The Professional Golf Association (PGA) of America has announced the cancellation of their annual Grand Slam of Golf tournament after an assessment of its place in the sport’s calendar.
Members of the public are being asked to help fund the under-construction World Archery Excellence Centre in Lausanne.
France's Olympic pole vault champion Renaud Lavillenie produced a jump of 6.02 metres to win the gold medal as the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Championships opened at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
Four American boxers have secured their places at the Rio 2016 after reaching finals at the American Olympic Qualification Event at the Predio Ferial la Rural de Palermo in Buenos Aires.
Swiss star Lara Gut added the super-G title to her overall International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup crown on home snow in St Moritz today.
Overall champion Peter Prevc claimed victory in the first individual competition at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup Finals in Planica.
Finland's Kaisa Mäkäräinen triumphed in the women’s 7.5 kilometre sprint event as the final International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup event of the season got underway in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Belgium’s David Goffin moved into his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final after he overcame Croatia’s Marin Cilic in straight sets at BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
China continued where they left off at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving World Series as they claimed all four titles on the opening day of competition at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai.
Belgium's Cédric Nuytinck and Denmark's Zhai Yujia were among the surprise winners as qualification concluded today at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Kuwait Open.
Third seeds Reinder Nummerdor and Christiaan Varenhorst finished top of a tightly contested men’s Pool C at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Vitória Open, with three pairs ending on the same points tally.
Second seed Ratchanok Intanon made a surprise exit at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Swiss Open as the Thai player was beaten by China’s He Bingjiao at St Jakobshalle in Basel.
Czech Republic’s Anna Duskova and Martin Bidar built on their overnight lead to claim the gold medal in the pairs event at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Junior Figure Skating Championships at the Főnix Arena in Debrecen.
Britain and China emerged as the dominant nations on the opening day of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Para-cycling Track World Championships at the Montichiari velodrome in Italy.
Kenya's world record holder Samuel Muchai Kimani claimed T11 1500 metres gold on the opening day of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai.
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.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 - Overlay Manager - Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham 2022 are looking for an experienced Overlay Manager to undertake the design and management of Games Overlay (temporary facilities and installations). The successful candidate will manage and undertake projects within the Venue Development Programme. In July 2022, Birmingham will host the XXII Commonwealth Games, the largest multi-sport event to be held in England in 10 years. Approximately 6,500 athletes and team officials from 71 nations and territories across the Commonwealth will come together in a 12-day celebration of sport and culture. Events will take place across Birmingham and the West Midlands, entertaining more than one million ticketed spectators and reaching a global broadcast audience of more than one billion.
England’s 50 years of footballing hurt started at the Mexico 1970 World Cup. But, as David Owen writes, the tournament that got under way half a century ago at the Azteca has never been bettered.
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