The World Skate Open Lima 2020, set to be held in the Peruvian capital from April 5 to 11, has been suspended due to provisions taken by Peru's Government in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) have set out preventative measures to safeguard athletes from the islands from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The top two seeds will meet in the men's singles final at the All England Open Badminton Championships as part of the Super 1000 Series at the Arena Birmingham in the United Kingdom after winning their respective semi-finals.
South Africa's Akani Simbine set a new world lead of 9.91 seconds early in the season in the men's 100 metres in the heats of the Athletics Gauteng North Championships at Tuks Stadium in Pretoria.
Finland's Team Fintastic Junior claimed gold at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships, overturning the day one lead of two Russian teams at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham in the United Kingdom.
World Rugby have launched details of their initiative to aid the development of players from emerging nations in sport with a four-year plan in the Pacific Islands.
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) have rearranged events following the first meeting of the newly-created taskforce due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Cup Finals in Las Vegas in the United States have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Belarusian Yury Holub clinched his first World Para Nordic Skiing crystal globe following the abrupt end of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic which cancelled the Para Biathlon World Championships and the Nordic Skiing World Cup Finals in Sweden.
Arena 2, the planned venue for badminton events at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is said to be "on schedule" as demolition work began at the site where it is to be built.
USA Weightlifting (USAW) has struck its first deal with a cannabidiol (CBD) company, partnering with hemp-derived manufacturer Pure Spectrum to support its athletes through to 2023.
Mexico's Alma Jane Valencia Escoto made history in the women's 57 kilograms freestyle category after becoming the first female wrestler from her country to qualify for the Olympic Games at the Pan-American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ottawa.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) 2K League esports season has been delayed due to the ongoing logistical problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
China's Olympic champion Chen Long lost in straight sets in a shock defeat to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the quarter-finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham.
In an all-Egyptian final, world number one Mohamed ElShorbagy was crowned champion at the Canary Wharf Classic at East Wintergarden in London after defeating world number two Ali Farag.
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.
At the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, Spyridon Louis won the marathon to become an instant Greek hero. Mike Rowbottom tells the story of how a humble water carrier entered sporting folklore, 125 years on.
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