Tokyo 2020 organisers are reportedly planning to secure a hotel which would be used to isolate any athletes suspected of having contracted COVID-19 at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Athletics Australia has withdrawn its team from the 2021 World Athletics Relays in Poland in May because of coronavirus concerns.
The International Basketball Federation will allocate tickets for the 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Graz in Austria to fans using a lottery system.
The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) decision to choose Bahrain as its centralised host for upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
The Japanese women's wrestling team has withdrawn from the upcoming Asian Championships due to suspected contact with someone infected with COVID-19.
The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) has welcomed officials from the Japanese embassy to discuss preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
World boxing champion Beatriz Ferreira has been announced as the latest ambassador for the upcoming International Boxing Association (AIBA) Youth World Boxing Championships in Poland.
The National Hockey League (NHL) has extended its regular season schedule through to May 16, following a recent COVID-19 outbreak among the Vancouver Canucks team.
Confirmation that esports will making its debut as a medal event at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, with the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) as sole partner for management of the tournament, has been welcomed by the AESF's member federations.
Ekkehard Fasser, a member of the Swiss four-man bobsleigh team that won the gold medal at the Calgary 1988 Olympic Games, has died at the age of 68 after a serious illness.
Archery Canada has announced that Winnipeg is a candidate city to host the 2025 World Archery Youth Championships.
Three of the United States' leading Alpine skiing performers of recent years - Laurenne Ross, Resi Stiegler and Alice McKennis Duran - have announced their retirement at the end of this season.
Double Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Ollie Willars of England has announced his retirement from hockey to focus on his new business.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has approved the introduction of stricter COVID-19 measures in Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa to halt a potential rise in cases.
Playoff matches at the World Men's Curling Championship have been suspended after organisers identified four positive COVID-19 cases in the tournament bubble in Calgary.
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.
Commonwealth Games Federation - Sport Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the international governing body that oversees the quadrennial Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGF is a small passionate team, wholeheartedly committed to its vision, mission and values. Based in our central London headquarters and reporting to the CGF’s Sports Director, this role will play a key role within the team, providing operational and strategic support across all areas of the sport programme, including bespoke projects and events.
Tributes from across sport have been paid following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. Philip Barker recalls the Prince's deep connection to sport and his influence on it.
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