A Cultural Olympiad for Paris 2024 has been launched by French Government and Organising Committee officials, with a mixed programme of events promised between now and September 2024.

Commonwealth Games champion Rhys McClenaghan and two other gymnasts who represent Ireland have been cleared to compete in Northern Irish colours at Birmingham 2022.

World number 10 Hubert Hurkacz is poised to donate €2,000 (£1,700/$2,100) to relief efforts in Ukraine after pledging to make a contribution for every ace he hits at Wimbledon - but his ace tally will not grow any bigger after he was knocked out in round one.

Two-time Olympic basketball gold medallist Brittney Griner has had her arrest in Russia on charges of drug smuggling extended until December.

Romania's place at next year's Rugby World Cup in France has been confirmed after a Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) appeal against a points deduction for fielding an ineligible player was rejected.

COVID-19 controversy struck the second week of the men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL), with Germany forfeiting a match with China because of concerns the opposition had the virus.

Alexander Slafkovský narrowly won the men's C1 contest at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Ljubljana, edging out the host nation's Luka Božič.

Stacy Santana has been appointed Trinidad and Tobago's Chef de Mission for the first-ever Caribbean Games, due to begin in Guadeloupe on Wednesday (June 29).

Competitors at this year's World Beach Sambo Championships will need to pass a COVID-19 test before they fly and upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, but vaccination will not be mandatory.

A late wobble in round three of the Women's Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) Championship has cut Chun In-gee's lead to three shots.

Breaking has been added to the programme for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.

Olympic medallists Jessica Fox and Jiří Prskavec were victorious in the K1 contests at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Ljubljana, the last before this year's World Championships.

UEFA has ruled that no games in any of its competitions can be played in the Transnistria region of Moldova, owing to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the security situation in the region.

DP World Tour players who took part in the first LIV Golf tournament have been fined £100,00 ($125,000/€150,000) and barred from three events next month.