Team Gullit, Zeta Gaming and Genoa Esports made a strong start as the FIFAe Club World Cup, boasting a $350,000 (£252,000/€286,000) prize pot, got underway today with matches being played on EA Sports' FIFA 21.
Britain's Phil Clapp edged out Ukrainian rival Anton Bondarenko to defend the men's 500 metres title at the World Rowing Indoor Championships.
Russia’s Vladislav Kiselev, competing as a neutral athlete in accordance with the recent World Anti-Doping Agency sanction against the country, won sprint gold on the opening day of the World Ski Orienteering Championships in Otepää in Estonia today.
Sweden has been named as host of the 2024 Men’s Floorball World Championships after being selected over Singapore.
Chicago will host the re-scheduled 2020-2021 Squash World Championships from July 10 to 17, when players compete for $1million (£700,000/€822,000) in prize money for only the second time in the sport’s history, it has been announced.
Former world champion Ken Doherty has been elected chair of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) Players organisation.
Youngman Kim has been voted in as International Esports Federation (IESF) vice-president by the organisation's Board, succeeding Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al-Nahyan.
The 42 teams contesting the FIFAe Club World Cup for a $350,000 (£252,000/€286,000) prize pot will begin playing tomorrow.
The World Ski Orienteering Championships will begin tomorrow after the event was officially opened today in Otepää.
Japanese sumo star Tokitsuumi Masahiro has been ordered to retire after breaking coronavirus rules for the second time.
Pakistan Teqball Federation President Mian Absar Ali confirmed the organisation had been offered 60 teqball tables to enable them to grow the game in the country.
The British Esports Association (BEA) is ready to launch a new membership platform which aims to create a safe space for young gamers.
Teqball India will use its National Championships to select athletes for the postponed Asian Beach Games in Sanya.
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Youth Development Commission has recommended for athlete grading to be conducted online in response to restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Australian netball team will trial a rotational captaincy system during the upcoming Constellation Cup series against New Zealand.
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.
The City of Liverpool is host to the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2022.
The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships is the property of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) which is the governing body of Gymnastics worldwide. The Championships represent the pinnacle of elite gymnastics competition, attracting a substantial worldwide broadcast audience. WGC2022 is looking to engage an individual or agency to deliver the commercial sales process and maximise commercial opportunities for the event.
Almost 35 years after losing out to Barcelona for the 1992 Olympics, Brisbane is poised to stage the Games in 2032. Philip Barker reports on the long history of Australian Olympic bids, with the country still one of only two in the Southern Hemisphere to have hosted the Games.
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