France’s Julian Alaphilippe and The Netherlands’ Anna van der Breggen defended their La Flèche Wallonne titles in Belgium.
Hosts Nigeria will play Mauritius in the final of the All-African Badminton Championships after both teams progressed in Port Harcourt today.
Fifth seed Srikanth Kidambi of India was the most notable casualty in the first round of the men’s singles as action continued today at the Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan in China.
Germany scored two second-half goals to beat Britain 2-0 in the women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League in Mönchengladbach.
The United States' CJ Cummings was in record-breaking form as he claimed the men’s 73 kilograms title on day two of the Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Guatemala City.
Colombia progressed to the second round of the mixed team recurve at the Archery World Cup in Medellin.
Christopher McHugh and Zachery Schubert qualified for their first four-star event at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour in Xiamen.
Su-Wei Hsieh came from a set down to beat China’s Qiang Wang at the Stuttgart Open to advance to a second-round match with top seed Naomi Osaka.
Top seeds Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot of the Netherlands survived scares in their opening matches of the International Tennis Federation Japan Open to progress to the quarter-finals of the women's competition.
Judd Trump overturned a 6-3 deficit to win a thrilling final-frame decider against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and keep his World Snooker Championship hopes alive today.
Egypt’s women’s world champion Nour El Sherbini suffered a surprise defeat to fellow Egyptian Nouran Gohar in her quarter-final match on home ground tonight at the El Gouna International.
Oman and the United States secured one-day status by sealing promotion from the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division Two with further victories today in Namibia.
South Africa hosts the African Senior Judo Championships for the third time in the event’s 25-year history starting tomorrow and ending on Sunday (April 28).
Mexican city Aguascalientes is set to host the Pan American Badminton Individual Championships, which are due to begin tomorrow.
Daniel Dias and Louise Fiddes, the reigning men’s and women’s World Para Swimming World Series champions, will be in action from tomorrow as they participate in simultaneous World Series events in their home countries.
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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