Riyadh has launched the slogan and logo for its 2030 Asian Games bid and claims the event would be a "driving force in the transformation of the city and Saudi society".

represents for the future of generations of young girls," Princess Reema, also the Saudi Ambassador to the United

States, said.

in 2017, after accusing Doha of supporting terrorism.The country was joined by others including the United

Japan's Government is discussing ways to lift its entry ban on foreign tourists in preparation for next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

is deemed to have kept the virus under control.Many other countries around the world, including the United

States, Brazil, Russia and Britain, are battling with a high number of cases or a second wave.

Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) President Brian Lewis believes that Thomas Bach's Opening Ceremony speech at Sochi 2014 was at odds with Rule 50.

Tobago Olympic Committee, has called for the IOC's Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter to be scrapped.It states

particularly the case after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer in the United

States, and the global rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.Writing in the Autumn edition of 

Mark Jones, who left the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) earlier this year after

Dutch racer Nikita den Boer caused a huge upset as she beat pre-race favourite Manuela Schär of Switzerland to claim her first women's London Marathon wheelchair title.

for second after crossing over one minute behind the triumphant Dutch athlete.Jenna Fesemyer of the United

States clocked 1:52:16 to take third.Den Boer revelled in a rare win on the international stage, telling

The reigning Olympic women's pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi is returning to the SPIRE Institute and Academy as part of her training for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games.

Greek athlete more time to prepare for the defence of her title.Her return to SPIRE's complex in the United

States comes four years after she trained there prior to her Olympic win at Rio 2016.The facility is

In perhaps the biggest shock in the history of the London Marathon, the overwhelming men's favourite, Eliud Kipchoge, was soundly beaten as Ethiopia's Shura Kitata sprinted home to win in 2 hours 5min 41sec amidst the wind and rain of the looped, closed 1.3 miles course around St James's Park.

well clear in 2:18:58, but the drama came shortly afterwards as a final sprint took Sarah Hall of the United

States past the shocked world champion, Ruth Chepngetich.Hall – whose final effort came over the last

World number one Novak Djokovic produced another commanding performance as he despatched Colombian qualifier Daniel Elahi Galán to reach the fourth round of the French Open.

problem when trailing 6-1, 6-2, 3-1.In the women's draw, Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United

States thrashed Romanian qualifier Irina Bara 6-2, 6-0 to book her place in the last 16.Fiona Ferro

In his book Football, The Golden Age, John Tennant collects "extraordinary images from 1900 to 1985". One of them, photographer unknown, shows Ipswich Town players in January 1939 relaxing in the team bath after losing 2-1 at home to Aston Villa in an FA Cup third round replay. Of the nine pictured, three have cigarettes hanging from their mouths.

scrutiny.England's Wayne Rooney was pictured smoking on more than one occasion during his time at Manchester United

medallist Peter Snell worked for cigarette manufacturer Rothmans for a number of years before moving to the United

States, where he eventually became an associate professor and a member of the American College of Sports

Marcel Hug and Manuela Schar are targeting double success for Switzerland in the wheelchair races at a unique 40th edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon tomorrow (Sunday).

women's wheelchair races respectively.In the men's event, defending champion Daniel Romanchuk of the United

States has opted not to compete this year, and in his absence reigning Paralympic marathon champion

The inaugural World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-18 Women’s Softball World Cup in Lima has been rescheduled to March and April.

for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.This includes the top three under-18 teams in the world - the United

States, Japan and Canada.

the award of 21 grants totalling $228,000 (£176,000/€194,000) to non-profit organisations in eight states

$400,000 (£310,000/€340,000) in resources to winter sports infrastructure in the Northeast area of the United

States."

International Ski Federation, National Ski Associations and local organising committees in Canada and the United

States to restrict the Alpine Skiing World Cup tour to Europe through early December.The decision was

United States world champion Nathan Chen has been confirmed for the opening event of the International

have also confirmed their attendance, alongside Cha Jun-hwan of South Korea and Jason Brown of the United

Tony Gustavsson has been appointed head of the Australian women's football team for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo and beyond.

’s and men’s football, playing a significant role in two World Cup title-winning campaigns with the United

States women's national team.

closely with some of the best female footballers and coaches in the world and, through his time with the United

States women's national soccer team, he has developed an excellent understanding of what it takes to

An increase in coronavirus cases in the Netherlands has forced organisers into a "last-minute cancellation" of the FEI Driving World Championships, which were due to start on Thursday (October 7).

The United States of America, which won gold on home ground at the FEI World Equestrian Games 2018 in

were all due to send teams to the Championships, while Austria, Romania, Switzerland, Uruguay and the United

States were the five nations due to send individuals.Driving, described as the oldest competitive equestrian