June 4 - Former swimmer Dan Thompson was today named as the new chief executive of Skate Canada.
June 7 - Andy Hunt, the former chief executive of the British Olympic Association (BOA), has been appointed managing partner of the Progressive Media Group, a range of media and business information companies.
May 30 - British modern pentathlon Olympic medallist Heather Fell has been named an ambassador for the Special Olympics GB National Summer Games being held in Bath this summer.
June 6 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today officially opened the bid process for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games and the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and have given timescales for potential bid cities to be nominated.
June 6 - A referendum is due be held on November 10 to let the public decide whether Munich should bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
June 6 - A bid from Stockholm for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is likely to be on the horizon after the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) claimed there is positive support for the prospect, despite a lack of enthusiasm from the nation's Government.
June 5 - A new modular ward has been named after treble London 2012 Paralympic gold medallist dressage rider Sophie Christiansen in the hospital she has received extensive treatment in.
June 6 - The draw for the 2013 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Championship has been made today in host city Manila, with the main talking point being a clash of the titans in Group C of the continent's premier national basketball tournament.
June 5 - A bid from Ukraine for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics moved a significant step closer today when President Viktor Yanukovych signed a decree to back the campaign.
June 3 - The Universiade Flame has arrived in Moscow after travelling from Vladimir by train to a welcoming reception in the Russian capital as its tour of the country nears its conclusion, with Kazan 2013 just around the corner.
June 5 - Lee Jung-Su, the South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 1,000 and 1,500 metres at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, has announced he will switch to long track skating for Sochi 2014.
June 5 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have launched the Jacques Rogge Olympic Pathways Scholarship, named in honour of the outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, which will give one American sailor a full training course at a US Sailing Team Training Centre.
June 5 - Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), has visited a Syrian refugee camp as part of his work to help promote peace through sport in conflict zones throughout the continent.
May 27 - The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have announced the 12 icons of the sport that will be inducted into their Hall of Fame, including legendary Australian player and Sydney 2000 flagbearer Andrew Gaze (pictured), and the late former Canada coach John "Jack" Donohue.
June 5 - Ban Ki-moon, secretary general of the United Nations (UN), has been awarded an Olympic Order in recognition of his personal commitment to using sport as a tool for social change.
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.
Chelsea FC - Head of Performance - Surrey, UK
To co-ordinate the provision of sports science across the women's 1st team, WSLA squad and regional talent club programmes. Manage & lead the development of long-term load & athletic development planning - ensuring injury risk management & performance enhancement. Lead and co-ordinate the MDT support for longer-term injured players, including the management of detailed planning and tracking for such athletes. To liaise closely with national team's medical and performance departments to ensure players medical needs are met during international camps/tournaments.
The CARIFTA Games has a long line of success stories – Obadele Thompson, Yohan Blake, Debbie Ferguson, Shaunae Miller-Uibo – and that's before you even mention Usain Bolt. Mike Rowbottom meets the man who started the Games off, Sir Austin Sealy, as the 48th edition launches in the Cayman Islands.
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