New dates for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-15 Baseball World Cup have been announced, with the event scheduled to take place in Tijuana in October and November of this year.
World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue held an online meeting with the World Taekwondo Athletes’ Committee today to discuss ways the International Federation can better support athletes' physical and mental health and prepare them for a return to sport.
New dates and a new host city for the Women's Baseball World Cup in Mexico later this year have been announced by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).
Ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter has accused the man who currently holds the position, Gianni Infantino, of being a "megalomaniac" as he confirmed Swiss prosecutors have formally dropped one of the cases against him.
A CAD5 million (£2.9 million/$3.7 million/€3.3 million) investment into the return of high-performance sport in Canada has been announced by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Own the Podium (OTP).
Los Angeles 2028 chairperson Casey Wasserman says that "we must help end this cycle of violence" and "work to create the future we want to be a part of", following protests in the city and across the United States over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.
The return of international cricket has moved a step closer after the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Board approved in principal the team's proposed tour of England.
Tributes have been paid to Susie Simcock, a former President of the World Squash Federation (WSF) and New Zealand sports administrator, following her passing.
Sporting groups in Sweden have been urged to sign up to be part of a new platform intended to boost Para-sport in the country.
Sprinting great Bobby Joe Morrow, who won three gold medals at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games, has passed away at the age of 84.
A survey of biathlon fans conducted on behalf of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) has shown that 78 per cent believe climate change is the biggest issue facing the sport.
A team of 10 American triathletes - including three medallists at the Rio 2016 Paralympics - are to cycle across Colorado in a relay to raise awareness and funds for athletes and others suffering amid the pandemic.
The Russian national luge team - the dominant force in the sport last season - is to return to training on June 20.
The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Youth World Championships have been postponed until 2021, the sport's latest event to fall victim to the coronavirus crisis.
The Belgian Paralympic Committee (BPC) has selected its first individual athlete to represent the country at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - boccia's Francis Rombouts.
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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England’s 50 years of footballing hurt started at the Mexico 1970 World Cup. But, as David Owen writes, the tournament that got under way half a century ago at the Azteca has never been bettered.
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