Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, one of the most powerful men in sport, has been charged with corruption over the bidding process for the 2019 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Doha, according to a French judicial official.
Morinari Watanabe, chair of a taskforce to oversee the delivery of a boxing competition at Tokyo 2020, has admitted he is unprepared for the role but insists the best solution will be found for athletes.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission chair John Coates believes further savings can be achieved in the overlay budget by Tokyo 2020, while organisers pledged to resolve concerns of International Federations (IFs).
John Coates revealed more than five million people had registered for the Tokyo 2020 ticketing site ahead of the upcoming lottery, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission concluded their eighth inspection.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul of Thailand has been elected Deputy President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Iran's Asian Games steeplechase gold medallist Hossein Keyhani has received a provisional suspension after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO).
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has asked North Korea to reconsider its position on competing in July's World Championships, with athletes from the country yet to register for the event in the South Korean city of Gwangju.
British landscape architecture studio Gustafson Porter + Bowman will redesign the parks surrounding the Eiffel Tower in order to address crowding problems and improve services for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games held a flash mob on skis as part of the celebrations marking 1,000 days to go until the event.
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has suspended English football player Michael Phenix and Scottish rugby union player Sean Goodfellow from all sport for a period of four years following Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs).
Swimmer Joseph Schooling and shooter Martina Veloso were named the 2018 sportsman and sportswoman of the year as the Singapore Sports Awards took place at the Orchard Hotel.
USA Softball have announced Ken Eriksen as head coach of the women’s softball team for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
More than 400 skating leaders from across Canada are set to arrive in Ottawa today for the 2019 Ice Summit.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is set to form a Women in Sports Committee as part of its #EquallyAmazing strategy promoting gender equality.
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the Courchevel-Méribel 2023 International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Ski Championships hosted its first coordination group meeting at the two French Alpine resorts.
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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Based in Golazo’s Paris office, the Account Director has the task of managing the French account on a day-to-day basis and assist the Senior Project Director in the pan-European delivery.
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