Egypt’s Karim Abdel Gawad is the 2018 Black Ball Squash Open champion after he defeated compatriot and world number two Ali Farag in the final at the Black Ball Sporting Club in Cairo.
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker has rebranded as World Women's Snooker (WWS) as the organisation continues to develop its strategy.
Any hopes that esports had of becoming an Olympic sport in the near future appear to have been dashed after senior International Olympic Committee officials, led by President Thomas Bach, claimed talk of it becoming a medal event is "premature".
Katinka Hosszú is among three leading swimmers to have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the International Swimming Federation (FINA) for violating United States antitrust laws, it has emerged.
Vladimir Lisin, newly-elected President of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), is to use $10 million (£7.9 million/€8.8 million) of his own money to establish a development fund for the sport.
New offices for the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) have been officially inaugurated in Lausanne.
International Fencing Federation (FIE) President Alisher Usmanov wants the sport to be seen as one of the most modern and innovative at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
A damning report published into the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has recommended a major management overhaul after claiming to find an organiation that is factional and dysfunctional, fails to meet governance compliance standards and wastes money.
Congo Brazzaville has emerged as a strong contender to host next year's rearranged Africa Cup of Nations, according to a senior official in the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected a request from Boca Juniors to suspend the rearranged second leg of the Copa Libertadores final as they bid to get fierce rivals River Plate thrown out.
Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) have vowed to rebuild trust after acknowledging "unhealthy and unsafe practices" were identified in an independent investigation into the organisations’ culture.
Hosts France are set to meet South Korea in Group A in the opening game of next year's FIFA Women's World Cup following today's draw in Paris.
Organisers of the 2019 European Games in Minsk have claimed that more than 10,000 tickets have been sold since they went on sale earlier this month.
Dr Meg Sleeper has resigned her place on the Temporary Committee set up by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) in October to urgently review rules on endurance riding.
The Scottish Football Association (SFA) have said they would not block a combined British women's team from competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) - Deputy Director, Education - Montreal, Canada
Reporting to the Director of Education and Communications, the Deputy Director, Education will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of WADA’s strategic education priorities, programs and activities; including, managing WADA’s Social Science Research Grant Program and coordinating the activities of WADA’s Education Committee.
FINA is facing an unprecedented threat with the top swimmers taking legal action against them after they were barred from competing in the new International Swimming League. But FINA President Julio Maglione claims the new concept would represent a threat to the future wellbeing of the sport, as he tells Mike Rowbottom
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