South Africa

South African sports channel, SuperSport will provide an extensive coverage across territories in Sub Saharan Africa for the 13th World Indoor Championships, which begins in Doha, Qatar on Friday.

Two of South Africa's reigning world athletics champions, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and Khotso Mokoena will make their season debut at an international team meeting in Scotland, on Saturday.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has confirmed that Caster Semenya's case will not be discussed at tomorrow's council meeting in Monaco pending completion of tests on the athlete.

The law firm representing world 800m champion Caster Semenya said on Saturday she was considering taking legal action against the UK's Guardian.

The suspended Athletics South Africa (ASA) board would convene a special general meeting with the federation's members next week.

The meeting, set for on November 21, will give members a chance to voice their grievances after ASA has been widely criticised for their handling of the Caster Semenya gender fiasco.

The board and several ASA employees were suspended by South Africa's Olympic governing body, SASCOC, last week.

Despite initially agreeing to comply with SASCOC's findings following a commission of enquiry, the board and suspended members have vowed to fight the Olympic body, which they believe has no power to suspend ASA board members and employees.

During the week, four provincial members - the Eastern Province, Western Province, Boland and Free State athletics associations - again called for the ASA board to resign.

Athletics South Africa (ASA) has apologised to World 800 metres champion Caster Semenya, her parents and the nation about its role in the handling of the athlete's gender row since the last World athletics championships.

Somali-born British distance runner, Mohammed "Mo" Farah, came from behind to score a spectacular victory over South Africa's Stephen Mokoka at the Bupa Great South Run 2009 in Portsmouth on Sunday.

Johannesburg mayor, Councillor Amos Masondo has assured that the 19th edition of the Nedbank Soweto Marathon would not be derailed by the taxi problems experienced in the past.

South Africa's World 800m champion Caster Semenya has debunked newspaper claims that she's not ready to write her first-year university examinations.

The International Amateur Athletics Federations (IAAF) President will visit World 800m champion Caster Semenya in her home in South Africa to explain the implications of her gender test results before the end of the month.