Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) President Tsunekazu Takeda is facing pressure to step aside from the role over allegations of corruption, it is claimed.
International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin has expressed confidence in organisers prior to the Winter Universiade and suggested Krasnoyarsk 2019 will leave a strong legacy.
Samoa 2019 have been boosted by a sponsorship agreement reached with McDonald's for the upcoming Pacific Games.
Former Olympic fencing champion Alexander Romankov and the winner of the 2018 "Miss Belarus" beauty contest Maria Vasilevich have both been named as Star Ambassadors for the European Games in Minsk this June.
The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) will be given a cash injection by SP Brewery to help with the country's preparations for this year's Pacific Games and Tokyo 2020 after the two organisations renewed their longstanding partnership.
Mikaela Shiffrin became the first skier to win the same event at four successive International Ski Federation Alpine World Ski Championships by triumphing in the women’s slalom at Åre in Sweden.
Czech Republic’s Ester Ledecká triumphed on her return to the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Snowboard World Cup in the first of back-to-back parallel giant slalom races at Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang.
Newly-crowned world champion Marielle Thompson missed out on the podium at the International Ski Federation Ski Cross World Cup in Feldberg today having finished qualifying in first place.
Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha started her International Swimming Federation (FINA) Marathon Swim World Series title defence with a victory in the first leg in Doha.
Top seeds Australia and New Zealand continued their perfect start to the Oceania Mixed Team Badminton Championships in Melbourne.
Australia got the better of Great Britain in both the men’s and women’s International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League in Perth today.
Slovakia and China picked up the first two gold medals of the event today as the Al Ain Shooting Para Sport World Cup began in the United Arab Emirates.
UniSport Australia's new chief executive Mark Sinderberry has warned in an open letter that the organisation needs to "continually find ways to drive value" to their members.
Car manufacturer Lexus has been named as the official car of the 2019 Davis Cup Finals in Madrid.
Suntory Holdings Limited has been named as the official soft drinks supplier for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
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 European Youth Olympic Festival is underway in Sarajevo and East Sarajevo and exciting new young talent is sure to catch the eye. But, for every Ester Ledecká who emerges, there will be plenty of others for whom this will be the pinnacle of their careers. Mike Rowbottom asks whether we are asking too much, too young from some athletes.
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