Former long-time England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive David Collier has been appointed to a similar role at the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF).By Emily Goddard
The 2015 President's Sambo Cup will be staged in Manchester at the end of September, it has been announced.
South Africa dispatched the United Arab Emirates by 146 runs today in Wellington to advance with ease into the quarter-finals of the Cricket World Cup.
Scotland slipped to a 148 runs defeat to Sri Lanka today after leading bowler Majid Haq was sent home from the Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand for posting a supposedly racist tweet.
India overcame Ireland to secure their fifth consecutive victory at the Cricket World Cup in Hamilton, a result that badly dents the hopes of the minnows of reaching the quarter-finals.
Bangladesh knocked a dismal England out of the Cricket World Cup today with a stunning 15-run victory in Adelaide.
Glenn Maxwell hit a stunning 51-ball century, the second-fastest in Cricket World Cup history, as co-hosts Australia defeated Sri Lanka in Sydney to guarantee themselves a place in the quarter-finals with a match to spare.
Pakistan and Ireland both earned shock victories on another thrilling day of action at the Cricket World Cup today, with South Africa and Zimbabwe each narrowly failing to chase down their respective totals.
India held off a fightback from the West Indies' bowlers in Perth to record their fourth win of the Cricket World Cup and seal a place in the quarter-finals.
Bangladesh gained their second victory of the Cricket World Cup today in Nelson to boost their chances of reaching the quarter-finals, while Scotland bowed out after a valiant six-wicket loss.
Australia rewrote the record books by scoring the highest score in Cricket World Cup history during a mammoth 275-run victory over Afghanistan in Perth today.
South Africa continued their sensational batting form today at the Cricket World Cup, amassing their second consecutive total in excess of 400 en route to a 201 run victory over Ireland in Canberra.
Pakistan overcame Zimbabwe in a thrilling climax to their Cricket World Cup Pool B match, to record their first win of the tournament in Brisbane, Australia.
World Bowling have joined forces with the Chinese Bowling Association and Brunswick Bowling to launch the Chinese Bowling Foundation (CBF) in an attempt to revive the sport there.
New Zealand booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Cricket World Cup with a nervy one-wicket win over fellow co-hosts Australia in a thriller in Auckland.
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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