Sambo received guidance over its Olympic future during this month’s International Athletes' Forum organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne.
World number one Ali Farag came from two games down to defeat fellow Egyptian Tarek Momen in the men's semi-final of the El Gouna International Squash Open.
Two-time runner-up Ali Carter is through to the second round of the World Snooker Championship after wrapping up a 10-6 win over fellow Englishman Jack Lisowski in Sheffield.
Judd Trump overturned a 6-3 deficit to win a thrilling final-frame decider against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and keep his World Snooker Championship hopes alive today.
Egypt’s women’s world champion Nour El Sherbini suffered a surprise defeat to fellow Egyptian Nouran Gohar in her quarter-final match on home ground tonight at the El Gouna International.
Oman and the United States secured one-day status by sealing promotion from the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division Two with further victories today in Namibia.
Top seed Raneem El Welily of Egypt is through to the semi-finals of the El Gouna International Squash Open after beating New Zealand’s Joelle King in a high-quality four-game match.
Amateur player James Cahill pulled off the biggest shock in the history of the World Snooker Championships as he completed a 10-8 first-round win over five-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Oman maintained their lead in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia after earning their third successive round-robin win today against Hong Kong.
Ronnie O'Sullivan is at risk of being on the wrong end of one of the biggest upsets in World Snooker Championship history having ended today 5-4 behind amateur James Cahill in their first-round match in Sheffield.
Egyptian wildcard Fares Dessouky earned his first win over a top-10 player since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament as he prevailed in a scrappy, four-game battle with sixth-seeded Colombian Miguel Ángel Rodríguez at the El Gouna International Squash Open in front of a home crowd.
UK Sport chair Dame Katherine Grainger and England Netball chief executive Joanna Adams have visited Zambia as part of the World Cup legacy programme - NET2019.
Top seed and defending champion Raneem El Welily of Egypt defeated Belgium's Tinne Gilis in 22 minutes to reach the quarter-final of the El Gouna International Squash Open.
Australia’s Neil Robertson eased into the second round of the World Snooker Championship by wrapping up a comfortable win over Michael Georgiou today in Sheffield.
Oman are leading the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia after securing two wins in the opening two days.
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.
FA - Partnerships Manager, International Relations - London, UK
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. This new role requires carving out and delivering new engagement programmes across the confederations, using existing experience of working in international football. It requires confidence in working with and for leadership teams, and an ability to think and work strategically, deliver projects overseas and build a network of contacts across the national associations.
The International Table Tennis Federation is preparing to move its global headquarters from the Olympic capital Lausanne to a new location - probably in Asia - to capitalise on the massive interest in the sport there and which has helped it reach an annual turnover of $20 million, 10 times more than it was making 10 years ago. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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