Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) held the second edition of the Baby Games, which saw more than 1,000 children participate in four sports.

Milan Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026 and Stockholm Åre 2026 will not send full delegations to next month's SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit as part of measures introduced to save costs in the bidding process for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 insisted procedures would be in place to ensure the safety of spectators after a professor at Aichi Prefectural University raised concerns over a possible evacuation at the Olympic Games sailing venue.

Three-time world champion and Beijing 2008 Olympic 1,500 metres gold medallist Asbel Kiprop has been given a four-year ban after he tested positive for a banned substance.

The first event for members of the "Paris 2024 Club" – a community allowing the French public to get involved with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games – will be dedicated to French firefighters who tackled the Notre-Dame blaze.

Switzerland intends to launch a major promotion campaign in China before and during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Kenya's preparations for an upcoming athletics event which serves as a qualifier for next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been thrown into doubt following calls for the Government to withhold funding amid a row within the National Paralympic Committee.

New Zealand Rugby, the organisation behind the All Blacks, the sport’s most revered brand, has reported a small loss of NZ$1.86 million ($1.24 million/£956,000/€1.11 million) for the 2018 financial year.

Tonga's Pita Taufatofua will attempt to compete in his third Olympic sport at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Team Ireland and Circle K have signed a two-year agreement which will see Ireland's largest forecourt retailer become the official fuel and convenience partner to the nation's Olympic team.

Caroline Garcia beat Mihaela Buzărnescu in straight sets to level France's Fed Cup semi-final with Romania at 1-1 after the opening day of singles rubbers.

Olympic champion John Shuster and Cory Christensen earned victory for the United States on the opening day of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Stavanger.

France defeated New Zealand at the World Rugby Seven Series in Kitakyushu to end their record 38-game unbeaten run.

Italy's Fabio Fognini shocked defending champion Rafael Nadal in the semi-final of the Monte-Carlo Masters.