The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships, due to start on Tuesday (December 7), can go ahead as planned regardless of COVID-19-related travel restrictions announced by the Health Ministry of host nation Uzbekistan yesterday.

The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Osaka has been cancelled because of the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

China has urged American companies to rally against calls for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has met Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) President Shahabaldin Azizi Khadem in Doha, with talks over women’s football claimed to be on the agenda.

Three iconic golden running spikes worn by former world 200 and 400 metres record holder Michael Johnson are the prize item in the latest batch of acquisitions for the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA).

Former Fiji rugby union player Sale Sorovaki has been named as the Pacific country's Chef de Mission for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Olympic and World Championship gold medallist Nesta Carter has received a four-year ban following a positive test for the banned substance clomiphene.

Shantou 2021 has pledged to work even harder on delivering the Asian Youth Games after the event was postponed to next year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The North Carolina bid for the 2027 FISU Summer World University Games has welcomed its first venue sponsor.

Iranian officials have visited venues for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games to learn about the Chinese city’s preparations for the multi-sport event.

Olympian Jamie Pittman has been appointed as the new national coach at Boxing Australia.

South Africa have been forced to withdraw from the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-18 Women's Softball World Cup in Peru due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions.

Germany’s Julia Buesselberg leads the women's competition at the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) 6 World Championships after racing finally began in Oman.

Olympic relay gold medallist Sebastian Samuelsson of Sweden claimed his second consecutive sprint victory at the International Biathlon Union World Cup on home soil in Östersund.