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.

The Swedish Boxing Federation and Finnish Boxing Federation have confirmed they will boycott events where Russian and Belarusian fighters are present.

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 the 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.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has recalled the contribution of founder Pierre de Coubertin as he cut a celebratory cake to mark the 40th birthday of the Olympic Studies Centre (OSC).

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.

Japan got off to the perfect start at the Judo World Championships here in Tashkent as Natsumi Tsunoda and Naohisa Takato secured both gold medals available on the opening day of competition.

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.