RETURN OF OLYMPIC BASEBALL, SOFTBALL AT TOKYO 2020 GAMES SUPPORTED BY IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD
Baseball, softball among new, youth-based sports package advancing to a final vote at IOC Session in August . The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today welcomed the announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board to support the inclusion of baseball and softball among a new sports package for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
FIBA’s Foundation and Genius Sports Announce Extended Partnership
National basketball leagues and federations to benefit as long-running agreement is extended to 2019
New Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) launched
Over 50 leading representatives from sport, government, academia, sponsors and other international and corporate organisations unite in Madrid to progress first-ever Sport Integrity Alliance to drive reform in sport. With the aim of addressing much-needed reform in the integrity and governance of sport, over 50 leading organisations from across all sectors of the industry have gathered in Madrid to push forward a Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA).
SPORT INTEGRITY GLOBAL ALLIANCE: Declaration of Core Principles on Sport Integrity
A statement on the International Centre for Sports Security's new sports integrity initiative, the Sports Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA).
Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Three Travel Companies as Official Partners
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee today welcomed KNT-CT Holdings Co., Ltd. (KNT-CT), JTB Corp. (JTB), Tobu Top Tours Co., Ltd. (Tobu Top Tours) as Tokyo 2020 Official Partners, the second domestic tier of the Tokyo 2020 Sponsorship Programme.
Do you know about the FISE World Series?
The FISE World Series are an action sports world championship that gathers the best riders in the world in disciplines like BMX, Skateboard, Mountain Bike, Inline skate and Wakeboard. Both amateurs and pros come to the competitions to battle on custom made parks, built and created by the FISE Area team. This FWS World tour offers free events in staple locations in each one of the host cities. The riders have the chance to accumulate points and win prize money on each one of the stops. Overall rankings are calculated at the end of the year, to determine the overall FWS Champion in each one of the disciplines. There is a big novelty this year on the FWS, as we will be organizing the UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup.
The Launch of the 8th Edition of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sport Award hosted by the Dubai Press Club
• Announcing the increase of the Award value to AED 7.5 million, and the addition of an appreciation award for the best scientific project or intellectual application.
• Identify the competition themes, mechanisms and the criteria of nomination of all categories
Badminton joins UAE Table Tennis Association to drive growth of the sport
Joint announcement made by the Dubai Sports Council and UAE Table Tennis Association in the presence of Badminton World Federation. In a major step forward for badminton in the UAE, a governing body has been founded to oversee the ongoing development of one of the most popular and rapidly growing sports in the region.
Auckland announces exciting events for the year ahead
A diverse range of sporting, arts and cultural events will be on offer in Auckland over the next 12 months, including two much-anticipated sporting events that will bring thousands of visitors to the region.
SOUTH AFRICA RUGBY AND SPORTRADAR FORM DATA & INTEGRITY ALLIANCE
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) have called in Sportradar to release the full potential of their data and to protect their teams from the threat of matchfixing.