Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) appears set to begin its season on June 19, almost three months to the day when it was supposed to start.
American softball player Cat Osterman has said she wants to help the next generation of players after coming out of retirement before Tokyo 2020.
Youri Alkalay has been elected President of the newly merged Bulgarian Baseball and Softball Federation.
Australian softball star Stacey Porter claims the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has made her "hungrier" to compete at the Games.
Japan’s famed National High School Baseball Championships will not be held for the first time since the Second World War due to the coronavirus crisis.
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Scoring Commission held two online sessions with more than 200 scorers from around the world.
USA Baseball has published a revised schedule of events as the organisation attempts to adapt its calendar amid the coronavirus pandemic.
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari has called on continental bodies governing the sports to unify and create one organisation.
Major League Baseball (MLB) predicted a $640,000 (£528,000/€591,000) loss for each game played with no fans as the start of the season was discussed with players.
This year's Mole's Cup, an international baseball tournament for visually-impaired players, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Three members of the United States' softball squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are heading back to college for the 2021 season.
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) commissioner Atsushi Saito has suggested the season could start in the second half of June.
Major League Baseball (MLB) is reportedly planning for a July start to its coronavirus-impacted season, while the National Basketball Association (NBA) has suggested a decision on its season could potentially be made as late as June.
A bat used by baseball legend Babe Ruth in 1921 was sold at an auction on Friday (May 8) for $930,000 (£754,000/€856,000), making it the fifth-highest-selling bat of all time.
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari is expecting "an explosion of interest in baseball and softball" when restrictions on movement are lifted and recreational sport can resume.
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 - Head of Energy - Birmingham, United Kingdom
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. The Venue Development and Overlay (VDO) Division of the Organising Committee (OC) is looking for a qualified individual to lead on the overall strategic direction and management of the Energy/Temporary Power and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) programme. The purpose of this role is to provide comprehensive overall leadership, planning, project management, design, production oversight, delivery, maintenance and remediation of the Temporary Power and HVAC/space cooling as required both during planning and delivery at the Commonwealth Games venues.
Michelle Ford had to overcome dopers, her own Government, "traitor" slurs and a build-up that was far from ideal to win a famous Olympic gold for Australia - all at the age of 17. Brian Oliver reports.
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