The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has written to each of its 193 member federations with a stark warning that a repeat of the doping problems of the past could have “irrevocable” consequences for the sport.
Berit Kjøll pulled off a stunning two-vote victory as she was elected President of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) at its General Assembly in Lillehammer.
Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary general Asif Bajwa has claimed the country should be given "special treatment" in its bid to qualify for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
United States rugby sevens ace Danny Barrett says successful qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is "huge for us".
Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi will represent his country in archery at the 2019 Pacific Games after he progressed through trials.
Former diver Sarah Barrow will lead a project to develop the sport in the West Midlands in the build-up to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and beyond.
Three Samoan taekwondo athletes have been named to the host nation's squad for this year's Pacific Games after earning their black belts.
Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Damian Warner of Canada converted their overnight leads into victories at the Götzis Hypo-Meeting in Austria.
Russia's world number 81 Anastasia Potapova of Russia shocked fifth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany in the first round of the French Open.
Finland shocked Canada with a 3-1 victory in the final of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship in Slovakia.
Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz extended his lead in the Giro d’Italia today after a 15th stage that produced a first Grand Tour win for Italy’s Dario Cataldo and a costly crash for Primož Roglič, who lost ground in his chase for the pink jersey.
China reclaimed the Badminton World Federation Sudirman Cup after whitewashing Japan 3-0 on home soil in the final in Nanning.
South Korean sensation Kim Min-jong upstaged former Olympic champion Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar to claim the gold medal in the men's over-100 kilograms event at the International Judo Federation Grand Prix in Hohhot in China.
Olympic champions Fiji moved into the overall lead in the race for the World Rugby Sevens Series title as they thrashed Australia in the final in London.
Russia’s Rio 2016 champion Aleksander Lesun won the men’s title today at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup in Prague.
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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Fifty years ago this week Thomi Keller swept to the head of the body then known as the General Assembly of International Sports Federations, heralding an era of increased influence as sport’s metamorphosis into big business got under way.
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