Belgrade, Poznan and Trakai are vying to host the 2023 World Rowing Championships as the sport’s governing body confirmed bidders for a series of events.
Online information portals Relax.by and 103.by have signed up as media partners of the Minsk 2019 European Games.
A petition calling for West Midlands Velodrome to be constructed by Birmingham City Council as a legacy of the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been handed over.
Long jumper Yelena Mashinistova and shot putter Ruslan Khalikov have been suspended by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) after testing positive for the banned performance enhancing substance hydrochlorothiazide.
An American sports journalist is suing a National Basketball Association (NBA) coach for allegedly sexually assaulting her in 2014.
An investigation has been launched in Kenya after a banned runner competed in a race in Malaysia.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled the Bermuda Olympic Association (BOA) should compensate show jumper Jill Terceira after the organisation banned her from representing Bermuda for three years.
World record holder Eliud Kipchoge claims he is not feeling the pressure as he seeks to win the men’s elite race at the Virgin Money London Marathon for a record fourth time.
Total money raised for charity at the London Marathon is set to surpass the £1 billion ($1.3 billion/€1.1 billion) mark at this year's race on Sunday (April 28).
The men’s singles final will not be an all-Chinese affair for the first time in 16-years after second seed Xu Xin suffered a shock elimination at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Championships in Budapest.
China’s Deng Wei broke her world records in the snatch, clean and jerk and total to cruise to victory in the women’s 64 kilograms category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo in China today.
A tense final day of round-robin action is in prospect at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships tomorrow, with 13 of the 16 available play-off slots still to be decided.
Bahrain’s Salwa Naser increased to four her gold medal total on the final day of the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha.
Iran capped their domination of the men’s freestyle events at the Asian Wrestling Championships by claiming four of the five gold medals at stake on the second day and twice denying hosts China a title in the process in Xi'an.
Filip Nepejchal of the Czech Republic matched the junior world record in the men's 50 metre rifle three positions to earn gold at the International Sport Shooting Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Beijing.
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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