The Commission which recruits and vets potential new members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has undergone a reshuffle following the departure of two officials.

A series of venues for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo have been confirmed by the Organising Committee, with locations for ski mountaineering and the Paralympic Opening Ceremony among those revealed.

Paris 2024 has called on television companies from across the world to bid for the right to broadcast the next Paralympic Games.

Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) President Raja Sapta Oktohari is hoping to use a visit here to attend the Association of National Olympic Committee (ANOC) General Assembly to lobby international officials to have a ban on the country’s National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) lifted.

Holding the men's FIFA World Cup every two years "cannot be accepted" because of the impact on the club game, the body representing Europe's leagues has claimed.

Ecuador’s World Athletics Championships 200 metres bronze medallist Alex Quiñónez has been assassinated in his home city.

Crete capital Heraklion and the Hellenic Olympic Committee have officially signed the host city contract for the 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games.

Italian National Olympic Committee President Giovanni Malagò has accused World Athletics of "a lack of respect" after the country’s two Tokyo 2020 gold medallists were left off its short list for Male World Athlete of the Year award.

The Japanese volunteer who helped Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment win the Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020 after he got on the wrong bus has been chosen by French sporting goods retailer Decathlon to become its face of Paris 2024.

The Maldives Olympic Committee has appointed Hussain Jawaz as its Chef de Mission for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

This year’s Wuhan Marathon - which was due to be held tomorrow - has been postponed at the last minute amid concerns over a rise in COVID-19 infections across China.

An investigation has been launched by the International Skating Union (ISU) into homophobic remarks allegedly made by a Russian coach about French ice dancers Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis at this month's Finlandia Trophy.

Abu Dhabi Sports Council general secretary Aref Hamad Al Awani underlined their ambition to make the United Arab Emirates a "central hub for sporting events" after being awarded the rights to stage the delayed 2021 FIFA Club World Cup.

Brazil's Rebeca Andrade added the world vault title to her Olympic gold medal on the apparatus with a commanding performance at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu.