Russia's Mikhail Melnik triumphed in the men's individual competition to deny Olympic gold medallist Uladzislau Hancharou victory in front of his home crowd at the International Gymnastics Federation Trampoline World Cup in Minsk.
Ashleigh Barty and Samantha Stosur beat Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the deciding doubles rubber to send Australia through to their first Fed Cup final for 26 years.
Caroline Garcia beat Mihaela Buzărnescu in straight sets to level France's Fed Cup semi-final with Romania at 1-1 after the opening day of singles rubbers.
France's Alize Cornet has admitted her team needs a "miracle" if they are to beat Romania and reach the final of the Fed Cup.
World silver medallists Karina Sandovich, Veranika Nabokina and Julia Ivonchyk will lead a strong Belarusian challenge in the women’s group competition as the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Acrobatic World Cup returns to the United States for the first time in a decade this weekend with an event in Las Vegas.
Ivan Aniskevich, a gold medallist for Belarus at the 2015 World Sambo Championship in Casablanca, has returned to form after some frustrating years - just in time to contend for home glory in this summer’s European Games in Minsk.
Ruslan Alekhno, a Belarusian pop singer and composer, has been named as the latest star ambassador of the 2019 European Games in Minsk.
The Russian Parliament has ratified an agreement between the country and Belarus which will enable visa-free travel in its territory for foreign nationals arriving for the European Games.
German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) will send a team to the 2019 European Games in Minsk having opted against boycotting the event in Belarus’ capital city.
European Olympic Committees (EOC) President Janez Kocijančič met with Belarus Prime Minister Sergei Rumas as the countdown to Minsk 2019 continues.
The Belarusian Athletics Federation has "made a great contribution" to the organisation of a new Europe versus United States athletics match due to take place in Minsk in September, the President of European Athletics Svein Arne Hansen has said.
English lawyer and writer Nigel Roberts will pen a special edition of a travel guide dedicated to the Minsk 2019 European Games.
A selfie contest run by the organisers of the Minsk 2019 European Games has been extended until December 31.
Belarus will host the 2022 World Chess Olympiad, it has been announced.
The Belarus Ski Union (BSU) has named 30-year-old Aleksander Grebnev as their new secretary general, it has been announced.
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.
Chelsea FC - Head of Performance - Surrey, UK
To co-ordinate the provision of sports science across the women's 1st team, WSLA squad and regional talent club programmes. Manage & lead the development of long-term load & athletic development planning - ensuring injury risk management & performance enhancement. Lead and co-ordinate the MDT support for longer-term injured players, including the management of detailed planning and tracking for such athletes. To liaise closely with national team's medical and performance departments to ensure players medical needs are met during international camps/tournaments.
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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