The Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) was presented with a special "Order of Honour" by the country's President Rosen Plevneliev at a ceremony in Sofia to mark its 90th anniversary.
Delegations from the Football Associations of France and South Korea were at FIFA headquarters in Zurich today to submit their final bids for the 2019 Women's World Cup.
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games volunteer programme has been officially launched by the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) as it begins its search for individuals to assist the team in Brazil.
Abu Dhabi is getting ready to host its first International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam event this week after successfully staging Grand Prix tournaments for the past five years.
Professional services firm Ernst & Young has been announced as the official business advisor of Rugby World Cup 2015.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Honorary President Jacques Rogge has visited a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan on his first mission as a Special Envoy of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for Youth Refugees and Sport.
Athletes have been promised a good night's sleep after the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) signed an agreement with M Line that will see the Dutch firm supply mattresses and pillows at Rio 2016 and Pyeongchang 2018. 
After the success of the Grand Prix in Manchester, attention now turns to Aguascalientes in Mexico as it gets ready to stage the ninth edition of the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships.
Wheelchair racer Jade Jones is set to feature in a documentary which will follow her as she combines training with the start of a university degree.
India officially launched its Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme today which aims to increase the country's medal tally at Rio 2016 and identify potential future stars for Tokyo 2020.
Up to £10,000 ($16,000/€12,500) worth of medical equipment left over from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games is to be used by a charity in Africa that provides free maternity care and surgery to help women injured in childbirth.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today published its Anti-Doping Code which will officially come into effect from January 1, 2015.
National Paralympic Committees across Europe are being asked to take part in a survey aimed at gathering more information about student athletes with disabilities across the continent.
Land Rover has been announced as the official vehicle provider for the International Rugby Board (IRB) World Rugby Conference and Exhibition taking place next month.
Boxing India has called on the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to lift its ban on Sarita Devi to allow her to compete at next month's World Championships while the athlete herself has submitted a second written apology to the governing body following high-level crisis talks in New Delhi.
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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