Philippe Diallo has been officially elected as the new President of the French Football Federation (FFF) to replace Noël Le Graët, who had been forced to step down in February following allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

The Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) Board have announced its plans to "build a strong connection" with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Refugee Team (EOR) and displaced communities in the Île-de-France region in the build-up to Paris 2024.

Controversial Russian chess player Sergey Karjakin has been filmed travelling to the front line, encouraging financial support for the armed forces and playing games against soldiers fighting in the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the International Judo Federation's (IJF) decision to retrospectively declare neutral athlete Inal Tasoev the joint-winner of the men's over-100 kilograms event at the World Championships in Doha after it admitted a refereeing error.

Milan Cortina 2026 Infrastructure Company chair Veronica Vecchi has promised that sustainability will be at the heart of the next edition of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

AB InBev, the brewing company behind popular brands such as Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and Hoegaarden, have been announced as the official beer sponsor of the 2023 Women's World Cup and the 2026 men's edition.

Adelaide in Australia has been given the rights to host the 2025 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships.

Thousands of people will be able to attend the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Budapest for free after organisers announced a "goodwill partnership" aimed at promoting social inclusion.

Iran's Elnaz Rekabi has appeared at her first international sport climbing event since fears for her safety were prompted after competing at the Asian Championships without a hijab last October.

The daughter of Kamila Valieva’s coach Eteri Tutberidze has switched nationalities from Russia to Georgia, it has been revealed.

Poland's world number one Iga Świątek became the first player to defend her women's singles title at the French Open in 16 years, with a hard-fought three-set victory against the unseeded Karolína Muchová of the Czech Republic.

After a disappointing World Championships in which their athletes failed to win a gold medal, China enjoyed a double success on the second day of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Italy's capital Rome.

Andrea Mayr of Austria, who finished second in 2022, went one better on home terrain this time around, as she took the women’s uphill title at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck-Stubai.

The Virtus Global Games acted as the first event of the Paris 2024 Paralympics qualification programme in table tennis.

Hosts Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan shared seven gold medals in the men's combat sambo events at the Asia and Oceania Sambo Championships in Astana.