Japan's three-time Paralympian Aki Taguchi has been appointed as athlete liaison on the Sport Technical Committee at World Shooting Para Sport.

A court has found the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA) responsible for causing an accident in 2011 that left athlete Serita Shone with a serious spine injury.

The City of Paris have announced the launch of the second edition of the Talents 2024 project, in preparation for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

New South Wales opposition leader Luke Foley has called for Western Sydney to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Defending champions Astana Arlans Kazakhstan came out on top in a close match away at British Lionhearts in the first leg of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) semi-final between the two at the Sheffield Sports Centre.

Tournament favourite Rafael Nadal booked his place in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open with a straight-sets victory over Canada's Denis Shapovalov at the Foro Italico in Rome.

Unseeded Australia upset Russia to record their first-ever win on the final day of first round matches at the World Cup of Pool in Shanghai.

Freestyle, Greco Roman and women's wrestlers will head to the Leo Palace Resort Ballroom at the Dededo Sports Complex in Guam this week for the Oceania Wrestling Championships.

A number of World, European and Paralympic champions are set to descend on the Stadio Raul Guidobaldi in the Italian city of Rieti for the World Para Athletics Grand Prix this week.

ParaVolley Europe (PVE) have announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Sitting Volleyball Training Base of China (NSVTBC) in Shanghai.

World Rugby have announced that they are rescheduling Samoa's Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification matches in a bid to help them with their preparations.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) have announced a digital partnership agreement with Little Dot Studios.

Musicians from Scotland and Germany will feature on the Mix the City music platform, which will be used as part of the Festival 2018 cultural programme at this year's European Championships in Glasgow and Berlin.

Two-time Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams will serve as the official starter for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Run 24:1, which is taking place as part of Global Running Day on June 6.