Dan Roan

Chicago, London

Sports Editor at BBC

Sports Editor @BBCNews. 2022 SJA Broadcast Journalist of the Year, Hon Fellow @UniNorthants. President @ghcc Northamptonian

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Prominent Commonwealth Games official found to have breached ethics code

1 week ago | bbc.com | Dan Roan

A "prominent" Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) official has been found to have breached its ethics code after a claim that they "spent an inordinate amount of time with a volunteer of the opposite sex" at a social event related to CGF business. In a decision published on the CGF's website, the chair of an ethics commission panel states that the unnamed individual admitted allegations that they "failed to act with the highest standards of integrity".
America's Cup: Ineos withdraws intention to challenge for the next event

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Dan Roan

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos Britannia sailing team has withdrawn its intention to challenge for the next America's Cup. It blamed "a protracted negotiation" with Athena Racing - the team of Ineos' former skipper Sir Ben Ainslie. The four-time Olympic champion helped the British boat reach a first final since 1964 in Barcelona last year, but then split with Ineos in January.
Donald Trump tariffs: How might they affect sport? - BBC Sport

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Dan Roan

After US president Donald Trump unveiled his new trade tariffs, BBC sports editor Dan Roan looks at what impact the move could have on the world of sport.
British Basketball Federation 'agrees 15-year deal' to run men's professional league

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Dan Roan |Tom Mallows

The SLB said "it does not legally require the BBF licence to continue to operate the professional basketball league in Britain". Premier Basketball Limited, which runs the SLB, was awarded an interim three-year licence last July to replace the British Basketball League, which collapsed amid financial concerns. In January the SLB said it was prepared to break away from the BBF after claiming it had been shut out from discussions over the future of the men's game.
Covid loans: Uncertainty over £400m yet to be paid back

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Dan Roan

There is a "high degree of uncertainty" over how much of the hundreds of millions of pounds lent to sports bodies during the Covid pandemic will be repaid, says an influential group of MPs.In a report, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticises "severe weaknesses" in the way the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) handled the loans, and that it has been "overly optimistic" about repayments.
Dame Katherine Grainger: UK Sport chair 'frustrated' Britain not hosting more events

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Dan Roan

Outgoing UK Sport chair Dame Katherine Grainger says it is "frustrating" that Britain is not staging more major events over the next decade, warning of "a big gap". "We risk public investment, we risk global reputation, we risk opportunities for athletes," the head of the funding agency told BBC Sport. The former Olympic rowing champion is leaving her role as the most senior figure in Olympic and Paralympic sport after eight years in charge.
Dan Ashworth in discussions over potential FA return

1 month ago | bbc.com | Dan Roan

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Dan Ashworth was named the FA's director of elite development in September 2012Former Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth is in discussions with the Football Association about a potential return to the governing body. Senior sources have said the role he is in talks over would be to oversee both the men's and women's technical operations and the next stage of the refurbishment of St George's Park, home to all of England's teams.
Rugby league concussion lawsuit: Nearly two-thirds of claimants 'showed CTE symptoms'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Dan Roan

Almost two-thirds of the claimants in a concussion lawsuit against rugby league authorities showed symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to documents seen by the BBC. The degenerative brain disease is linked to repeated blows to the head and can only be diagnosed definitively after death. But as part of the litigation, medical assessments have been conducted on 168 former players by a team of neuro-specialists appointed by the claimants' lawyers.
Saints' McManus hits out at RFL over running of sport

1 month ago | msn.com | Dan Roan

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Groundbreaking but controversial - new IOC president Coventry

1 month ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Dan Roan

Kirsty Coventry will become the first woman to hold the most powerful role in sport, having been elected the 10th International Olympic Committee (IOC) president at a meeting in Greece. The Zimbabwean sports minister and double Olympic swimming champion is also the first African and, at the age of 41, the youngest person to take up the position. But her victory is controversial as well as groundbreaking. BBC Sport looks at why.