Samoa 2019 announces move to go single-use plastic free for Pacific Games
Samoa 2019 has announced the move to go single-use plastic free for this year's Pacific Games.
Olympic Council of Asia President expresses shock and grief over Sri Lanka attacks
Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has expressed his shock at the attacks that ripped through churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
History made as Houston and Chengdu win right to stage 2021 and 2022 ITTF World Championships
The International Table Tennis Federation’s 2021 and 2022 World Championships have been awarded respectively to Houston in the United States and Chengdu in China.
Mondo to supply athletics track at Tokyo 2020 for eighth consecutive Olympic Games
Mondo has extended its long-standing relationship with the Olympic Games after it was officially announced today that the Italian company will provide the athletics track for Tokyo 2020.
London 2012 head of ceremonies appointed chief creative officer at Birmingham 2022
Martin Green has been appointed chief creative officer at Birmingham 2022 as the Organising Committee confirmed the location of its new headquarters.
Minsk 2019 facilities ready by May 15 as project stays on budget
All facilities for the 2nd European Games will be ready by May 15, and the project remains on budget, the Belarus Prime Minister, Sergei Rumas, has announced.
Construction work underway on Athletes' Village for 2021 Summer Universiade in Chengdu
Construction work has begun on the Athletes' Village for the 2021 Summer Universiade in Chengdu, it has been announced.
British Olympic canoeing champion Stott arrested during Extinction Rebellion protests in London
Britain’s Olympic gold medal-winning canoeist Etienne Stott was one of hundreds of people arrested during Extinction Rebellion climate change protests in London over the weekend.
Ban on Brazil's Souza re-applied by Association of Tennis Professionals after "additional information"
Brazilian tennis player João Souza has been provisionally banned from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour for the second time in less than a month as part of a corruption probe.
Italian swimmer Andrea Vergani tests positive for cannabis
Italian swimmer Andrea Vergani, a bronze medallist in last year's World Short-Course Championships, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for cannabis.
Iran powerlifter Noori receives four-year doping ban from International Paralympic Committee
Iranian powerlifter Farzin Noori has been suspended for four-years by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for an anti-doping violation.
Monument to double Olympic figure skating champion Hanyu unveiled in Japan
A new monument celebrating the achievements of double Olympic gold medallist Yuzuru Hanyu has been unveiled in his hometown of Sendai.
Gold Coast 2018 mascot Borobi reborn as champion for Indigenous languages
Gold Coast 2018 mascot Borobi, a blue male surfing koala bear, has been bought out of retirement as an animated Indigenous language champion.
Two thousand pre-school children get Olympic experience in Pristina thanks to Kosovo NOC
Around 2,000 Kosovo pre-school children had the opportunity to experience what it felt like to be part of an Olympic Games as they took part in the Sports Festival for the preschoolers of Pristina.
Shi breaks two world records as hosts China dominate day three of Asian Weightlifting Championships
Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist Shi Zhiyong broke two world records on his way to winning the men’s 73 kilograms title on a dominant day for hosts China at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo.
