A US based organization dedicated to the promotion and development of amateur sports. Event calendar, associations listings, insurance information, and contact information.

http://image.aausports.org/index.html

Athletes CAN

The organization of Canadian national team athletes.

http://www.athletescan.com/

Athletes For Education Foundation

A non-profit organization of present and former professional athletes, entertainers, business leaders to serve as positive role models. Contains past and upcoming events, purchases, special programs, and celebrity profiles.

http://www.afefoundation.org/

Athletes International

Organization founded by athletes to provide travel, accommodation, and employment assistance to international-level athletes.

http://www.athletes-int.com/

ATHLORGANOSI

Organisation promoting age group football and basketball development programmes and events in Greece.

http://www.sift.gr

Bobby Phills Educational Awareness Foundation

Foundation aims to raise educational awareness among less fortunate children. The parallel importance of athletics and academic achievement are stressed.

http://www.bobbyphillsfoundation.org

Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport

Promotes drug-free sport, equity, fair play, safety and non-violence. English and French versions.

http://www.cces.ca/

Canadian Sport Centre Calgary

The Centre provides athletes and coaches with leading experts in the fields of exercise physiology, sport medicine, strength and conditioning, biomechanics, nutrition, mental training, coaching and life services.

http://www.canadiansportcentre.com

CCPR

An independent umbrella organisation for national governing and representative bodies of sport and recreation in the UK. It lobbies government on policy issues and represents members views to all authorities whose decisions impact sport and recreation. News, events, courses, links and resources.

http://www.ccpr.org.uk

Christian Sports International

Promotes family and Christian values through sporting events and through associations with sports celebrities.

http://www.csikids.org/

Citizenship Through Sports Alliance

Organization promotes ethical conduct in athletics; features news, membership information, organizational tools, and contact information.

http://www.sportsmanship.org/

Coed Jewish Sports

Coed Jewish Sports organizes Softball, Volleyball, Golf, Skiing, Hiking, and trips serving the Jewish Community. Primarily New England and New York and a Boston chapter.

http://coedjewishsports.org/

Department of Defense SportsLink

Official site tracking all listed military sports tournaments and events.

http://www.defenselink.mil/armedforcessports/

The Dickie Bird Foundation

Foundation set up by umpire Dickie Bird to assist young people under 18 to participate, to the best of their ability, in the sport of their choice, irrespective of their social circumstances, culture or ethnicity.

http://www.thedickiebirdfoundation.org

English Institute of Sport

UK wide network of support services for athletes. Forum, events and interviews.

http://www.eis2win.co.uk

General Association of International Sports Federations

Groups international sports federations and various other associations to co-ordinate world-wide sporting. Calendar, publications, member services, news and events.

http://www.agfisfrancais.sportcentric.com/

Institute for International Sport

Promotes international relations through athletics and sporting events.

http://www.internationalsport.com/

International Military Sports Council

Information on the roughly 100 military sporting events organised worldwide every year.

http://www.cism-milsport.org/

International School Sport Federation

The federation organizes world schools'championships in athletics, badminton, basketball, handball, football, skiing, swimming, cross country, tennis, table tennis, volleyball and orienteering.

http://www.isfsports.org

Laureus Sport For Good Foundation

Charitable arm of the Laureus World Sports Awards, aiming to use sport as a tool for social change. Worldwide projects and programmes, patrons, advisors, donations.

http://www.sports-foundation-laureus.com

Laureus World Sports Awards

Awards recognise the achievements of those teams and individuals who symbolise the very best in sport. Winners, nominees, multimedia sections

http://www.laureus.com/

Multisport Association of Russia

News, contacts, events of sports federations recognized by IOC and other sports not included in the Olympic Games program, in Russia

http://amsr.ru/en/

National Institute for Sports Reform

Coalition of concerned Americans seeking to improve the athletic and educational experiences of children. Studies, advocates, and implements needed sports reforms at the pre-professional level.

http://www.nisr.org

National Institute of Sports Professionals

US organization promoting system of care for athletes at all levels of competition in all sports. Coaching, sports medicine, sports psychology, and athletic training resources.

http://www.nisprofessionals.com

National Sports Foundation

Preserves the nation's sports heritage, records, exhibits, educates and recognizes significant American sporting events, sports journalism, sport art and exceptional athletic achievements by Americans.

http://www.natlsportsfoundation.com/

North American Sports Federation

Sanctioning body of multiple amateur sports, ranging from basketball to bodybuilding. Tournament schedules and insurance programs.

http://www.nasf.net

Positive Coaching Alliance

Information on awards, location, partnership programs, description of the organization, upcoming events, news items and membership details.

http://www.positivecoach.org/

Railsport

Information about sports events for UK rail industry staff and their families, including news, fixtures, results and pictures.

