Hosts Britain celebrated team pursuit gold on the opening day of the International Cycling Union Track World Cup as Para-cycling events featured on the programme for the first time.
India's Sameer Verma claimed a straight games victory over Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen to book his place in the men's semi-finals at the Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals in Guangzhou.
Aksel Lund Svindal skied to his 36th World Cup win today in the super giant slalom at the International Ski Federation World Cup at Val Gardena in Italy - equalling the total achieved by his childhood idol, Benjamin Reich.
Russia’s Sochi 2014 skeleton gold medallist Alexander Tretiakov earned his first World Cup victory in nearly two years at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation event at Winterberg in Germany.
Norway's Johannes Thingnes Bø continued his fine early-season form by clinching sprint victory at the International Biathlon Union World Cup in Hochfilzen.
Canada’s Ivanie Blondin eased into the women’s mass start final on the opening day of the International Skating Union Speed Skating World Cup season in Heerenveen.
Germany’s Katharina Althaus won qualification today for the International Ski Federation’s Ski Jumping World Cup event set to take place over the weekend on the newly refurbished Les Tuffles HS 90 hill in Premanon in France.
Men's compound rankings leader Mike Schloesser topped the qualification round held on day one of the third leg of the Indoor Archery World Series season in Rome.
The second night of equestrian's inaugural Global Champions League (GCL) Prague playoffs saw 12 teams enter the O2 Arena for semi-finals of the Super Cup, chasing six places in the fnal on Sunday (December 16).
Italy’s 21-year-old Paralympic champion was narrowly beaten in the women’s foil B final on the second day of Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Kyoto.
Britain's Sochi 2014 gold medallist Kelly Gallagher and France's quadruple Pyeongchang 2018 champion Marie Bochet maintained their dominant form on the second day of the World Para Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in St Moritz.
Four reigning Olympic gold medallists and eight newly-crowned world champions will be among a star-studded field at the International Judo Federation's (IJF) World Judo Masters in Guangzhou.
Spectators will be able to bid farewell to four-time Olympian Erin Hamlin as the American makes a final appearance on the International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup circuit in Lake Placid.
Reigning Olympic champions Mikael Kingsbury and Perrine Laffont will both be aiming to continue their dominance at the second leg of the International Ski Federation Moguls World Cup season in China.
Davos is the latest stop for skiers as the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup season continues.
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.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) - Deputy Director, Education - Montreal, Canada
Reporting to the Director of Education and Communications, the Deputy Director, Education will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of WADA’s strategic education priorities, programs and activities; including, managing WADA’s Social Science Research Grant Program and coordinating the activities of WADA’s Education Committee.
FINA is facing an unprecedented threat with the top swimmers taking legal action against them after they were barred from competing in the new International Swimming League. But FINA President Julio Maglione claims the new concept would represent a threat to the future well-being of the sport, as he tells Mike Rowbottom.
Do you think boxing should be removed from the Olympic programme following the election of Gafur Rakhimov as President?
Vote on this poll
