It has emerged that the chief executive of Qatar broadcaster BeIn Sports is facing allegations of "active corruption" over the award of this year's International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships to Doha.
Michael Rotich, Kenya's athletics team manager at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, has been banned from the sport for 10 years after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Ethics Board found him guilty of "dishonest and corrupt" conduct.
Bahrain's Olympic marathon silver medalist Eunice Kirwa has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO), it has been announced.
Lima 2019 have launched their observers’ programme for the upcoming Pan American Games, with the initiative aimed at helping future Organising Committees.
A series of 24 one-mile runs staged around the world are set to take place on June 2 as part of Global Running Day, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have announced.
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) revealed plans for its 2020 World University Championships (WUC) events are well on track after representatives of all the Organising Committees converged in Lausanne to learn, exchange ideas and plan for the months ahead.
Lasha Talakhadze and Lidia Valentín received their respective men's and women's Lifter of the Year prizes for 2018 as the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) held an awards gala in Kobuleti in Georgia.
The World Curling Federation (WCF) have confirmed the 24 nations who will competed at tnext year's Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne.
Sir Steve Redgrave, the high-performance director of China's national rowing team, has revealed the country are hoping to win an Olympic gold next year in Tokyo before achieving further success in the sport at Paris 2024.
Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sørum continued their winning run by coming through qualification at the latest International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event as the Jinjiang Open began.
Poland are set to host a FIFA event for the first time with the Under-20 World Cup beginning tomorrow.
The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) has launched its new website aimed, it claims, at giving itself a strong digital identity, as well as informing its global audience on the development of the Paralympic Movement in the region.
John Coates has expressed confidence in the ability of Tokyo 2020 to address issues raised by International Federations during the vital test event period as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission began a three-day visit here today.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is set to be stripped of the right to organise the Olympic tournament at Tokyo 2020 when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board holds its latest meeting here tomorrow.
National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran secretary general Shahrokh Shahnazi has been arrested over allegations of financial misconduct, it has been reported.
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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