FIFA and World Athletics are among the latest sporting organisations to issue statements as ongoing protests continue in the United States following the death of George Floyd.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) said it had "lost a true friend" following the death of Janez Kocijančič, while the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has praised his "immense contribution to the Olympic Movement".
Tokyo 2020 staff have started to return to the Organising Committee headquarters after two months working from home.
Japan's National Training Center has reopened following the end of the country's state of emergency, allowing elite athletes to resume training.
Britain's 11-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown has said she is "lucky to be alive" after a catastrophic fall while training in California.
Nicola Turner has been appointed as the director of legacy for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has altered the qualification process for its World Cups in 2022 and 2023 following the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Construction of a medical centre set to be used at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has been accelerated and the facility could be finished by the end of the year, according to local Government officials.
Three-time Olympic swimming gold medallist and civil rights lawyer Nancy Hogshead-Makar has been appointed to the USA Badminton Board of Directors.
Chinese long jumper Shi Yuhao believes the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to coronavirus will give him time to return to his best form.
The Autonomous University of Mexico State (UAEM) have been crowned as the winners of the University World Cup Football Team Challenge after a resounding win in the final of the digital event.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is encouraging Australians to set personal goals to achieve by Olympic Day on June 23.
Nicaragua's most famous baseball player, Dennis Martínez, has started a GoFundMe campaign to assist doctors and nurses in his homeland during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian Para-snowboarder Matt Hamilton has quit the sport after he was given a four-year doping ban following a positive test for a prohibited substance.
Olympic and Paralympic sponsor Toyota has donated its last Formula One car to a charity auction in aid of COVID-19 patients and health care workers.
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.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 - Overlay Manager - Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham 2022 are looking for an experienced Overlay Manager to undertake the design and management of Games Overlay (temporary facilities and installations). The successful candidate will manage and undertake projects within the Venue Development Programme. In July 2022, Birmingham will host the XXII Commonwealth Games, the largest multi-sport event to be held in England in 10 years. Approximately 6,500 athletes and team officials from 71 nations and territories across the Commonwealth will come together in a 12-day celebration of sport and culture. Events will take place across Birmingham and the West Midlands, entertaining more than one million ticketed spectators and reaching a global broadcast audience of more than one billion.
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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