Former FIFA Executive Committee member Ricardo Teixeira, among those indicted for corruption in the United States, has been handed a life ban for bribery.
United World Wrestling (UWW) has been criticised by the Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation (IRIWF) and the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NOCIRI) for postponing the Greco-Roman World Cup in Tehran in response to "current instability" in the host country.
New Zealand had mixed fortunes in the men's and women's team pursuit at the International Cycling Union Track World Cup in Hong Kong.
El Salvador Minister of Tourism Morena Valdez says the International Surfing Association World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship is the start of a long-term project to put the country on the surfing map.
World Taekwondo Europe (WTE) President Sakis Pragalos has hailed the growth of the continental governing body since he took the reins in 1999, claiming its budget has increased from approximately €40,000 (£34,000/$44,000) to almost €1 million (£853,000/$1.1 million).
Britain's Sir Mo Farah is returning to the track and plans to compete in the 10,000 metres at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
World Rugby has announced record-breaking digital content viewing figures for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, claiming it confirms the tournament as one of the most watched and engaging sports events of the decade.
Three-time champion Vladimir Samsonov is out of the International Table Tennis Federation Men's World Cup, failing to progress from the group stage in Chengdu.
Next week's Athletics Kenya Conference will be attended by representatives of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which will specifically deal with doping matters.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has asked the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) to reanalyse samples taken during the 2016 and 2017 seasons following the receipt of information from Austrian authorities investigating Operation Aderlass.
Benoit Carpentier and Shakira Westdorp laid down their intentions as the preliminary rounds of the standup Paddle (SUP) surf contest began here at the Surf City El Salvador International Surfing Association (ISA) World SUP and Paddleboard Championship.
Russia came from behind to beat defending champions Brazil and advance to the semi-finals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay.
International Surfing Association (ISA) President Fernando Aguerre has described the International Canoe Federation's (ICF) open competition policy at their World StandUp Paddle Championship in October as a "joke".
Home athlete Bassa Mawem topped the men's speed qualification standings, as action began today at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Combined Qualifier in Tournefeuille, France.
American teenager Ruben Padilla shone on day one of the 2019 International Gymnastics Federation Trampoline World Championships in Tokyo, matching Russian legend Mikhail Zalomin's score of 76.000 points to head up qualifying for the men's double mini trampoline final.
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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It was 63 years ago on December 1 that France's Alain Mimoun finally got the better of his big rival Emil Zatopek to win the Olympic gold medal he coveted so much by winning the marathon at Melbourne 1956. Mike Rowbottom tells the fascinating story of the French runner.
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