The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) is set to avoid sanctions from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after the Italian Government approved a decree to guarantee the autonomy of the National Olympic Committee.
Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska has filed an urgent appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) as she aims to overturn a provisional suspension to compete at the Australian Open.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the outcome of the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) elections, following an appeal made on the grounds of gender discrimination and third party interference.
Foreign athletes may not be able to take part in the World Athletics Continental Tour meeting scheduled for Tokyo on May 9, which is doubling up as the track and field test event for the re-scheduled 2020 Olympics due to start less than 11 weeks later.
A former sailing coach has been arrested in Greece on charges of sexual abuse after being accused of raping an 11-year-old athlete nine years ago.
Egypt's capital Cairo has replaced Minsk as the host city for the 2021 World Modern Pentathlon Championships after the event was stripped from Belarus because of the crisis in the country.
World Cup footballer Tim Cahill, who played a starring role for his country at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has been awarded an Order of Australia (AO) in today’s Australia Day honours list.
Southern Hills Country Club in Oklahoma has been announced as the new host for the 2022 United States Professional Golf Association (USPGA) Championship, after the tournament was moved from a course owned by former US President Donald Trump.
Plans have been unveiled for a National Centre for Child Health Technology (CCHT), a diagnostic imagery research hub, a community arena and stadium at the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) and Santini Cycling Wear have launched a new collection of clothing and accessories for cyclists, sporting the rainbow symbol of the UCI World Championships.
Coronavirus concerns have prompted the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to cancel four events due to be played this year and to hold centralised group stages for its Champions League and AFC Cup competitions.
France's Tessa Worley has won her first International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup race in over two years after claiming gold in the giant slalom in Kronplatz in Italy.
BKT Tires has built on its recent title sponsorship for the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship, by becoming the presenting sponsor of the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.
Organisers of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) say they are hopeful that the coronavirus situation will not impact attendance for the FISU World Conference, scheduled to take place as part of this year’s Winter World University Games.
Brazilian Olympic and former world judo champion Rafaela Silva has officially started training for mixed martial arts (MMA) as she looks to transition to her new sport after being banned for a doping offence.
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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