China's first world curling champion Wang Bingyu has been appointed programme director for the sport at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, it has been announced.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today released the report by its Evaluation Commission for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, providing a thorough assessment of the two candidates – Stockholm Åre and Milan Cortina.
Valérie Pécresse, President of the Île-de-France region, has said the commissioning of the railway line that will link Charles de Gaulle Airport and Gare de l'Est for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is "untenable".
World Taekwondo has signed a pledge to implement the principles of the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Declaration (UNFCCC).
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Laver Cup have announced an agreement that will see the annual men's team event become part of the ATP Tour calendar.
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has held a debrief of the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade to enable upcoming hosts Lucerne 2021 to learn from their Russian counterparts.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) today marked 100 days to go until the start of the Basketball World Cup by launching the Trophy Tour in China's capital Beijing.
The courses for the half marathon and 20 kilometre race walk at the Naples 2019 Summer Universiade have been confirmed by Comune Di Napoli.
Vicki Chalmers – part of Eve Muirhead's Scottish side which triumphed at the 2013 Curling World Championships – is set to step aside from the sport but is yet to decide whether that is a permanent arrangement.
British snowboarder Katie Ormerod says she is encouraged by Beijing 2022’s vow to be radically green in its energy sourcing at the next edition of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Players injured on international duty and their professional clubs will benefit from enhanced financial protection after World Rugby announced amendments to its regulations covering compensation.
The University of St. Thomas will be “involuntarily removed” from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) after a period of sustained success.
The USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (USABS) has announced that Jimmy Shea, Curtis Stevens, John Hubert Stevens, Alan "Bob" Washbond, Ivan Brown and John Rutherford "Jack" Heaton will be inducted as the seventh class of its Hall of Fame.
Samoa Airport Authority has become the latest sponsor for the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games in a deal worth $220,000 (£173,000/$197,000).
Japan and Indonesia completed the semi-final line-up at the Badminton World Federation Sudirman Cup in Chinese city Nanning 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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