International sport news

As part of FIFA’s ongoing commitment to strengthening anti-doping measures in football, member associations from around the world will meet in a series of virtual workshops to receive an update on the new measures which will come into force within the FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations 2021. Developed in close collaboration with...

The postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games was a heavy blow for many athletes, but a team of South Sudan sprinters training at a Japanese town are hoping to turn the delay into an advantage. The four athletes and their coach have since November last year been in Maebashi, north...

FIFA’s groundbreaking COVID-19 Relief Plan reached a major milestone as the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the plan’s regulation. Under the terms of the COVID-19 Relief Plan, USD 1.5 billion is being made available to support all 211 FIFA member associations and the six confederations to assist in the...

World governing body FIFA on account of the spread of COVID-19, numerous international bodies and public health authorities have advised against the organisation of international events. Concerns over the health and well-being of participants, as well as travel restrictions in many countries, have resulted in the cancellation or postponement of...

BBC Sports South Africa's Rugby World Cup triumph in 2019 eclipses the side's success in 1995, according to former Springbok captain Francois Pienaar. Pienaar was presented with the William Webb Ellis Cup by president Nelson Mandela in an iconic moment in the nation's post-apartheid history. "This is bigger," said Pienaar....

BBC Sports Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei has won the New York women's marathon in her first race over the distance. Jepkosgei, who is the 10km world record holder on the road, was a comfortable winner in two hours 22 minutes 38 seconds. Fellow Kenyan and defending champion Mary Keitany, who was...