Azerbaijan’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Group are hoping home advantage at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup which starts in their capital of Baku tomorrow will help them build momentum for next year’s Tokyo 2020 Games.
The Chinese city of Wuxi will host a tournament starting tomorrow for qualification to the lucrative World Taekwondo (WT) Grand Slam Champions Series that will be held at the same venue at the end of this year.
South Korea's Oh Sang-uk, winner of the opening International Fencing Federation (FIE) Sabre Grand Prix of the season two months ago, will seek a second title on the home ground of Seoul in the second Grand Prix that starts tomorrow.
Slovenia's world champion Janja Garnbret will seek a third consecutive women's bouldering gold medal at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup that starts in Chongqing, China tomorrow.
Britain’s David Weir and Switzerland’s Marcel Hug will hope to fend off rising American star Daniel Romanchuk in the men’s wheelchair race at the London Marathon on Sunday (April 28).
World Snow Day has released a final report for its 2019 edition, which claims more than 315,000 people around the world were involved.
India’s outstanding 17-year-old shooting talent Manish Narwal, who is targeting the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, wants to have junior and senior records to his name by next year.
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and multiple world record holder Haile Gebrselassie have become embroiled in a furious dispute over allegations the Briton was burgled at a hotel owned by the Ethiopian.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Ryu Seung-min says his ultimate goal is to become President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) after being elected to the Executive Committee of the world governing body.
Turin has agreed to hold the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals from 2021 to 2025.
The Association of Tennis Professionals is to review the position on its board of former player Justin Gimelstob, who was convicted on Monday of battery with serious bodily injury to the victim in what a judge called a “violent, unprovoked attack in public in front of children”.
Lausanne 2020 have announced the design for next year’s Winter Youth Olympic Games following a competition run by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released two guides which it claims will help to ensure the Olympic Movement sources goods and services in a way which results in positive social, environmental, ethical and economic outcomes.
Local authorities have reported a 30 per cent year-on-year increase in the number of people participating in winter sports in Chinese province Hebei, where the majority of the skiing competitions at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games will be held.
Germany has emerged as a potential candidate to host the 2025 Summer Universiade after a delegation of officials from the country held talks with the International University Sports Federation (FISU).
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.
FA - Partnerships Manager, International Relations - London, UK
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George’s Park. This new role requires carving out and delivering new engagement programmes across the confederations, using existing experience of working in international football. It requires confidence in working with and for leadership teams, and an ability to think and work strategically, deliver projects overseas and build a network of contacts across the national associations.
The International Table Tennis Federation is preparing to move its global headquarters from the Olympic capital Lausanne to a new location - probably in Asia - to capitalise on the massive interest in the sport there and which has helped it reach an annual turnover of $20 million, 10 times more than it was making 10 years ago. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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