Africa

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) president Gideon Sam believes his organisation has done all it can to ensure Durban retains hosting rights to the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) deferred a decision on the matter by up to six weeks.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has moved to address “persistent rumours” that the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations will be moved from Gabon by maintaining that the country will host the next edition of its showpiece national team tournament.

The English city of Manchester will stage the World Taekwondo Championships in 2019 after the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) assigned hosting rights to a number of its leading events.

The Fuse Sport + Entertainment agency, a subsidiary of Omnicom Media Group UK, has promoted Lou Johnson to the position of managing director in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Distance running great Haile Gebrselassie has pledged to introduce major reform in Ethiopian athletics after being elected as the new president of his country’s national governing body for the sport.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 competition and introduce a model by which games would be staged outside the country, according to a senior executive.

The International Korfball Federation (IKF) has opted to increase the number of participating countries at its World Championship from 16 to 20.

Mark Alexander has pledged to drive forward South Africa’s uncertain bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and instigate reform in SA Rugby after being elected as the governing body’s new president today (Thursday).

The South African city of Durban, the location for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, has been given a deadline of November 30 to meet a series of conditions or risk losing its hosting rights for the multi-sport event.

The Ironman triathlon series has announced that the 2018 edition of its 70.3 World Championship will be staged in the South African municipality of Nelson Mandela Bay.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has confirmed that England, Belgium and South Africa will host the semi-finals of its World League national team tournament next summer.

World Rugby has today (Tuesday) confirmed France, Ireland and South Africa as host candidates for its 2023 World Cup, as Argentina firmed up its proposed bid for the 2027 edition of rugby union’s showpiece national team tournament.

Kenya’s team leader at the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has been charged with stealing $256,000 (€288,000) from government and sports authorities.

The World Rallycross Championship motor-racing series has announced that it will stage its first event in Africa after agreeing a multi-year deal with the Killarney race circuit in Cape Town, South Africa.

Golf’s European Tour is looking into the possibility of adding a fourth South African tournament to next year’s programme of events after announcing the early part of its 2017 international schedule.

SA Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in South Africa, has filed an applicant submission to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup despite having been told by the country’s government that it is not allowed to bid for the tournament.