Sports mascots for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games have been unveiled by the Organising Committee (HAGOC). 

Olympic silver medallist Federico Pellegrino and Italian team-mate Francesco de Fabiani are set to train with Russia’s top cross-country skiers to prepare for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

The International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) has called on the sport's community to prioritise sustainable development and advocate for addressing the climate crisis.

The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is set to hold a two-day virtual event aimed at attracting more female Para athletes.

The chief executive of Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, has assisted with the establishment of a multi-disciplinary esports programme at the University of Michigan School of Information.

Dancers from five countries were named winners of the first-ever World Para Dance Sport Freestyle and Showdance Online Competition, which attracted almost 100 participants from 19 nations.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made its biggest stride yet into the world of esports with the launch of the Olympic Virtual Series (OVS).

A formal complaint of unethical behaviour and "anti-Olympism" by the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been made by four of the governing body’s member federations.

A positive coronavirus case has been linked to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay for the first time as organisers continue to face challenges in holding the event against the backdrop of a pandemic.

Poul-Erik Høyer is set for a third term as President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after being nominated for the role unopposed.

A fresh investigation is set to be launched by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) into the conduct of judging and refereeing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as part of a series of reforms approved by the governing body's Board of Directors.

Three employees at the state-owned company in charge of the construction of venues for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris have reportedly been suspended for making sexist, homophobic and racist remarks.

The World Players Association (WPA) has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to improve efforts to prevent this year's rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games from becoming a coronavirus "super-spreader" event.

Women’s 400 metres world champion Salwa Eid Naser is set to attend a two-day appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) which could result in her being banned from this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics.