Janne Järvinen has been left off Finland’s sailing team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, weeks after being handed a prison sentence for money laundering and drug offences.
Marco Scolaris has been re-elected unopposed as President of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC).
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission member Hayley Wickenheiser has suggested the organisation should not make the final decision on whether the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are held amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biathlete Timofey Lapshin has been banned for a year by the Court of Arbitration for Sport Anti-Doping Division (CAS ADD), but will be free to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after the sanction was backdated.
A criminal case has been opened by the Armenian authorities against Simon Martirosyan, one of the favourites to win a weightlifting gold medal at Tokyo 2020, after a man died in a traffic incident.
Mountain biking and BMX freestyle have been confirmed as the cycling disciplines on the programme for the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games.
Rio 2016 bronze medallists Anabelle Smith and Maddison Keeney look set to miss Tokyo 2020 after Australia pulled out of the Olympic diving qualifier in the Japanese capital due to COVID-19 safety concerns.
Sarah Winckless, the first woman to umpire the men’s Boat Race in its 166-year-history, believes other women will emulate her feat within the next decade.
Canadian Olympic bobsleigh champion Alexander Kopacz said he had "never felt so close to my own death before" as he battles with COVID-19 in hospital.
Seven COVID-19 infections have been reported among the South Korean delegation which attended the Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty earlier this month.
The Football Association (FA) will join the Premier League, the English Football League (EFL), the Professional Footballers' Association, the League Managers Association and other groups in a social media boycott in response to discriminatory abuse players and others connected to the game have received online.
London 2012 long jump champion Greg Rutherford has revealed he has been training with the national bobsleigh team and is eyeing medal success at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Spaniard Maria Xiao secured her place at this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after coming out on top in a seven-game thriller at the International Table Tennis Federation European Olympic Singles Qualification Tournament.
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has launched the Biathlon Climate Challenge, which aims to connect an active lifestyle with climate action.
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has named Kate Hartman as its new chief of communications, joining the organisation with the experience of working at three Olympic Games.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
The Football Association - U21 Head Coach - Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom
The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and successfully generates enough revenue to support investment of over £150m into English football each year. Our vision is to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation through Winning England Teams. Reporting into our Technical Director, you will be responsible for building a winning England U21 team that successfully prepares and promotes players for the England Senior team. You will bring a strong leadership presence to St. George's Park that supports the development of the site as a world leading football performance centre.
Women are making a bigger impact than ever in the refereeing sphere, as Mike Rowbottom reports, speaking to Olympic medallist Sarah Winckless, who recently made history by taking charge of the Boat Race.
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