Pasha Kharkhachaev and Bagdat Zhubanysh will be among the star names appearing at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Championships, which begin here in Abu Dhabi tomorrow.

Ruth Momanyi has joined World Wheelchair Rugby's (WWR) Audit and Risk Management Committee as an independent member.

Lee Dae-hoon has received a special athlete of the year award from the Korea Taekwondo Federation after calling time on his career.

Beijing has reported 12 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, 12 days before the city is due to host the Winter Olympic Games, and mass testing has been introduced in three areas in attempt to contain the outbreak.

Olympic high jump champion Mariya Lasitskene and two-time pole vault world champion Anzhelika Sidorova are among 22 Russian athletes to have been granted permission to compete internationally in 2022.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Government agencies in China to facilitate the exchange of information connected to potential doping offences at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has mandated players be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the 2022 domestic season.

Mateusz Sochowicz has been selected in Poland's luge team for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games only a matter of weeks after sustaining serious injuries in a crash at a test event.

Comoros, whose run to the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 has been one of the stories of the tournament, have been struck by a coronavirus outbreak on the eve of their match with hosts Cameroon.

Tess Ledeux, Marcus Kleveland and Zoi Sadowski-Synnott all won their second gold medals of the Winter X Games in Aspen.

A new National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) constitution was approved at the organisation's Convention in Indianapolis.

Samoa and Hong Kong have withdrawn from qualifying for this year's 15-a-side women's Rugby World Cup because of COVID-19 issues.

Three-time Olympic snowboard champion Shaun White is set to compete at Beijing 2022 after being selected by U.S. Ski & Snowboard for the halfpipe team.

The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced the World Junior Curling Championships will be moved from March to May due to local restrictions over COVID-19.