Former UEFA President Michel Platini has been detained as part of an investigation into the awarding of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar, according to reports in France.
A taskforce established to deliver qualification events and the boxing tournament at Tokyo 2020 following the suspension of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) is expected to make its first recommendations when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board holds its latest two-day meeting.
A total of CAD$16.3 million (£9.7 million/$12.1 million/€10.9 million) was spent by Canadian authorities on Calgary's failed bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a report tabled at the City Council.
Caster Semenya has continued her war of words with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) as she accused the worldwide governing body of using her as a "guinea pig" to test the effects of testosterone-reducing medication.
A 16-member commission would be established to oversee the operations of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as part of reforms proposed by the chairperson of the Congressional Sub-Committee investigating the body.
Organisers of the Minsk 2019 European Games have revealed to insidethegames that more than 150,000 tickets have been sold for the multi-sport competition opening here on Friday (June 21).
Samoa 2019 have been given control of the Faleula Methodist Compound which will house athletes and team officials during next month's Pacific Games.
Lima 2019 have handed over the National Sports Village velodrome to the Peruvian Cycling Federation prior to the Pan American Games next month.
Four-times Olympic biathlon champion Darya Domracheva finally carried the 2019 European Games Flame when it arrived in Minsk before Friday's (June 21) Opening Ceremony.
International Swimming League (ISL) chief executive Ali Khan has claimed the competition will change the sport for the better and present more opportunities than ever for participants.
Oak View Group and Live Nation have partnered on a plan to build a new sports and entertainment arena in Milan, which would be used for ice hockey should the city be awarded the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games next week.
Volunteers for Naples 2019 had their first training sessions ahead of the Summer Universiade due to begin on July 3.
The 2021 European Fencing Championships have been awarded to the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.
Iranian karateka Navid Mohammadi, who won the boys' over-68 kilograms gold medal at the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, has died at the age of 18 after being involved in a car accident in his home city of Tehran.
Carol Callan has become the first female President of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Americas after she was elected at its General Assembly in Miami.
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.
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