Nepal’s Susma Tamang has provided the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Youth World Boxing Championships in Kielce, Poland with one of its indelible moments as she became her country’s first-ever winner in the history of the competition.
Football’s governing bodies and major domestic leagues in England, Spain and Italy have issued a joint statement hitting out at plans for the formation of a European Super League, describing the project as "cynical" and saying they will consider all measures to "prevent it happening."
The Candidates Tournament, which will decide who faces Magnus Carlsen for the chess world title, resumes tomorrow, more than a year after it was suspended over the coronavirus crisis.
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) plans to start immunising players due to appear at this year’s Copa América as soon as the arrival of the promised Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines, due in May, takes place.
Maren Lundby, Norway’s Pyeongchang 2018 ski jumping gold medallist, has called the decision by the International Ski Federation (FIS) not to introduce women's ski flying to its programme next season as "unbelievable".
Mick Fanning survived the elimination round only to be knocked out by Championship Tour leader Italo Ferreira later in the day as favourable conditions led to an abundance of action at the World Surf League (WSL) competition in Narrabeen.
The French cycling market shot through the €3 billion (£2.6 billion/$3.6 billion) barrier in 2020, as consumers seemingly turned to bicycles to help them to navigate some of the trials and tribulations of life in a pandemic.
World Archery has confirmed the withdrawal of South Korea from three Archery World Cup events ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The International Skating Union (ISU) has adopted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Rights and Responsibilities Declaration.
Former United States judoka Christina Yannetsos has described how she was adversely affected for several months after contracting COVID-19 while working on the medical frontline.
Eliud Kipchoge got back to business as usual at the NN Mission Marathon in Enschede, in The Netherlands, winning his last race before the planned defence of his Olympic title in Tokyo this summer in 2 hours 4min 30sec.
The United States will seek a sixth successive gold at next month’s International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship in Canada under the guidance of a new interim coach, Joel Johnson.
The Americas baseball qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is to take place from May 31 to June 5, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has confirmed.
Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan finished with three consecutive century breaks as he reached the second round of the World Snooker Championship on the opening day of the sport’s blue riband tournament.
Natalia Kuczewska of Poland continued her strong start to her International Boxing Association Youth World Championships debut by reaching the quarter-finals of the women's light flyweight division in Kielce.
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.
The Football Association - Insight & Analytics Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George's Park. As the Insight & Analytics Manager you will be part of the Behavioural Insight & Business Analytics (BIBA) team. The primary role of the BIBA team within The FA is to generate insight which inspires, informs and enables evidence-based decision making across the organisation.
The coronavrius pandemic has had a profound impact on sport, but many elite athletes have also made their impact felt during the health crisis, working on the medical frontline and in some cases sacrificing their chances of sporting success for the good of public health. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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