Bahrain has embarked on a strategy of natrualising athletes from Africa, including Winfred Yavi and Salwa Eid Naser.
After deadly political turmoil in Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates will now host the T20 Women's Cricket World Cup in October.
Al-Hilal played a dominant second half in Saturday's Super Cup final, coming from behind to beat Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr with 4 goals to 1.
Imane Khelif was given a hero's welcome as she returned t hr hometown in Algeria after winning gold in the boxing at the Paris Olympics.
Athlete Sifan Hassan has been praised for wearing a hijab when she collected her gold medal at the Olympics on Sunday, following France's stance on the garment.
The Paris Olympics ended on Sunday with a spectacular closing ceremony in front of around 71,000 spectators
Khelif was thrust into a worldwide clash over gender identity and regulation in sports after her first fight, when her opponent pulled out just seconds in.
Africa has never staged an Olympic Games. Cairo last made an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 Olympics.
Manizha Talash, an Olympic refugee breakdancer originally from Afghanistan, was disqualified due to the slogan being deemed as 'political'.
Imane Khelif is the first Algerian woman to earn an Olympic boxing title and the first boxer from her country to claim gold since 1996.