Pope and Prince Ali discuss football’s power to develop
Pope Francis met with FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali of Jordan to discuss football development and sport’s role in promoting peace and social responsibility
Qatar reveals 2022 World Cup stadium design
Qatar’s Al Rayyan stadium has been redesigned, with the stadium set to be completely rebuilt by 2019 using cooling technology to maximise the playing season in legacy use
SportAccord president’s views are not ours, say Olympic IFs
The presidents of many Olympic international sports federations say the views of SportAccord’s president do not represent their own, as three federations withdraw from the union and Vladimir Putin calls for harmony
IOC president Bach ripostes to SportAccord president Vizer
IOC president Thomas Bach has dismissed the complaints of SportAccord President Marius Vizer in a long, detailed speech
SportAccord president slams IOC over events
Marius Vizer, president of SportAccord, has attacked the IOC’s Agenda 2020 programme of reform, saying it is not in the interests of sport
IAAF awards Eugene 2021 Champs; EU Athletics slams process
European Athletics’ newly elected president has criticised the manner in which the US city of Eugene has been awarded the 2021 IAAF World Championships
IOC president welcomes World Archery Excellence Centre
The first stone of the World Archery Excellence Centre was laid in the Olympic Capital of Lausanne today, with IOC president Thomas Bach welcoming the development
Paris city council approves 2024 Olympic bid
Councillors in Paris have voted in favour of bidding for the 2024 Olympic Games, subject to a public consultation over the coming weeks
Dubai promises BIE a transformative World Expo in 2020
The chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai board updated the Bureau International des Expositions on progress as it prepares for official registration later in the year
Connecting the Olympic rings to a host city’s culture
At each Olympic Games, the rings are seen alongside a new and exciting visual identity, or look of the Games, which is unique to each host city and provides every Games with its own distinctive flavour