International Boxing Association (IBA) secretary general George Yerolimpos has hit back at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) criticism of its Extraordinary Congress held yesterday here, claiming that it is "totally misinformed about the actual situation".

Stepped-aside International Fencing Federation (FIE) President Alisher Usmanov has issued a fresh denial after he was targeted by a German police raid and questioned the "validity and quality of the actions being taken."

Shanghai has been awarded the 2025 World Rowing Championships at the governing body's Congress, while Amsterdam has been provisionally given the 2026 edition.

Italy, host of the next Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, is set for a far-right Government with Giorgia Meloni poised to become the country's first female Prime Minister.

Sensitive data related to the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics is set to be handled by French firm Atos rather than Chinese giant Alibaba following concern over "the risks of exfiltration".

Kenyan long-distance runner Lilian Kasait Rengeruk has been sentenced to a 10-month period of ineligibility by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for letrozole.

Turkish University Sports Federation (TUSF) President Mehmet Günay says the nation is looking to host the 2028 European Universities Games, with bidding for the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer and Winter World University Games also possible.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is due to be among hundreds of dignitaries in attendance at the state funeral of ex-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe tomorrow. 

Boris van der Vorst has vowed to "continue to fight for the Olympic dream", and claimed that the International Boxing Association's (IBA) Extraordinary Congress here where he was denied the opportunity to stand against incumbent President Umar Kremlev was not a suitable "democratic process".

The Ukrainian Fencing Federation (UFF) has renewed and sharpened its appeal for Russian athletes to be kept out of international sport.

Mathieu van der Poel has pleaded guilty to common assault of two teenage girls following his arrest during the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships and been fined AUD1,500 (£900/$975).

Steve Dainton, chief executive of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), believes that the sport should not underplay the importance being able to stage the World Team Table Tennis Championships in China this year.

Serbia managed to beat a challenging Bulgarian side across five sets to secure back-to-back wins at the Women's World Volleyball Championship in Arnhem.

Retail company Decathlon, a Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games official partner, has recruited 33 sports people to be part of its "Team Athletes" initiative.

The Russian Luge Federation (FSSR) is not intending to appeal an International Luge Federation (FIL) ban on athletes from the country competing in its events.