A series of FIFA visits to American cities wishing to stage matches during the 2026 World Cup is underway.

Democrat Gavin Newsom has retained his position as California Governor after surviving a recall election.

Construction work at a new arena which will host ice hockey matches at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo is set to begin in autumn next year, according to city officials.

Identical contract proposals have been offered to the player associations of the men's and women's national football teams by US Soccer.

Members of the Afghanistan women’s junior football team and their families have fled to neighbouring Pakistan, following the Taliban’s return to power.

A trio of German sporting stars have backed Franz Reindl’s campaign to become International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President later this month.

The final leg of the Karate 1-Premier League season in Rabat has been cancelled due to COVID-19 complications.

The Squaw Valley ski resort, which hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics, will be officially renamed ahead of the 2021-2022 winter season to Palisades Tahoe to remove a derogatory term for Native American women, it has been announced.

On the 100^th anniversary of his death in hometown Concepción del Uruguay, the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) has paid tribute to José Benjamín Zubiaur, who served as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member from its inception in 1894 until 1907.

President Xi Jinping has opened the National Games of China, seen as the country's biggest sporting event since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

More viewers tuned into American cable broadcaster ESPN's coverage of Emma Raducanu’s victory over Leylah Fernandez than Daniil Medvedev ending Novak Djokovic’s hopes of a calendar Grand Slam.

The United States moved to a record of three wins and zero defeats to end Canada's unbeaten run at the Women's Volleyball Pan American Cup.

Italy and Slovenia will play Serbia and Poland respectively in the semi-finals of Men’s EuroVolley after recording straight-sets wins in their quarter-finals at Ostravar Aréna in the Czech city of Ostrava.

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has hosted the second session of the FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy (FVLA), with activities focusing on event management, ambassadorship and cultural programmes.