Los Angeles 2028 chairperson Casey Wasserman says that "we must help end this cycle of violence" and "work to create the future we want to be a part of", following protests in the city and across the United States over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.
The return of international cricket has moved a step closer after the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Board approved in principal the team's proposed tour of England.
Tributes have been paid to Susie Simcock, a former President of the World Squash Federation (WSF) and New Zealand sports administrator, following her passing.
Sporting groups in Sweden have been urged to sign up to be part of a new platform intended to boost Para-sport in the country.
Sprinting great Bobby Joe Morrow, who won three gold medals at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games, has passed away at the age of 84.
A survey of biathlon fans conducted on behalf of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) has shown that 78 per cent believe climate change is the biggest issue facing the sport.
A team of 10 American triathletes - including three medallists at the Rio 2016 Paralympics - are to cycle across Colorado in a relay to raise awareness and funds for athletes and others suffering amid the pandemic.
The Russian national luge team - the dominant force in the sport last season - is to return to training on June 20.
The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Youth World Championships have been postponed until 2021, the sport's latest event to fall victim to the coronavirus crisis.
The Belgian Paralympic Committee (BPC) has selected its first individual athlete to represent the country at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - boccia's Francis Rombouts.
A Mexican - Moisés Uziel Canales Vargas - has won the first international esports competition organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) America.
The Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) celebrated winning the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Cup Nations Cup for the first time.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has moved the 2020 World Junior Championships back by four months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo 2020 chief executive Toshirō Mutō has downplayed suggestions from John Coates that October will be a pivotal month in assessing whether the postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games can go ahead next year.
Former men's all-around and floor world champion Artur Dalaloyan has outlined his desire to represent Russia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 - Overlay Manager - Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham 2022 are looking for an experienced Overlay Manager to undertake the design and management of Games Overlay (temporary facilities and installations). The successful candidate will manage and undertake projects within the Venue Development Programme. In July 2022, Birmingham will host the XXII Commonwealth Games, the largest multi-sport event to be held in England in 10 years. Approximately 6,500 athletes and team officials from 71 nations and territories across the Commonwealth will come together in a 12-day celebration of sport and culture. Events will take place across Birmingham and the West Midlands, entertaining more than one million ticketed spectators and reaching a global broadcast audience of more than one billion.
England’s 50 years of footballing hurt started at the Mexico 1970 World Cup. But, as David Owen writes, the tournament that got under way half a century ago at the Azteca has never been bettered.
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