Three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang blamed a lack of credentials possessed by doping control officers for the row which led to a security guard smashing a blood vial with a hammer, as translation problems marred his testimony here today.

Additional cooling periods during competition will be implemented by Tokyo 2020 following discussions with International Federations on heat countermeasures for the Olympic Games, it was announced today. 

Birmingham City Council's programme director for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Neil Carney, has announced he is to leave the organisation.

International University Sports Federation's (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin has claimed the future of the Universiade has become more certain as the organisation’s General Assembly began here today.

Former FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in a final attempt to clear his name and have his 10-year ban from the sport overturned.

World Athletics has been officially adopted as the new name of the sport's international governing body.

World Skate held its first international summit for stakeholders, as skateboarding prepares to make its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President Tamás Aján has expressed the pride at seeing North and South Korean athletes competing together at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Pyongyang.

Boston Consulting Group K.K (BCG Japan) has been announced as a Tokyo 2020 official supporter, taking their number of domestic partners to 66.

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has applauded the work of the National Crime Agency (NCA), after the head of a pharmaceutical firm was criminally convicted for conspiring to import steroids.

Polish shooter Barbara Moskal is the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Allianz Athlete of the Month for October, it has been announced. 

South Korea sealed their qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games with a 7-3 victory against Mexico, confirming their place in the World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier12 final in Tokyo.

Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Association of Tennis Professionals Finals at the group stage despite defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in his final Björn Borg group match in London.

Ivory Coast and South Africa progressed to the semi-finals of the Confederation of African Football Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations to move an important step closer to qualifying for next year's Olympic Games as Group B concluded in Cairo.