Olympic Association News
VANNES (EuroBasket Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) – Russia will not play at the FIBA World Championship for Women for the first time since 1994 after failing to progress from Round 1 of the EuroBasket Women 2013 in France. One of the best teams in international basketball for more than a decade, Russia lost to Spain and Sweden in their first …
Julia Machtig came through strongly on the second day of the Ruhrgas DLV Mehrkampf meeting, an IAAF Combined Events Challenge competition, to set a 2013 world-leading Heptathlon of 6430 points in the German town of Ratingen on Sunday (16).
Talented British female multi-eventers are used to dealing with high expectations in light of successes over the last decade or so. From 2000 Olympic Games winner Denise Lewis through to London 2012 Olympic Games golden girl Jessica Ennis and the junior national record holder Katarina Johnson-Thompson, the Heptathlon has delivered a plethora of stars and this summer, Morgan Lake hopes to join this stable of champions.
FIFA.com caught up with USA’s new Germany-born winger Fabian Johnson to talk about the differences between football in the Bundesliga and CONCACAF, and his hopes for more success with the Stars and Stripes.
The Herculis meeting, the IAAF Diamond league meeting in Monaco on 19 July, will have the cream of the current generation of French athletes competing in the Stade Louis II once again.
As you know, part of our development drive will consists of being able to provide low cost pistols. UIPM is opening a bid in order to promote and expand, covering more countries and more nations.
The official drawing of lots for the Gymnastics events at the 9th World Games in Cali (COL) scheduled for July 25 – August 4, 2013, was held at the FIG headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on Thursday.
Rogério Valerio (POR), Vice-President of the FIG Gymnastics for All Committee, was nominated to the Sports for All Commission of the National Olympic Committee of Portugal (COP) for the current cycle.
MIES – FIBA, the international basketball federation, on Tuesday will hold the Inauguration Ceremony to officially unveil its new headquarters, the House of Basketball, on the outskirts of Geneva. The special event takes place on the day (18 June) of FIBA's 81st birthday and will be attended by more than 400 people. Among the distinguished guests in …
With Mexico away at the FIFA Confederations Cup, Hexagonal leaders USA and Costa Rica are keen to keep up their sizzling form and get a jump on their rivals in CONCACAF qualifying for Brazil 2014.
The final round of Asian qualifying is set to be a tense and gripping affair with three tickets to Brazil 2014 to be decided, while the nations to feature in the play-off will also be determined.
YONGCHENG CITY (FIBA Asia Championship/FIBA Oceania Championship) – Every practice and every game over the next two months is important for the national teams of China and Australia. The two have launched new eras, with Greek coach Panagiotis Giannakis now at the helm of Chinese and Andrej Lemanis in charge of the Boomers. The sides, preparing for their …
TRELAZE (EuroBasket Women) – It's been a tough couple of days for the Latvia women's basketball team. France, still in the clouds after collecting a silver medal at the London Games, won decisively against them on opening night, 62-39. The Latvians attempted on Saturday to bounce back against Great Britain, another side that played at last summer's …
VANNES (EuroBasket Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) – Once touted as the next big thing to happen in Slovakian Women's basketball due to a stand-out youth career which harvested a string of double-double tournaments, Klaudia Lukacovicova came of age for the senior national team in Vannes. Along with the irrepressible Lucia Kupcikova, the duo fired …
BUENOS AIRES (FIBA Americas Championship/FIBA Basketball World Cup) – Julio Lamas is going to face a major test as the Argentina coach this summer when he attempts to steer the national team into the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Lamas can still rely on the broad shoulders of 33-year-old captain Luis Scola at the FIBA Americas Championship in Caracas, …
VANNES (EuroBasket Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) – There is nothing quite like a major upset in international basketball. With their raucous band of travelling supporters behind them in Vannes, Sweden certainly sprung one on Sunday by stunning defending champions Russia, 68-57, at the EuroBasket Women to clinch a spot in Round 2. Lars …
Australia captain Lucas Neill says the Socceroos have no thoughts of complacency despite needing only a home win against an already eliminated Iraq, who are missing several key players, to book passage to Brazil.
Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt and a handful of other teams secured qualification for the final round of African qualifiers for Brazil 2014, but many groups are open with one matchday left to play.
Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt and a handful of other teams secured qualification for the final round of African qualifiers for Brazil 2014, but many groups are open with one matchday left to play.
FIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against three member associations for each having allegedly fielded an ineligible player in the preliminary competition for Brazil 2014.