London 2012 ticketing director Paul Williamson has been appointed to fulfil a similar function ahead of next year’s World Athletics and World ParaAthletics Championships in Britain’s capital.

Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev continued his sparkling form with two golds and a silver on the opening day of finals at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Challenge Cup in Varna, Bulgaria.

Gianluca Brambilla launched a superb solo breakaway to win stage eight and claim the overall lead at the Giro d'Italia on an eventful day of racing.

France claimed a female double today as the International Judo Federaton (IJF) Almaty Grand Prix continued at the Sport Palace Baluan Sholak, with Margaux Pinot and Marie Eve Gahie each claiming gold.

Russian boxing star Alexander Povetkin has shown traces of meldonium in a doping sample and faces being forced to pull out of his World Boxing Council (WBC) title fight with American rival Deontay Wilder next week.

Olympic champions David Rudisha and Renaud Lavillenie suffered unexpected defeats in a dramatic evening of action at the International Association of Athletics Federations’ second Diamond League meeting of the season in Shanghai.

Speedo has unveiled its latest line-up of federation swim suits which sponsored athletes will wear during Rio 2016 and other events this season.

Domenico Scala, a key figure in scandal-hit FIFA's bid to restore its reputation, has resigned as chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee in protest over a reform package u-turn passed at yesterday's Congress, claiming the independent bodies had been "deprived of their independence".

United States’ Gwen Jorgensen eased to an unprecedented fourth consecutive title at the Yokohama leg of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Triathlon Series (WTS) as the sport’s two-year Olympic qualification period concluded today.

England’s Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) has given its backing to World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont’s idea to move the Six Nations to April.

Ukraine enjoyed a superb day here at the European Aquatics Championships, claiming synchronised swimming team free gold before Iulia Prokopchuk dominated the 10 metres platform diving final in an evening crowned by more host nation success.

Mexico set up a repeat of their London 2012 bronze medal match against South Korea after beating Spain in the semi-finals of men’s recurve team competition at the second stage of the Archery World Cup in Medellín.

Gibraltar and Kosovo have become the 210th and 211th members of FIFA after the organisation’s Congress voted in favour of their acceptance into world football’s governing body here today.

Novak Djokovic won one of the toughest matches of the year so far on the men's tour in a draining quarter-final tie with arch-rival Rafael Nadal at the Rome Masters today.

Kazakhstan's Otgongtsetseg Galbadrakh provided the home spoils on the opening day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix in Almaty today with a superb victory in the under 48 kilograms division.