand

and South Korea.

Leading candidates for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Presidency from the United States, China and Greece have endorsed a call to move the IWF’s elections to online-only.

candidates who will be affected by travel restrictions.There are no flights to Turkey from Britain, Brazil, South

Africa and Denmark.Any passengers from those countries must be quarantined for two weeks, as must any

associations, regional organisations and continental confederations as his African tour continued in South

Africa.

the candidates for the role.South Africa’s Patrice Motsepe, another candidate, met with Infantino in South

Africa should be united to get back what it has given to global football, and this can only happen if

Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are COSAFA’s member nations."

Motsepe is the current owner of South African Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns, who were

Africa as hub for football in the region.Johannesburg is home to one of FIFA’s regional development

Derartu Tulu, the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal, has been officially elected as the permanent President of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF).

resignation, citing "irreconcilable differences", a day after a group of athletes protested in Sululta, south

champion.Her first victory in Barcelona entered Olympic legend when she beat Elena Meyer in an iconic race at South

#AthleticsAfrica #EthiopiaAthletics #Ethiopia #trackandfield #Athletics #Africa @ETH_Athletics

Wayde van Niekerk has changed coach as he steps up preparations for his 400 metres Olympic title defence in Tokyo.

The South African broke the men's 400m world record on his way to Olympic gold at Rio 2016.

look forward to working with my new coach and training partners, and I hope to continue carrying the South

postponed to July 23 to August 8 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.Van Niekerk acted as a flagbearer for South

Africa at the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony.

Croatia dramatically secured the final place in the men’s water polo tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after beating Russia in a penalty shoot-out that required 15 rounds to find a winner.

Tokyo 2020 water polo tournaments took place.In the men’s tournament Group A comprises hosts Japan, South

Africa, the United States, Hungary, Greece and Italy while Group B features Australia, Croatia, Serbia

, Spain, Kazakhstan and Montenegro.In the women’s tournament Group A comprises Australia, South Africa

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has visited Mauritania, Senegal, Central African Republic and Rwanda ahead of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Presidential election next month.

the CAF Presidential election.The FIFA President is also due to hold a joint media conference with South

capital.FIFA began establishing Regional Development Offices in 2017, with Dakar in Senegal, Johannesburg in South

Africa and Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo all now home to offices.FIFA say the offices can

better serve its member associations and be closer to their needs.Infantino is now set to visit South

Africa, where he is due to meet with Motsepe.Yahya, Senghor and Motsepe are three of the candidates

Canadian opposition leader Erin O'Toole has called for China to be stripped of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics because of the "genocide" being committed against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.

Some 35 years ago Canada took a principled stand against Apartheid in South Africa."

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has lodged an official complaint over the indefinite postponement by Cricket

Australia postponed their tour of South Africa earlier this month, citing "unacceptable health and safety

pic.twitter.com/NW0ZfyMFbT— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 2, 2021CSA also wants the game's

governing body to check the health situation in South Africa to decide if Australia violated the ICC

It would seem inappropriate to appoint a health and safety consultant outside of South Africa given that

Africa and how they may be adequately managed," Moseki wrote."