Russian wrestling coach Dzambolat Tedeev is facing a potentially lengthy ban for attacking a referee at the United World Wrestling (UWW) World Championships here last night.
Two-time middleweight world champion Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam has claimed it would be a "bad situation" for boxing if the sport is removed off the Olympic programme.
Tokyo 2020 have announced the Shimizu Corporation as an official sponsor of the Olympic an Paralympic Games, taking the total number of domestic partners to 55.
A new residential and retail centre is to be built on the site of the former Athletes' Village built for this year's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, it has been officially confirmed.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have released 10 nominations for the Female World Athlete of the Year award.
Music for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at next year's European Games in Minsk has been chosen following a special competition in Belarus.
The International Handball Federation (IHF) Council has taken the decision to increase the number of teams at its World Championship events from 24 to 32.
Australia is set to deport two Ugandan athletes who failed to return home after this year's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, it has been reported.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has demanded that Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera share footage which allegedly shows evidence of spot-fixing carried out by English, Australian and Pakistani players.
Scottee the Scottie dog has been revealed as the mascot of the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.
The United States’ Oksana Masters has become only the second-ever Paralympian to be honored as the individual sportswoman of the year at the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) Annual Salute to Women in Sports ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
The United States picked up two gold medals tonight as medal action in the freestyle events continued at the United World Wrestling World Championships here.
Last minute qualifier Kiki Bertens claimed her first win at the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals in Singapore as she defeated world number two and Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber in the first round robin match.
Malaysia overcame South Korea 4-2 to secure a place in the semi-finals of the 2018 Asian Hockey Champions Trophy in Oman's capital Muscat.
Venezuela ensured their place in the super round of the Under-23 Baseball World Cup after beating the Dominican Republic 7-2 today in Colombia.
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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The 2018 Wrestling World Championships beginning in Budapest this week is the latest in a string of major events being hosted in the Hungarian capital. Mike Rowbottom explores a city with huge sporting ambitions.
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