Salt Lake City has been selected as the United States' candidate for a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Russian Ambassador to Austria has reportedly said that no evidence of doping by Russian biathletes was provided during a meeting with Austrian prosecutors, with the International Biathlon Union (IBU) saying they will take no action "at this time".
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) will not consider bankruptcy protection as the organisation faces lawsuits from gymnasts over the Larry Nassar crisis.
The Spanish Basketball League (ACB) has become a shareholder of the Basketball Champions League in a move described as a "landmark moment".
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has signed a three-way deal with the Romanian Baseball Softball Federation (FRBS) and the city of Alexandria to help grow the sports in the country.
United World Wrestling (UWW) have paid tribute to two-time Olympic champion Soslan Andiyev following his death at the age of 66.
Such is the high standard of swimming on show at the International Swimming Federation's World Short Course Championships in Hangzhou, after four days of action today was the first not to feature a world record.
Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde picked up his third career victory in the downhill at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Cup in Val Gardena on a day marred by a serious fall by Switzerland's Marc Gisin.
Belgium will play The Netherlands in the final of the International Hockey Federation Men's World Cup in Bhubaneswar in India after two contrasting last four ties today.
Japan and Kosovo battled for gold medals on the opening day of the International Judo Federation's (IJF) World Judo Masters in Guangzhou.
Unified pair Jang Woojin, of South Korea, and Cha Hyo Sim, from North Korea, fell short of adding a golden finish to their historic progress in the International Table Tennis Federation's World Tour Grand Finals in Incheon as they were beaten in the mixed doubles final.
Upsets defined the day's action at the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions series in Wuxi today, as several favourites crashed out in the semi-finals.
Japan's world champion Kento Momota moved into another major final at the Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals in Guangzhou.
Martin Fourcade claimed a dominant victory in the men's 12.5 kilometre pursuit event at the International Biathlon Union World Cup in Hochfilzen.
Germany's Olympic champions Francesco Friedrich and Mariama Jamanka had to settle for silver on their home course of Winterberg today as both were beaten by compatriots at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation's (IBSF) second World Cup of the season.
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.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) - Deputy Director, Education - Montreal, Canada
Reporting to the Director of Education and Communications, the Deputy Director, Education will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of WADA’s strategic education priorities, programs and activities; including, managing WADA’s Social Science Research Grant Program and coordinating the activities of WADA’s Education Committee.
FINA is facing an unprecedented threat with the top swimmers taking legal action against them after they were barred from competing in the new International Swimming League. But FINA President Julio Maglione claims the new concept would represent a threat to the future well-being of the sport, as he tells Mike Rowbottom.
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