http://www.railsport.org.uk

Right to Play

Organization working with volunteers and partners to use sport and play to enhance child development in areas of disadvantage. Fund raising, gallery, links, list of athletes, auction.

http://www.righttoplay.com/

Sport and Development International Platform

Site created following the 2003 Magglingen Conference to act as an international platform for the promotion of Sport and Development to achieve international cooperation.

http://www.sportanddev.org

Sports Dispute Resolution Panel

An independent organisation established by the principal sports bodies to provide a specialised dispute resolution service for sport in the United Kingdom.

http://www.sportsdisputes.co.uk

Sports for the World's Children

Organisation providing through charitable donations used and new sports equipment and instruction to children with limited resources in the U.S., Mexico and Nicaragua.

http://www.swcfoundation.org

Sports Outreach USA

Organisation building Sports Ministries within the Local Church. Training, events and resource information.

http://www.sportsoutreachusa.com

Sportscotland

Leads the development of sport and physical recreation in Scotland. They aim to make sport more widely available to everyone, to nurture Scottish sporting talent and to sustain world class performances.

http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/

Student Activities Safety Association

Information for students on how to organise events and activities safely. Contacts for weather conditions, training courses, transportation and other resources,shop, diary, members section.

http://www.studentsafety.org.uk

Tafisa

International TAFISA portal, Sport for All network with 150 active member countries, traditional games, online courses, news and events, Challenge Day.

http://www.tafisa.de/

Triple Crown Sports

Organizes tournaments and championships for baseball, softball, soccer, and other popular sports.

http://www.triplecrownsports.com/

United States Specialty Sports Association

The USSSA sanctions, creates, and promotes a variety of sports including softball, baseball, and basketball. Official site.

http://www.usssa.com

World Anti-Doping Agency

Promotes, coordinates, and monitors at the international level the fight against doping in sports in all its forms.

http://www.wada-ama.org

Meehan denies child porn charges

The former partner of Shannon Matthews' mother says indecent images of children found on his computer were not his.

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What do you want to talk about?

What do you want the world to talk about?

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Unions vote for mass pay protests

The TUC backs demands for a nationwide campaign over public sector pay saying a 2% increase is "unfair and unjust".

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Escaped killer raped schoolgirl

A man who escaped from a secure private hospital near Bristol admits raping a schoolgirl hours after he disappeared.

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Soccer chiefs' ticketing inquiry

The Football Association of Wales launches an inquiry into the ticketing "fiasco" surrounding Wales' opening World Cup match.

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Murray eyes historic Slam title

Andy Murray will become the first British man to win a Grand Slam since 1936 if he beats Roger Federer in the US Open final.

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Pay row

TUC delegates meeting in Brighton have their say

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Green stuff

Why has the price of broccoli dropped by so much?

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Technical glitch halts LSE trades

The London Stock Exchange has been forced to suspended trading for most of the day due to a technical problem.

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Britain will be stronger, says PM

Gordon Brown insists Britain can come through the economic downturn as he chairs the cabinet meeting in Birmingham.

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End is nigh

Why are people so fond of predicting the world's end?

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Father saves daughter, 3, from drain

A three-year-old girl is sucked into an underground drain and thrown out into a river swollen by heavy rain.

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McLaren to fight Hamilton penalty

McLaren intend to appeal against the penalty that resulted in Lewis Hamilton being demoted from first to third in the Belgian Grand Prix.

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Simmonds and Roberts star in pool

Teenager Eleanor Simmonds becomes Britain's youngest ever individual Paralympic gold medallist while Dave Roberts wins his eighth swimming title.

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'Dozens' of under-16s have STIs

A total of 281 children under the age of 16 contracted a sexually transmitted infection last year, new figures reveal.

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Want a date? The direct approach may make you seem sexier

Telling someone you fancy 'I really like you' could make him or her find you more attractive, research suggests.

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Mortgage bail-out rallies markets

Financial markets rally as the US government takes over troubled mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

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Great Scot

Why do Americans think Andy Murray is English?

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Man charged over fatal car crash

A man is charged in connection with a road crash which killed a Downpatrick man and injured his partner and three children.

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Under threat

Nigerian spirit-god festival at risk from commercialisation

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Russians 'agree Georgia deadline'

Russia will withdraw its forces from undisputed Georgian land within a month, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says.

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Now we are 10

As Google turns 10, it looks to its next decade

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'Vote-rigging' mars Angola poll

An EU observer reports seeing vote-rigging in Angola, where the ruling MPLA is expected to win a landslide.

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Cuba hammered by Hurricane Ike

Giant waves and torrential rain from Hurricane Ike are battering Cuba but the storm has now weakened to a Category Two.

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Ferdinand in reckoning for Zagreb

Rio Ferdinand will travel to Croatia after coming through Monday morning's training session.

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