A deal between the National Hockey League (NHL) and the players union to allow them to participate at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing could hinge on whether they they will back a World Cup in 2020, it has emerged.
Russia's rapid rehabilitation after it was embroiled in a major doping scandal that led to the country's suspension continued today when they were awarded the 2022 International Volleyball (FIVB) Men's World Championships.
A record 48 countries and territories are now featured in the new men's softball world rankings, with 14 nations making their historic debuts, it was revealed today.
New Zealand will host the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021, the first event will have been held in the Southern Hemisphere, it was announced today.
The International eSports Federation (IeSF) has voted to accept the United States eSports Federation (USeF) as a full member.
A special ceremony is due to be held by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOC Belarus) on Thursday (November 15) to commemorate the success of the eight medallists from the country at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires last month.
A special event starring top sprinter Mike Rodgers has been staged in Narita to mark a deal that will see the United States track and field team train there before the 2020 Olympic Games.
UniSport Australia has appointed former rugby union official Mark Sinderberry as its new chief executive as a replacement for Don Knapp, who is stepping down from the role after 11 years in the position.
The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has claimed they did not vote for Gafur Rakhimov in last weekend's election to choose a new President for the International Boxing Association (AIBA) in Moscow.
Di Wu, the Chinese businessman whose claims of financial "mismanagement" helped spark the crisis at the International Boxing Association which has led to the controversial appointment of Gafur Rakhimov as its new President, has been invited to join the world governing body's ruling Executive Committee.
A lawyer for newly-elected International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Gafur Rakhimov has claimed he is the victim of "prosecution" by the former Government in Uzbekistan and is confident he will eventually have his name cleared.
Umar Kremlev, secretary general of the Boxing Federation of Russia, was elected to the ruling Executive Committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) here today.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) face the prospect of being suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following its decision to overwhelmingly elect Gafur Rakhimov as its permanent President at its Congress here today.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) Interim President Gafur Rakhimov has claimed that the world governing body was close to bankruptcy when he took over 10 months ago.
A group of 38 boxers facing investigation for possible doping offences stretching back to 2010 have had their cases closed, it was revealed during the opening day of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Congress here.
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.
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