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October 3 - World Squash Federation (WSF) President N Ramachandran has been re-elected by acclaim for a further four-year term at the 42nd WSF AGM in Stockholm, Sweden.
September 29 - More than 20,020 players from all over the world have signed up to take part in the biggest squash match in history to support the World Squash Federation's ambitions to get the sport into the Olympic Games for 2020.
September 19 - Baseball is set to face an evaluation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week as part of its bid to join the 2020 Olympic sports programme.
September 18 - Squash was the top-rising query among related items on Google Maps in Britain this summer, according to research just published by Google.
September 17 - Wushu is facing its key inspection from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the 4th World Junior Wushu Championships, the sport's evaluation event for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games, began today in Macau.
September 13 - The world's top squash players have staged a "flashmob" to draw attention to the sport's bid to be added to the Olympic programme in 2020 following what Malaysia's world number one Nicol David described as the "heartbreak" of watching a London 2012 Games where her sport was not included.
September 6 - The International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) is set for its key inspection from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the evaluation event for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games will be the World Speed Skating Championships, which start tomorrow.
August 30 - The biggest squash match in history, which will take place on October 20, has already attracted over 10,000 participants, the World Squash Federation (WSF) have claimed.
August 23 - The sports bidding for a spot on the programme at the 2020 Olympic Games are all set to face a key inspection before the end of the year after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) named the Evaluation Events that they will attend for each discipline.
August 16 - Karate is ready to be admitted onto the Olympic programme for the first time – that's the view of Antonio Espinós, President of the World Karate Federation.
July 22 - Egypt, the favourites, beat second seeds Pakistan in the final of the Doha WSF Men's world junior team squash championship at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Qatar.
July 10 – The United States, winner of the last seven tournaments, will be heavy favourites for glory once again when the International Softball Federation (ISF) Women's World Fastpitch Championship kicks off later this week.
July 6 - The Polish city of Wrocław has been awarded the 2013 World Junior Squash Championships, it has been confirmed by the World Squash Federation (WSF).
July 5 - Qatar is set to host a landmark World Squash Federation (WSF) event this month when the Doha WSF World Junior Squash Championships take place at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in the country's capital Doha from Saturday (July 7) to July 18.
When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.
Reporting to and working closely with the Events Director – Technical Operations, the Head of Technical Officials is responsible for day-to-day management of the Technical Officials programmes within the Events Department, including:
Management of day-to-day technical officials operations including tournament assignments and planning;
Management and development of the professional technical officials workforce including referees, umpires, and tournament doctors;
Technical officials policy development through consultation with key stakeholder groups including commissions, panels, Continental Confederations and working groups;
Innovation initiatives within the technical officials area to enhance officiating accuracy and sport presentation; and
Technical officials pathway development including working with Continental Confederations and Member Associations on recruitment, education, training, and development initiatives.
Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.