China’s seemingly unbeatable weightlifters finished the opening weekend of the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent with three gold medals, two silvers and two world records.
Sixteen reigning champions will bid to defend their titles at this week’s European Wrestling Championships in Polish capital Warsaw.
Lasha Bekauri overcame Beka Gviniashvili in all-Georgian men’s under-90 kilogram final to win gold on the final day of this year’s European Judo Championships in Portuguese capital Lisbon.
India’s Poonam and Thailand’s Panida Kawkankhun became their respective countries first medallists at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Youth World Championships in Kielce, Poland.
Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Russia’s Andrey Rublev in straight sets to capture the Monte-Carlo Masters title.
Hosts Russia finished with gold in all but one category as the third leg of the Artistic Swimming World Series concluded in Kazan.
Belgium's Marten van Riel claimed a second Super League Triathlon Arena Games title this season in Rotterdam with a perfect score after three rounds of competition at the Zwemcentrum.
Iran and hosts Kazakhstan both claimed two more gold medals in the men's freestyle wrestling as the United World Wrestling (UWW) 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty came to a close today.
Britain’s world number one Joe Choong won the men’s title at the second successive International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup in Sofia.
Belgium’s Wout van Aert raised his hand in triumph as he and Britain’s Tom Pidcock crossed the line together at the end of a novel running of the Amstel Gold Race - but it took careful examination of the photo finish evidence before his win was confirmed.
Nepal’s Susma Tamang has provided the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Youth World Boxing Championships in Kielce, Poland with one of its indelible moments as she became her country’s first-ever winner in the history of the competition.
UEFA and FIFA have reacted furiously to a move from 12 European clubs to launch "The Super League" - a new competition outside of the existing football framework which would not respect traditional promotion-relegation models - and pledged to do everything in their power to stop it.
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) plans to start immunising players due to appear at this year’s Copa América as soon as the arrival of the promised Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines, due in May, takes place.
Mick Fanning survived the elimination round only to be knocked out by Championship Tour leader Italo Ferreira later in the day as favourable conditions led to an abundance of action at the World Surf League (WSL) competition in Narrabeen.
The French cycling market shot through the €3 billion (£2.6 billion/$3.6 billion) barrier in 2020, as consumers seemingly turned to bicycles to help them to navigate some of the trials and tribulations of life in a pandemic.
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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