Olympic 100 metres breaststroke gold medallist Rūta Meilutytė was given a two-year ban by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) for missing three drugs tests in a 12-month period last July, it has emerged.

Australian athletes earned quota places for this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo on the opening day of the Oceania Canoe Sprint Association Championships in Sydney.

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has moved its Extraordinary Congress next month from Lausanne to Budapest.

The women's final will bring the Olympic volleyball tournaments to a close for the first time at Tokyo 2020.

The qualification process for Tokyo 2020 has reached crunch time in several sports, with basketball among those to have seen one of its Olympic tournaments take shape in the past couple of days.

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) secretary general Andreas Zagklis says preparations are on track for basketball and 3x3 basketball to make a “big impact” at Tokyo 2020.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe has sought to allay fears over the impact of the coronavirus on this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games as Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike promised to implement "thorough measures" in the lead-up to the event.

The men's C1 canoers have a chance to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships in Auckland. 

Danish public-service broadcaster DR and Discovery Networks Denmark have divided up their television coverage for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has called for increased funding to boost the country's chances of securing a maiden Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020.

Russia is on course to have its presence and participation in international sport severely curtailed for four years, after World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) leaders today endorsed the recommendations of the Agency’s Compliance Review Committee (CRC).

The chances of darts applying to become an Olympic sport are growing steadily after the World Darts Federation’s (WDF) leadership received the "green light" from members for its ongoing application.

Swimming Australia has launched its 2020 Australia Swims campaign, aimed at encouraging the public to commit to a distance they plan to swim in January for a nationwide challenge around Tokyo 2020.

South Korea booked their place in the Tokyo 2020 men’s rugby sevens tournament by beating favourites Hong Kong in the Asian Olympic qualifier in Incheon.

Former Manchester United captain turned criticiser-in-chief Roy Keane is famous for his no-nonsense quotes and one of them got me thinking about the Olympic Movement.