The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, already planning a potential bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, today announced an interest in staging the next multi-sport European Championships in 2022.

A vote will be held by Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) Board members to decide who replaces Richard Pound as chair following his removal from the position.

FIFA has removed the word corruption from its updated Code of Ethics and inserted a defamation clause which effectively prohibits officials from publicly speaking out against the organisation.

Colombia's world champion track cyclist Fabián Puerta has been suspended following a failed test for steroid boldenone, it has been announced.

International Federation of Kitesports Organisations (IFKO) President Diogo Paes Fernandes has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to assist them in preventing World Sailing performing what they claim is a "takeover" of their sport. 

FIFA has warned that Ghana and Nigeria could be suspended later this month after the global governing body gave each of their respective Football Associations a deadline to resolve their ongoing governance issues.

A contract confirming the Naples 2019 Summer Universiade Athletes' Village has been signed by local organisers and MSC - a company which the National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) had previously warned them not to partner with.

A joint cheering squad is being assembled to support the unified Korean team at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games later this month.

Chinese actor and singer Xu Weizhou has been appointed as an ambassador of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

New rules designed to boost the appeal of baseball as it prepares to make its return to the Olympic programme at Tokyo 2020 have been launched by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

Krasnoyarsk 2019 have claimed the International University Sport Federation (FISU) Forum has provided them with useful information as they prepare for the Winter Universiade.

p1440, a new event series co-founded by beach volleyball legend Kerri Walsh-Jennings, has partnered with the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) for the first time to host the Las Vegas Open in October. 

Hong Kong sport climber Lam Hei-yeung has criticised the format for the event at the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang as he claimed competing across all three disciplines was "unfair" on the athletes.

Indian 800 metres runner Tintu Lukka has been ruled out of the upcoming Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang through injury.