The 2016 Women’s World Boxing Championships have been pushed back three months by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) in order to give organisers more time to prepare for the event, a spokesperson for the organisation told insidethegames today.

The success of Los Angeles 1984 and its long-term legacy have been highlighted by several International Olympic Committee (IOC) members speaking to officials involved in the bid for the 2024 Games, claims the city's Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Morinari Watanabe will stand for the Presidency of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) head Georges Guelzec told insidethegames, with the Frenchman claiming the Japanese has been “campaigning for a year-and-a-half”.

Energy company Electric Ireland will sponsor the Irish team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) President Patrick Hickey has announced.

Hamburg 2024 has unveiled a new campaign song, entitled "Ready for It", as the publicity campaign in the city intensifies ahead of next month's referendum on whether to press ahead with the German bid.

Fiji Water has signed a new four-year deal with the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC), it has been announced. 

A design competition has been officially launched today to select the replacement Tokyo 2020 logo, with all Japanese-based adults urged to submit applications "regardless of previous experience or formal qualifications".

Rumour had it that the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) were handing out carrots to Sportel delegates.

Rio 2016 has announced a further 10,000 online English language courses are now available to taxi drivers in the Brazilian city, in order to improve communication with tourists ahead of next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.

There is much more to judo than just the Olympic Games and World Championships, French judoka Loïc Pietri believes ahead of this weekend's  International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam event in Paris.

Five-times world boxing champion Evander Holyfield says that, despite all he achieved during his time in the ring, representing the United States at the Olympic Games was the highlight of his career.

Eurosport scooped the Best TV Rights Deal prize at the inaugural TV Sports Awards, co-hosted by SPORTELMonaco, for their agreement for the European television rights for the Olympic Games at a ceremony held at the Yacht Club de Monaco.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie has promised that any athlete denied a medal at Rio 2016 due to drug cheats will have their own formal awards ceremony at a later date.

Venezuela will have the consolation prize of competing at next year's World Olympic Qualification Tournament after suffering the narrowest of defeats against Argentina at the South American qualifier in Caracus. 

China secured qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after beating the Philippines 78-67 in the final of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Championship on home soil.