Brisbane's The Gabba stadium looks set to be demolished and rebuilt as the centerpiece of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, at a cost of AUD$1 billion (£556 million/$778 million/$645 million).
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has reiterated his warning that the European sports model is under threat due to "purely profit-oriented goals of commercial sports providers and investors" amid The Super League breakaway in football.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has announced the creation of its new independent Ethics Commission, with Northern Ireland's Brian Speers appointed as chair.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) Presidential election will now be held virtually after the organisation abandoned plans to hold its Congress next month as a hybrid event because of the COVID-19 situation in India.
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and the German Disabled Sports Association (DBS) have offered COVID-19 vaccines to athletes who are set to compete at Tokyo 2020.
Irish Football Association (IFA) President David Martin has been elected to the FIFA vice-president role reserved for one of the four British associations at the UEFA Congress in Montreux.
Badminton player Parupalli Kashyap has called the postponement of the India Open "unfair and upsetting" with the tournament now not counting towards qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Turkish Karate Federation (TKF) President and World Karate Federation (WKF) Executive Committee member Esat Delihasan has died at the age of 52.
Brazilian men's volleyball head coach Renan Dal Zotto is in intensive care after contracting COVID-19.
Italian cycling team Vini Zabù has been handed a 30-day suspension after two of its riders tested positive for banned substances in a 12-month period, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has said.
The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has reported that nine people have tested positive for COVID-19 following the World Cup in Sofia.
Olympic gold medallist Viktor Shuvalov, the last survivor from the Soviet Union ice hockey teams from the 1950s, has passed away at the age of 97 in Moscow after complications with COVID-19.
Winterberg will host the Junior World Luge Championships next year with six Junior and Youth World Cup stops also scheduled for the 2021-2022 season.
Maximilian Mechler has been named as the new head coach of the German women's ski jumping team.
The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) has paid tribute to Barcelona 1992 Olympian Ho Yen Chye following his death at the age of 54.
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 - Insight & Analytics Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George's Park. As the Insight & Analytics Manager you will be part of the Behavioural Insight & Business Analytics (BIBA) team. The primary role of the BIBA team within The FA is to generate insight which inspires, informs and enables evidence-based decision making across the organisation.
The coronavrius pandemic has had a profound impact on sport, but many elite athletes have also made their impact felt during the health crisis, working on the medical frontline and in some cases sacrificing their chances of sporting success for the good of public health. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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