Sub-Saharan Africa

Football
Business

South African businessman and former political prisoner Tokyo Sexwale is said to be considering running for the presidency of Fifa, world football’s governing body.

Multi-sport
Business

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has been granted full recognition by the International Olympic Committee, while South Sudan was approved as the 206th full IOC member as the organisation’s 128th Session drew to a close today (Monday).
Business

The Sportfive agency has penned a strategic partnership with the Republic of Congo surrounding the African country’s hosting of the 2015 African Games multi-sport event.

Rugby Union
Events

The list of candidates to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup will remain at four after World Rugby today (Friday) said that the United States has elected not to follow-up initial interest in staging its showpiece national team tournament.

Squash
Events

Johannesburg will host the 2016 World Masters Squash Championships, the World Squash Federation has confirmed.

Football
Events

South African government officials today (Wednesday) confirmed that a $10m (€9.2m) payment had been given directly to Jack Warner, a former vice-president of football’s global governing body Fifa, but strenuously denied the money was transferred in order to secure votes to land hosting rights to the 2010 World Cup.

Basketball
Events

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have announced that Johannesburg will host the league’s first game in Africa on August 1.

Cricket
Events

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has launched a new Twenty20 franchise competition that will serve as the curtain-raiser for the African 2015-16 cricket season.

Rugby Union
Events

South Africa’s round in the World Rugby Sevens Series will move from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town for the four-year cycle beginning in 2015-16.

Rugby Union
Events

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has confirmed its interest in bidding to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Events

Durban has vowed to stage the most compact Commonwealth Games in the history of the multi-sport event after officially lodging its bid documents for the 2022 edition of the Games.

Football
Events

Guinea has dismissed the prospect of hosting the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in June to accommodate a November-December staging of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
Events

Durban is set to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games after the South African city’s only rival, Edmonton in Canada, pulled out of the bidding contest due to economic concerns.
Events

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has moved to play down speculation linking the country with a bid for the 2024 Olympic Games by stating it is fully focused on Durban’s tilt at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Motorsport
Events

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has said he is in talks over the possibility of reintroducing a South African round to the motor-racing championship’s calendar.
Events

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive committee member Sam Ramsamy has said the country is “readying” a bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Football
Business

English Premier League football club Manchester United has launched a new initiative as part of its ongoing efforts to better engage with its global fanbase.

Football
Events

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has granted hosting rights for major events to Ostrava, Kampala and Nairobi after awarding the 2019 World Championships to Doha in Qatar yesterday (Tuesday).