The Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) has celebrated the first anniversary of its Podium Programme, which was created to support young athletes in their preparations for Rio 2016.

The Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) and Association of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) have suspended their memberships with SportAccord.

A bid from Wales to stage the 2026 Commonwealth Games has seemingly been ruled out after the country’s First Minister described the cost as "too prohibitive".

Defending champion Rafael Nadal began his bid for a 10th French Open title with a straight-sets victory over teenage wildcard Quentin Halys at Roland Garros in Paris today.

Four officials from three continents will battle to replace Francesco Ricci Bitti as President of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), it has been confirmed today.

Opposition group No Boston Olympics have sent a letter to Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi outlining reasons why Boston should not host the Games in 2024.

The Baku 2015 Flame today visited Sheki, which saw residents of one of Azerbaijan’s oldest cities join in the Festival of Fire celebrations as part of a country-wide prelude to the European Games.

France clinched a memorable victory over Colombia on the opening day of women’s World Group pool contests at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Antalya, Turkey.

Sergey Eliseev, head of the European Sambo Federation, has warned the existing rift between SportAccord and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Presidents Marius Vizer and Thomas Bach, could delay sambo’s attempts to gain IOC recognition.

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has appointed IMG, the world’s largest independent producer and distributor of sports programming, as its production partner.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Executive Board has taken the decision to withdraw the 2017 Asian Youth Games from Sri Lanka, citing problems with the autonomy of the country’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) and Government.

More than 200 participants from the 17 regions of Russia gathered in Moscow for an annual celebration of Para-sport at the recently-opened Paralympic House.

The Academy, a new international sports leaders conference, has announced that representatives of Burson-Marsteller and ESP Properties, leading companies in global public relations and communications, and media investment management respectively, will bring their expertise and knowledge to the event.

Francesco Ricci Bitti, President of the Association of Summer Olympic Federations (ASOIF), has urged SportAccord counterpart Marius Vizer to refrain from speaking publicly on behalf of the International Federations, claiming they “do not feel represented” by the union he heads