Africa

Squash
Events

The World Squash Federation (WSF) has confirmed that its Men’s World Team Squash Championship, which was due to take place in the Egyptian capital of Cairo later this month, has been postponed.

Squash
Events

The World Squash governing body has insisted that the upcoming 2015 World Men’s Squash Team Championships will go ahead as planned in Cairo, Egypt despite the withdrawal of several of the competition’s leading nations due to security fears.

Athletics
Business

The Ethics Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has today (Monday) issued provisional suspensions to three senior officials from Athletics Kenya (AK) amid allegations concerning anti-doping practices and corruption at the national governing body.

Cycling
Business

The success story of Dimension Data, Africa’s sole Professional Continental cycling team, has continued with the announcement of its elevation to the elite WorldTour road racing calendar for 2016.

Rugby Union
Business

Sanzar, the umbrella body for the Argentinian, Australian, New Zealand and South African rugby unions, has appointed Andy Marinos as its new chief executive.

Rugby Union
Business

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has moved to seize control of Super Rugby franchise the Southern Kings in a bid to assist the Eastern Province Rugby Union, which is enduring financial difficulties.

Athletics
Business

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has appointed Olivier Niggli as its new director general, while the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has confirmed it is investigating alleged doping cover-ups in Kenya.

Golf
Events

The European Tour has revamped its Final Series, with African showpiece the Nedbank Golf Challenge elevated to become part of a new three-tournament end-of-season swing.

Athletics
Business

The reputation of Kenyan athletics yesterday (Sunday) took a further hit after fresh allegations of corruption were levelled at the country’s athletes and officials.

Handball
Events

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has awarded its 2021 Men’s World Championship to Egypt, while the 2023 edition of the national team competition will be co-hosted by Poland and Sweden.

Football
Other

Owen Evans spoke to Hicham El-Amrani, general secretary of the Confederation of African Football about building bridges with his home country and his billion dollar vision for African football.

Football

Lindile Kika, who served as the South African Football Association’s (Safa) head of national teams during the 2010 Fifa World Cup in the country, has been banned by football’s global governing body for his role in alleged match fixing.

Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby has awarded the hosting rights for its 2016 U20 Trophy national team tournament to Zimbabwe.

Rugby Union
Business

Pretoria’s High Court has abandoned a legal action aiming to ban South Africa’s national team from the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Football

Former Nigeria national team footballer Segun Odegbami has announced that he intends to run for the Fifa presidency.
Events

Durban was today (Wednesday) confirmed as host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, with South African officials stating the award of the multi-sport event will delay any potential bid for the Olympic Games.

Rugby Union
Business

South Africa could be prevented from competing in the upcoming 2015 Rugby World Cup should legal action prove successful in Pretoria’s High Court tomorrow (Wednesday).
Business

The South African government has approved Durban’s bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games ahead of the likely award of the multi-sport event to the city next week.