$92.5 million (£67.1 million/€77.3 million) has been allocated in the 2021-2022 New York State budget towards upgrading sports venues ahead of the 2023 Winter World University Games, scheduled to be held in Lake Placid in the United States.
Organisers of the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade say the event is "back on track" as they announced an alteration to its budget and some venue changes.
The Papua New Guinea University Sports Association (PNGSA) has listed improving the organisation‘s governance structure and increasing engagement with universities among its key goals.
U SPORTS has created a new set of awards to recognise individuals who have become "leaders in their communities".
Urs Scholl, President of the Zug Organising Committee for Lucerne 2021, is hopeful the Bossard Arena stands will be full when it stages ice hockey matches at this year's Winter Universiade.
The European University Sports Association (EUSA) has received interest from 12 of its members in potentially bidding for the 2026 European Universities Games (EUG).
A competition to design the mascot for the Lake Placid 2023 World University Games has been launched by New York's under-fire Governor, Andrew Cuomo.
This year's European Universities Cycling Championship in The Netherlands has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The German University Sports Federation (ADH) chairman Jörg Förster has said the 2025 World University Games should not be viewed as a test for a future Olympic Games in the Rhine-Ruhr region.
Cambridge bucked the odds to earn a third consecutive victory over Oxford in the 166th men's Boat Race staged on their "home" waters of the Great Ouse river at Ely - the first time the event had been staged outside London since 1944.
Oxford and Cambridge will renew their rivalry in the Boat Race tomorrow with the event staged outside London for the first time since 1944.
UniBank has announced its scholarship scheme for 2021, offering two university students a total of AUD$5,000 (£2,800/$3,800/€3,200) each to support their academic and athletic endeavours.
The Chengdu 2021 World University Games have been postponed until 2022 because of the coronavirus crisis.
The Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU) held its General Assembly and Strategic Dialogue in a hybrid format for the first time, with delegates attending in person in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, as well as online.
The Swiss University Games has been called off for the second year in a row as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
Commonwealth Games Federation - Sport Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the international governing body that oversees the quadrennial Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGF is a small passionate team, wholeheartedly committed to its vision, mission and values. Based in our central London headquarters and reporting to the CGF’s Sports Director, this role will play a key role within the team, providing operational and strategic support across all areas of the sport programme, including bespoke projects and events.
Tributes from across sport have been paid following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. Philip Barker recalls the Prince's deep connection to sport and his influence on it.
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