The Organising Committee of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) World Ski Orienteering Championships have received permission to host the competition next month in Estonia following COVID-19 concerns.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed next month's Beijing 2022 Chef de Mission seminar will be held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Auckland City have pulled out of the rescheduled 2020 FIFA Club World Cup due to coronavirus restrictions in place in their home country.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has vowed to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control "as soon as possible", while reiterating his determination to host the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games this year.

World number one Novak Djokovic’s calls for quarantine conditions to be eased to allow players to prepare for the Australian Open have been snubbed by officials in Victoria.

UEFA are among the major event organisers faced with a difficult decision in the coming months, with European football’s governing body having to decide how it can stage the European Championships during a pandemic.

Cape Verde's match against Germany at the World Men's Handball Championship has been cancelled after positive COVID-19 tests from two members of the African team left them short of players.

The first World Golf Championship (WGC) event of 2021 has been moved from Mexico to the United States because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Debate has raged this week over the failure from footballers to adhere to the Premier League’s COVID-19 guidelines.

Birmingham City Council leader Ian Ward has conceded "we can’t be certain" next year’s Commonwealth Games will go ahead amid concerns over the emergence of new coronavirus variants.

A total of 47 players set to feature at the Australian Open have been ordered to stay in their hotel rooms for the next two weeks after passengers on two chartered planes to Melbourne tested positive for COVID-19.

The International Surfing Association (ISA) has established a Medical Commission as part of its efforts to protect the health and welfare of athletes amid the global health crisis.

Greek Olympic sailor Leonidas Pelekanakis has died aged 58 after a two-month battle with coronavirus.

The World Flying Disc Federation has called off all major events planned for this year and released a "tentative" schedule for 2022 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause havoc.