Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Jamaica boosted their chances of reaching the semi-finals of the Netball World Cup as they beat Uganda 59-47 at the Allphones Arena on the Olympic Park in Sydney.
America's Dustin Johnson has a one shot lead at the US PGA Championship after carding a six-under-par opening round at Whistling Straits golf course in Wisconsin, the third consecutive major he has led at the end of the first day.
Dion Townsend-Roberts produced a world record in the final of the men’s F42/44/47 high jump to claim Parapan American Games gold for the United States, while there were a further two world records in athletics events on the seventh day of the Games.
China’s boxers produced a dominant display on the final day of the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Continental Championships, claiming six of the 10 available gold medals on home soil in Wulanchabu.
Azerbaijan won two of the four gold medals available on the opening day of women’s competition at the Junior Wrestling World Championships in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, while the highly-fancied Japan could only manage one despite being represented in three finals.
Scotland’s Shelby Watson set a world record time on her way to winning the women’s 400 metres T33 event at the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) World Games in Nottingham.
Four men’s and four women’s Olympic gold medallists will be in action this weekend when the first World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Grand Prix event of the season takes place in Moscow.
The 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-18 Baseball World Cup will help "unite the sport’s future stars" ahead of Tokyo 2020’s announcement concerning new sports being added to the Olympic programme, the governing body has claimed.
The 2016 Oceania Judo Championships will be held at the AIS Combat Centre in the Australian capital Canberra, it has been announced.
Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford has said that not having the Union flag on his Team GB kit for the forthcoming World Championships in Beijing is a “terrible choice".
Weightlifting equipment supplier Eleiko Sports have been announced as a partner of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Houston.
insidethegames.biz has been announced as an official media partner of this year’s sambo President’s Cup in Manchester.
Los Angeles was today confirmed as the United States bid city for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, providing a deal can be worked out with the city.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials lauded the "fantastic" progress made by Rio 2016 here today at the end of its latest inspection visit, fighting back against a barrage of criticism on issues ranging from pollution to transport projects to Brazil's wider political and economic problems.
Sebastian Coe today insisted he stood by his claim that doping allegations levelled against athletics were "a declaration of war" as one of the experts at the centre of the controversy wrote an open letter to Britain's double Olympic 1500 metres gold medallist accusing the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of lacking the desire to clean up the sport.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Commonwealth Games England - Media and Communications Executive - London, United Kingdom
The Media and Communications Executive will work closely with CGE’s Media and Communications Manager to support the delivery of the organisation’s communications strategy. They will assist on the delivery of CGE’s external communication through media outlets and digital platforms with an aim to share our values, athlete stories and celebrate success to inspire the nation.
The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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