The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee's (FASANOC) Voices of the Athletes (VOA) programme is set to take part in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Stay Strong campaign.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski Committee has formed a task force to plan for the upcoming season.
Chinese women's basketball team coach Xu Limin claimed the squad are mentally stronger despite the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to next year.
Asian Games esports medallist Tirth Mehta revealed he is hopeful for the future of the industry as it has expanded its reach during the coronavirus pandemic.
The International Showdown Tournament in the Latvian city of Liepāja has been postponed until 2021.
Winter Olympic figure skating silver medallist Guillaume Cizeron has come out publicly as gay.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has approved rule changes made to the qualification process for the Tokyo 2020 skateboarding competition.
FIFA has rejected the amended statutes sent by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) and threatened the national governing body with suspension if it does not comply with FIFA rules.
Incoming coach Dave Rennie described the situation at Rugby Australia as "messy" and urged for the infighting to end.
The Tunisian Olympic Committee (CNOT) has undertaken a series of initiatives to help athletes during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships have been deferred to 2026 due to a number of sporting events taking place in 2022.
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) held a webinar as part of the World Table Tennis (WTT) roll out.
The Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna have launched a joint bid to host the Tour de France Grand Depart.
World Para Swimming's athletes' advisory group met virtually with the governing body's classification advisory group to ask a number of questions.
Jamaica moved up to third in the International Netball Federation (INF) world rankings, updated to reflect the results from fixtures that took place before the suspension of sport due to the pandemic.
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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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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