International Golf Federation (IGF) President Annika Sörenstam has defended her decision to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from departing United States President Donald Trump – a day after his supporters stormed the Capitol.
No spectators will be permitted at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo and Oberstdorf respectively in response the coronavirus pandemic, it has been confirmed.
The Football Association (FA) is to "consider next steps" for the British Olympic women's football team in March after Phil Neville's departure to Inter Miami left the managerial role vacant.
The deadline for athletes to provide feedback to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes’ Council regarding the rule related to protests during the Paralympic Games will expire today.
The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time candidate list has been reduced to ten after the first round of voting.
A team from the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) are set to take part in a virtual marathon event to raise funds for the #10Golds24 campaign.
Councillors in Kraków have pledged to support the establishment of Poland’s first refuge hostel for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in a bid to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Hannover club IcanDo eV has been named as the winner of the German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) Great Star of Sport award.
A collaboration between the Lombardy Region and the Lombardy Aerospace Cluster has been launched aimed at delivering advanced technology at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
This year's International University Sports Federation (FISU) Volunteer Leaders Academy is to take place both online and onsite.
Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC) President Naidan Tuvshinbayar provided an update on the country’s planning for upcoming Olympic Games to President Khaltmaagiin Battulga.
The Netherlands and Italy drew in a close encounter at the Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Trieste.
Switzerland, Slovenia, France, Norway and hosts Egypt claimed wins as the main round of the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Men’s Handball Championship got underway.
Hosts Cameroon and Mali shared the points as the second round of group games at the African Nations Football Championship got underway.
India’s HS Prannoy battled through the pain barrier to stun sixth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the opening round of the men’s singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Toyota Thailand Open.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Commonwealth Games England - Media and Communications Executive - London, United Kingdom
The Media and Communications Executive will work closely with CGE’s Media and Communications Manager to support the delivery of the organisation’s communications strategy. They will assist on the delivery of CGE’s external communication through media outlets and digital platforms with an aim to share our values, athlete stories and celebrate success to inspire the nation.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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