Organisers of the second edition of the European Games in Minsk admit there is still a lot to do to publicise next year's event and have vowed to work along sporting and national associations to widen their appeal.
Catalan President Quim Torra has opened Tarragona’s €2.1 million (£1.8 million/$2.5 million) Palau d Esports but stopped short of saying if he would attend the opening of the Mediterranean Games here tomorrow.
The suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) is set to continue with the Taskforce assisting with the reinstatement process not scheduled to provide an update at this weekend’s International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board meeting in Bonn.
It has been revealed that seven outstanding doping cases are still being processed from the Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang earlier this year.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) today announced a series of changes it has made to its policy in favour of gender equality in boxing.
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Bureau has "strongly and unanimously supported" the confirmation of the sport’s Olympic events at Paris 2024 being held in Versailles.
German investigative journalist Hajo Seppelt is not to attend the FIFA World Cup - despite being belatedly granted a visa to attend by the Russian authorities.
A dispute between the International Surfing Association (ISA) and the International Canoe Federation (ICF) over the governance of stand-up paddle (SUP) is deteriorating into more acrimony as both sides continue to publicly criticise the other.
Paris 2024 has officially appointed Anne Descamps, director of development and communications for Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche party, as its director of communications.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his confidence that ice hockey can develop fast in China as the country prepares to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) Coordination Group are extremely impressed with the progress in Cortina d’Ampezzo as the Italian resort continues preparations for hosting the 2021 Alpine World Ski Championships, it has been revealed.
A new surgical block has been unveiled at the emergency care hospital in Krasnoyarsk ahead of the 2019 Winter Universiade.
An arrest warrant is being sought for a former South Korean national short track speed skating coach accused of assaulting numerous athletes.
Argentina are in grave danger of suffering an early exit from the FIFA World Cup in Russia after falling to a harrowing 3-0 loss to Croatia, who have secured their place in the last-16.
Croatia, last year's world champions, have been knocked out of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Water Polo World League Super Final in Budapest, after losing to Hungary in a shoot-out in Budapest today.
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.
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