A Relay to carry the flag of the United States to The World Games has reached the state of Alabama and is scheduled to end at the Opening Ceremony on Thursday (July 7).

The National Football League (NFL) and International Federation of American Football (IFAF) have partnered to celebrate Olympic Day with a flag football demonstration in Accra prior to the World Games in the United States.

Germany continued their continental dominance in fistball with a ruthless victory over Austria to win the Men's European Championship.

Updated regulations from the United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are set to apply at the upcoming World Games in Birmingham, with participants no longer requiring a negative COVID-19 test to gain entry, although they will need to be fully vaccinated.

A first pre-World Games training camp for Puerto Rico's women's softball team is underway in Guaynabo.

Volunteers in Alabama are building sleeping shelters for homeless people expected to be impacted by the Birmingham 2022 World Games. 

Tickets which allow holders to attended multiple World Games events on the same day for $35 (£28/€33) have been launched by organisers in Birmingham.

A group of Ukrainian sumo wrestlers due to compete at The World Games have flown to Japan to access training facilities in the run-up to the event.

The Birmingham 2022 World Games are set to be streamed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), following an agreement between the International World Games Association (IWGA), the Organising Committee and the Olympic Channel Services (OCS).

The World Games and the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) have announced partnership aimed at promoting the men's tournament at Birmingham 2022 and supporting lacrosse's bid for Olympic inclusion.

The World Games Series is expected to be launched in 2023 by the International World Games Association (IWGA) with the new multi-sport event scheduled to be held twice a year.

The International World Games Association (IWGA) is set to consider plans to create a new multi-sport event when it stages its Annual General Meeting in Spanish capital Madrid tomorrow.

Softball Australia has picked a 15-player squad for this year's World Games and the Canada Cup.

The schedule for World Lacrosse Sixes, which is due to make its debut at this summer’s World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, has been announced.

Leonz Eder, the Acting President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), and José Perurena, the President of the International World Games Association (IWGA), have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding to improve cooperation.