Events

The Olympics has always been a stage for nations to set out grand political ambitions, for better or worse. Tokyo 2020 will be no different, says Professor Simon Chadwick.

A cross-party group of US lawmakers has urged the International Olympic Committee  to postpone and relocate the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, unless China ends what the US perceives as an ongoing genocide …

The Tokyo Olympics was boosted by a strong opening weekend for athletes from host nation Japan, who won five gold medals and a silver

The International Luge Federation's (FIL) World Cup event in Königssee, Germany will now be held in Winterberg after heavy storms caused damage to the latter's venue.

Indonesia and India are among the countries keen on pursuing a bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympics, after Brisbane secured the 2032 Games this week

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has announced that boxing will return to Stade Roland Garros for the first time in nearly half a century as it seeks to prove the venue’s multi-purpose claims.

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will need to have spectators in attendance for it to be successful, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, chair of the International Olympic Committee coordination commission said…

The 2021 Thai MotoGP has been cancelled as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the racing calendar, with a replacement event under consideration

Australia and New Zealand have today (Thursday) withdrawn from the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, citing player welfare and safety concerns amid the “stark differences” in how Covid-19 is being handled in …

The bidding process for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 has been pushed back to 2022 due to ongoing challenges around the Covid-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation has confirmed

The remainder of the British & Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa will take place in Cape Town amid ongoing concerns relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Brisbane has been confirmed as the host of the 2032 Olympic Games after it was voted in at the 138th International Olympic Committee Session in Tokyo today (Wednesday)

There has been no let-up in the challenges for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the final days before it starts

The organisers of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have signed up Kuehne+Nagel as the event’s official logistics provider.

IMG Tennis has unveiled plans to host the inaugural IMG Future Stars tennis event next year at the Tatoï Club in Athens, Greece.

The number of winter Olympic Games sports has risen to eight after ski mountaineering was approved to feature at the 2026 Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers have moved up the start time of their upcoming home game against the Kansas City Royals to avoid a conflict with Game 6 of the National Basketball Association…

The Confederation of African Football has given its backing to Fifa’s proposal of staging the World Cup and Women’s World Cup on a biennial basis, despite its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) also operating eve…