The New South Wales Government has confirmed it has dropped plans for the refurbishment of ANZ Stadium, with AUD800 million (£432 million/$533 million/€480 million) now set to be redirected towards a new fund for job-creating infrastructure projects.
Samples from the 2017 Tour de France are being retested for a previously undetectable performance-enhancing substance following the Operation Aderlass doping scandal.
Sprinting great Bobby Joe Morrow, who won three gold medals at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games, has passed away at the age of 84.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has approved rule changes made to the qualification process for the Tokyo 2020 skateboarding competition.
The former head of the Burundi National Olympic Committee (BNOC), Evariste Ndayishimiye has been elected as the President of Burundi after winning the country's Presidential election.
FIFA has rejected the amended statutes sent by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) and threatened the national governing body with suspension if it does not comply with FIFA rules.
Russian modern pentathlon coach Valery Ilyin has died at the age of 72 due to COVID-19.
Incoming coach Dave Rennie described the situation at Rugby Australia as "messy" and urged for the infighting to end.
South African sprinter Akani Simbine has reiterated his desire to break his Olympic medal drought at Tokyo 2020 after falling narrowly short at major events in recent years.
The German Rowing Association has paid tribute to Wolfgang Gunkel, pairs champion at Munich 1972, after his death aged 72, from a long illness.
USA Hockey president Jim Smith is reportedly under investigation by the US Center for SafeSport regarding his handling of allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse by a youth coach.
Chinese women's basketball team coach Xu Limin claimed the squad are mentally stronger despite the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to next year.
Karolína Plíšková is to headline an exhibition tournament in Prague this week as new tennis events continue to appear amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The first meeting of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup 2023 Board focused on governance and the management structure of the event, the governing body said.
Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) have invited applications for the Chef de Mission role for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 - Overlay Manager - Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham 2022 are looking for an experienced Overlay Manager to undertake the design and management of Games Overlay (temporary facilities and installations). The successful candidate will manage and undertake projects within the Venue Development Programme. In July 2022, Birmingham will host the XXII Commonwealth Games, the largest multi-sport event to be held in England in 10 years. Approximately 6,500 athletes and team officials from 71 nations and territories across the Commonwealth will come together in a 12-day celebration of sport and culture. Events will take place across Birmingham and the West Midlands, entertaining more than one million ticketed spectators and reaching a global broadcast audience of more than one billion.
England’s 50 years of footballing hurt started at the Mexico 1970 World Cup. But, as David Owen writes, the tournament that got under way half a century ago at the Azteca has never been bettered.
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