Reigning world and Olympic champion Ma Long came from two games down to beat Lin Gaoyuan in the final of the International Table Tennis Federation Qatar Open in Doha.
Egypt’s Mohamed Elshorbagy gained his first World Tour title of the year by beating compatriot Tarek Momen in the final of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Grasshopper Cup in Zurich.
An adventure centre on Camano Island in Washington has been chosen to stage a regional USA Luge “slider search” in May.
Next season’s Speed Skating World Cup series will start in Minsk in November and finish four months later in Heerenveen in the Netherlands.
Kevin Kisner from the United States secured his first World Golf Championship title with victory over compatriot Matt Kuchar at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Texas.
Tiger Woods beat Rory McIlroy but was then knocked out by Denmark’s Lucas Bjerregaard at the World Golf Championship-Dell Technologies Match Play.
Daniel Bali followed up his first-place finish in mixed pairs qualifying by topping the rankings in the first round of individual men’s action at the International Gymnastics Federation Aerobic World Cup in Cantanhede in Portugal.
Only Chinese players remain in the women’s singles draw at the International Table Tennis Federation Qatar Open after Sun Yingsha and Liu Shiwen won their quarter-finals today.
Egypt’s world number two Mohamed Elshorbagy will play in his second successive Grasshopper Cup final on the Professional Squash Association World Tour after beating compatriot Karim Abdel Gawad in Zurich.
Albert Woods will lead the European Canoe Association (ECA) as President for another four years after being re-elected unopposed at the body’s Ordinary Congress today in Belgrade.
World ParaVolley (WPV) and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which means they will "explore co-operative opportunities" across all of the sport's disciplines.
Olympic champion Sarah Hoefflin missed out on the International Ski Federation Slopestyle Skiing World Cup title by just one point, after finishing fourth at the final event of the season in Silvaplana.
The Czech Republic's second team breezed into the women's semi-finals as their first team were knocked out on the third day of action at the International Volleyball Federation's inaugural Snow Volleyball World Tour event in Austria.
USA Swimming has nominated four-time Olympic champion and Los Angeles 2028 chief athlete officer Janet Evans for the position of treasurer at the International Swimming Federation (FINA), according to website swimswam.
Hungary’s world silver medallist Daniel Bali topped mixed pairs qualifying alongside partner Fanni Mazacs today at the International Gymnastics Federation Aerobic World Cup in Cantanhede.
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.
The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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