Morghan King of the United States and Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera of Colombia have been named as Athlete Role Models (ARMs) for this year's Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has received an online award for their digital communications at Pyeongchang 2018.
Former Detroit Red Wings player Tomek Valtonen has been named as the new head coach of the Polish men's team by the Polish Ice Hockey Association (PZHL).
Bidding has opened for the 2020 World Chess Candidates, the tournament where eight grandmasters play each for the chance of a shot at the World Championship title.
UNICEF UK have been named the official charity partner for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) in England, it has been announced.
The International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding (IFBB) has announced the inclusion of the classic physique division among its official disciplines.
Two figure skating judges have been suspended by the International Skating Union (ISU) after being found guilty of bias during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang and one will miss out on officiating at Beijing 2022 as a result.
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has arrived at the World Cup as a guest of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has granted his backing to the possible bid for the 2030 World Cup from England.
Stronger measures to eliminate harassment, abuse and discrimination in the Canadian sport system have been announced by Kirsty Duncan, the country's Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities.
Egypt’s weightlifters, at least two of whom would be strong medal contenders, are in danger of missing the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo because of a slew of 2016 doping positives by teenagers.
They were originally scheduled for the summer of 2017 but almost a year later than originally planned, the Mediterranean Games are now here.
Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub is facing disciplinary action by world governing body FIFA after threatening Lionel Messi.
The World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has carried out a rapid shuffle at the top of its administration, with President Lukas Hinder announcing his resignation and the first vice-president, Shawn Tay, being earmarked to take up the post after a five-month transitionary period.
A digital auction of items from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast 2018 could raise over AUD$1 million (£560,000/$739,000/€637,000), it has been estimated.
The Yokohama Municipal Government has backed plans to build seaside gondolas in the city prior to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in nearby Tokyo.
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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The candidate will grow the UCI’s existing commercial revenue channels and add innovative new ones as well as creating digital tools to engage cycling fans worldwide.
Paris was awarded the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics nine months ago - and will welcome the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission this week. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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