Laurel Hubbard, the transgender weightlifter from New Zealand, has been effectively guaranteed a place at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after the approval of an amended qualifying system by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Nine Japanese Governors believe the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games should be either cancelled or postponed depending on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, as Japan considers extending emerging measures to combat a rise in infections.
The Tokyo Olympic marathon test event was held in Sapporo today despite local criticism amid rising numbers of positive COVID-19 cases.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is searching for a new host city for this year’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals after cancelling its agreement with Budapest.
A German gymnastics coach has been dismissed from the country’s Olympic training centre following a bullying investigation.
Danish Cycling Federation (DCU) President Henrik Jess Jensen will be permitted to stand for a place on the International Cycling Union (UCI) Management Committee despite the official being reprimanded by the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF) Ethics Commission.
Stefan Keller has been removed from his position as extraordinary federal prosecutor in the investigation into FIFA President Gianni Infantino after a court ruled he could not "guarantee a fair process."
San Salvador has moved a step closer to being named as the host city for the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games after Centro Caribe Sports confirmed the Olympic Committee of El Salvador had submitted the required documentation by the deadline.
UEFA has confirmed squads for this year’s European Championship will be increased from 23 to 26 players in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 79 people from 42 organisations attended two safeguarding workshops designed for International Sports Federations to learn how to take meaningful action to create safe sporting environments for athletes.
World Rowing has confirmed a member of the Sri Lankan team has tested positive for coronavirus at the Asia and Oceania Olympic and Paralympic qualifier in Japanese capital Tokyo.
Indian Premier League (IPL) organisers have vowed to complete this year’s tournament and pick up from where it left off.
Rio 2016 gold medallist Vladimer Khinchegashvili has been ruled out of this week's United World Wrestling World Olympic Games qualifier for Tokyo 2020 after he tested positive for COVID-19.
The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) has been urged to back Morocco’s Kamal Lahlou’s bid to become vice-president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) by an Moroccan Embassy official.
Preparations for the 2023 Summer World University Games in Yekaterinburg are "running according to schedule", International University Sports Federation (FISU) vice-president Marian Dymalski has claimed following a recent meeting with Russian organisers.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 - Business Operations Manager - United Kingdom
The Business Operations Manager will be responsible for leading the day-to-day corporate operations of the Festival Company, a subsidiary entity nested within the Birmingham 2022 Organising Committee (OC). Working as part of the business integration team; we require a confident senior manager able to drive forward delivery across a range of corporate functions working closely with finance, legal, human resources, procurement and the programme management office.
As English football spearheads a boycott of social media to protest online racism and perceived inaction to stop it, could the three-day blackout lead to lasting change or will it fall on deaf ears? Mike Rowbottom reports.
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