The International Olympic Committee (IOC) claims to have received "unanimously positive" feedback from athletes at Beijing 2022 test events where COVID-19 countermeasures used at next year’s Winter Olympics are being put in place.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed concerns over FIFA's plans to hold biennial World Cups as it calls for further discussion on the controversial move.

Voting has opened for the election of World Triathlon’s Athletes’ Committee as 17 candidates battle it out for 10 positions.

Russia’s Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has said his Government department is "ready to assist" the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in its efforts to be re-instated by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) secretary general Abdoulie Jallow has refuted "baseless" allegations that he is continuing to interfere in the country’s basketball association’s affairs - despite his resignation two years ago.

Mai Mihara toppled compatriot Kaori Sakamoto to win an all-Japanese tussle for the women’s title at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, while Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama captured the men’s crown in Chinese capital Beijing.

National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Ghana President Samson Deen believes he is "certain to emerge victorious" from the three-way battle to become the new head of the African Paralympic Committee (APC).

The Cyprus Olympic Committee (KOE) has reportedly vowed to address issues revealed in an audit report which discovered cases of overspending and conflicts of interest.

The roadside spectator who caused a huge crash during the opening stage of this year’s Tour de France is facing a four-month suspended sentence.

The husband of two-time world bronze medallist Agnes Tirop has been arrested in connection with the athlete’s death, Kenyan police have confirmed.

American figure skater Jessica Calalang admitted she felt "absolutely helpless" at times as she battled to prove her innocence after being hit with a doping ban.

Golf Australia has been forced to cancel the men’s and women’s Australian Open tournaments due to travel and quarantine restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Japanese duo Yuma Kagiyama and Kaori Sakamoto are leading the way at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy after starring in the respective men’s and women’s short programmes in Chinese capital Beijing.

The Spanish Federation of Climbing and Mountain Sports (FEDME) has claimed it does not have enough money to send athletes to competitions for the rest of the year.