Eddie Lack, a member of Sweden’s gold medal-winning 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship squad, has announced his retirement from the sport.
World Rugby have published guidelines of rule changes in the sport in an attempt to reduce the chance of injury.
A 16-year-old Canadian luger hospitalised following a serious training accident in November is making "significant progress" in his recovery, according to Luge Canada.
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) is set to hold a consultation over changes to the new showdown rule book, due for release in 2021.
Virtus - World Intellectual Impairment Sport - athlete ambassador Alberto Campbell-Staines has issued a message encouraging people to remaining active during the coronavirus pandemic.
Chengdu 2021 have officially opened the email account of their delegation service office as preparations continue for the city's hosting of next year's Summer World University Games.
USA Curling has announced its 2021 Arena National Championship will be held in Worcester in Massachusetts.
USA Triathlon and the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) have confirmed the first five members of their inaugural junior paratriathlon development programme.
Sambo athletes are continuing to take part in the International Sambo Federation's (FIAS) campaign to stay active at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) has announced the postponement of the World Orienteering Championships in Denmark due to the coronavirus pandemic, while confirming that there will be no World Cup season this year.
Former all-rounder Dinesha Devnarain has been appointed as the first full-time women's under-19 and national academy coach at Cricket South Africa (CSA).
The National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOC SL) has celebrated after five of the country's athletes were awarded scholarships.
Hamilton has been chosen as Commonwealth Sport Canada’s (CSC) preferred candidate city to host the Commonwealth Games, with a decision expected to be made by the end of May over whether to bid for the 2026 or 2030 event.
A new court indictment has alleged FIFA executives were paid bribes in exchange for voting for Russia and Qatar to host World Cups in 2018 and 2022 respectively.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is set to declare a month-long state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic, two weeks after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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When sports returns from the coronavirus pandemic it must get the tone right - something the Commonwealth Games has done more regularly than other events. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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