The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced a reduction in the number of accredited guests for the rearranged Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Japanese golf star Hideki Matsuyama said it would be an "honour" to light the Olympic Cauldron if he is offered the opportunity at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Massimo Cuttitta, the former Italy rugby union captain, has died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 54.
Rugby Africa has strengthened its support for gender equality by launching the Women’s Rugby Advisory Committee (WRAC).
The Papua New Guinea University Sports Association (PNGSA) has listed improving the organisation‘s governance structure and increasing engagement with universities among its key goals.
An International Tennis Federation (ITF) study into the gender equality in coverage of the sport has found that women's tennis receives less attention than men's and that the discussion is less focused on happenings on the court.
FIFA has welcomed a decision by the Zurich Labour Court which found the dismissal of former acting secretary general Markus Kattner to be "justified and appropriate".
A working group overseeing the reinstatement of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) has underlined that the national body will not be able to become a full International Biathlon Union (IBU) member again until at least December 2022.
Tributes have been paid to Hungarian Olympic shooting gold medallist Diána Igaly, who has died of COVID-19 at the age of 56.
Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Moscow's anti-doping laboratory, has claimed the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA) can act as a "game-changer" in sport.
The NN Mission Marathon, involving Kenya’s world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and more than 70 other athletes seeking either to secure their Tokyo 2020 place or prepare for the Olympic event, will go ahead this Sunday (April 18) at Enschede in The Netherlands.
Poland’s Elzbieta Wojcik has been appointed as an ambassador of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Youth World Boxing Championships.
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has launched a new podcast, The Global Game, to mark 100 days until the softball tournament begins at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) is seeking its own anthem as evidenced by a message on the UIPM website from the organisation's secretary general Shiny Fang.
Australian schoolchildren have been invited to create artwork that can be displayed on the walls of the nation’s athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village.
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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