Congo and DR Congo booked their place in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship after they won their final group games at the tournament in Cameroon.
Qatar secured the last available place in the quarter-finals of the World Men's Handball Championship after they edged out Argentina 26-25 in Egypt.
Zhou Jinqiang, President of the Chinese Weightlifting Association (CWA), is running for International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President in the elections in March.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has announced that the Global Boxing Cup has been rescheduled to 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Olympic champion Adam Peaty is one of the first four swimmers to be selected to represent Britain at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Denmark's Viktor Axelsen and Spain's Carolina Marín have been confirmed as the top seeds in the men's and women's singles events, respectively, at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals in Bangkok.
Former British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman saw a request to adjourn his medical tribunal to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations turned down, prior to the General Medical Council beginning to sum up its case.
The Glasgow Events Board has approved the development of a feasibility study, with the city eyeing a bid to host the 2024 World Indoor Athletics Championships.
Craig Burn has become the latest appointment of the senior management team of the 2023 International Cycling Union (UCI) Cycling World Championships in Scotland.
A World Taekwondo demonstration team is set to perform at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) Air Show later this year after the governing body signed an agreement with organisers of the event.
Volleyball England has appointed Jeff Brehaut as beach performance manager in preparation for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Hosts Egypt are through to the World Men’s Handball Championship quarter-finals following a thrilling draw with Slovenia.
Unbeaten pair Cameroon and Mali are both through to the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship.
Hungary beat The Netherlands 13-11 to win the women's water polo Olympic qualification tournament in Trieste, although both teams had already booked their places at Tokyo 2020.
Ryan Crouser set a new indoor shot put world record with a monster throw of 22.82 metres in Fayetteville, which adds 16 centimeters to the previous best.
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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