Russia has welcomed the decision of the International Boxing Association (IBA) to become the first Olympic governing body lift a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at its events.

Fees to Hockey Canada from its member in Québec have been stopped while the under-fire organisation has also lost a pair of major sponsors.

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President Petra Sörling has appointed Chinese official Liu Guoliang as Deputy President of the worldwide governing body.

Boxers from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at the Women's European Championships in Montenegro this month - but only because European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) says the entry list is closed.

A new "strategic alliance" between LIV Golf and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Tour will not result in this week's LIV event in Thailand offering Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, contrary the Saudi-backed promotion's claim.

Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will be re-elected unopposed as President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after being confirmed as the only candidate.

Professor Richard McLaren has confirmed the integrity of the International Boxing Association (IBA)’s Extraordinary Congress, held in Armenia last month, in a letter to the governing body's secretary general George Yerolimpos.

A new athletics track has been opened at the Stade Municipal Georges-Lefèvre Stadium, which is where Britain plan to be based for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Financial trends, technology, society and "IT supporting a prosperous future" were the themes for the inaugural Judo Economic Forum which took place here to coincide with Tashkent's hosting of the Judo World Championships. 

Polish Olympic modern pentathlon champion Janusz Peciak has claimed that replacing horse riding with obstacle racing as the sport’s fifth discipline will ensure medals are no longer determined by "luck" and can help to secure its future in the Olympics.

Gianni Merlo has been re-elected as President of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) for a fifth term at the AIPS Congress in Rome.

Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll has admitted that a four-year AUD28.6 million (£16.4 million/$18.5 million/€18.7 million) investment pledge has given athletes "certainty" as they prepare for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has moved to sever its ties with long-term partner Tissot, blaming a "unilateral breach of the agreement" by the Swiss watch manufacturer.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has strengthened its commitment to rooting out dopers from the sport.