South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga, who overcame a crystal meth addiction before going on to win the 2017 long jump world title in London, has received a four-year ban for whereabouts failures.
Germany’s world decathlon champion Niklas Kaul will seek to confirm his place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as he takes part in the World Athletics Challenge Combined Events two-day meeting in Ratingen in his home country, which starts tomorrow.
Spectators will be allowed - within COVID-19 guidelines - at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships due to start in Ostrava tomorrow.
An application by organisers to allow fans at the 2021 Women's European Softball Championship in Italy from June 27 to July 3 is still being considered by regional and national authorities.
Britain's European and former world champion James Cooke is among seven pentathletes elected by their peers to the newly-constituted International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Athletes' Committee.
Last-minute hosts Brazil maintained their winning start to the defence of their Copa América title in Brasília as they beat Peru 4-0 in their second Group B match.
The World Para Swimming World Series event in Berlin got off to an impressive start tonight with world records at the start and finish thanks to Israel’s Ami Omer Dadaon and Chantalle Zijderveld of The Netherlands.
Hungary, with only one win in the group stage, became the surprise semi-finalists tonight in the International Swimming Federation Women's Water Polo World League Super Final in Greece.
India face New Zealand in the inaugural World Test Championship final tomorrow at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on England’s south coast.
A total of 86 organisations and 39 countries will participate virtually in the seventh World Sport for All Games which get underway tomorrow in Portuguese capital Lisbon.
Egypt’s Ali Farag and Mohamed ElShorbagy - respectively the men’s world number one and two - have been drawn together in Group A of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour Finals at Cairo’s Mall of Arabia between June 22 and 27.
Bolivian striker Marcelo Martins is facing disciplinary action from the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) after criticising the organisation for staging the Copa América during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global testing figures are continuing to rise as Anti-Doping Organisations (ADOs) worldwide are returning to normal despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced.
The foundation stone for the second of five boxing centres being built in Russia's Sverdlovsk region has been laid in Talitsa with the help of Umar Kremlev, President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
South Africa's world and Olympic 800 metres gold medallist Caster Semenya has been advised by her former coach to "forget about" trying to make Tokyo 2020 in the 5,000m.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Liverpool City Council - Project Director, World Gymnastics Championships 2022 - United Kingdom
The City of Liverpool is host to the World Gymnastics Championships in 2022. The World Gymnastics Championships 2022 will be one of the largest international sporting events ever to be held in Liverpool. Held at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from 29 October to 6 November 2022, more than 550 gymnasts from 75 countries are expected to compete. We are looking for a freelance Project Director to lead the team as maternity cover for an initial 6 month period (with the possibility of extension and potential of Championship role in due course). This is a fantastic role for an experienced Project Director to continue the planning of the 2022 Championships, offering an opportunity to shape a unique and prestigious, world-class major international sport event.
Felicite Rwemarika is not your average International Olympic Committee member. After being forced to flee for her life as a child, she is now dedicated to inspiring others through sport. The Rwandan tells Mike Rowbottom her story.
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