By Liam Morgan and Michael Pavitt in Lausanne
An emergency committee meeting will be held by the World Health Organisation (WHO) tomorrow to discuss the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, which has killed six people and infected almost 300.
Australian Open organisers should consider moving the tournament to March or November, a climate change lobby group has warned.
A Qatari sheikh is one of two show jumpers from the country to have failed a drugs test for cannabis, with the national team's Tokyo 2020 Olympic place now under threat.
Prince Harry will remain patron of the Rugby Football League (RFL), despite stepping down as a full-time working member of the royal family.
Ai Ueda of Japan has joined the International Triathlon Union (ITU) Executive Board as the second representative of the Athletes collective.
British cyclist Geraint Thomas revealed his aim to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games road race just a week after participating in the Tour de France.
Five major Tokyo-based private television networks will reportedly take turns broadcasting daily coverage of this year's Olympic Games in the Japanese capital.
Badminton World Federation (BWF) has approved the use of synthetic feather shuttlecocks at its sanctioned international tournaments of all levels from 2021.
FIFA and the World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar have presented the first-ever joint FIFA Word Cup Sustainability Strategy.
Riyadh will host the final of the 2020 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Tour.
The International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athletes' Council has launched its first online resources, aimed at helping current and future athlete representatives have an effective voice in the Paralympic Movement.
Ireland's Sam Bennett won the first stage of the Tour Down Under today, following an exciting sprint finish.
World number one Rafael Nadal eased through his first-round tie on day two of the Australian Open.
Malaysia's Goh Jin Wei came through qualification today to set up a first-round meeting with top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Masters in Bangkok.
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.
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