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.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has today launched a "Quality Programme for Hockey Turf" as the sport continues its global overhaul to help develop its image across the world.

CBC/Radio-Canada has been awarded the exclusive Canadian broadcasting rights for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing and the 2024 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced today, marking an extension to the partnership between the two organisations.

German World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer and acting UEFA President Ángel María Villar Llona both face being banned from football following investigations by the FIFA Ethics Commission, it was announced today. 

Egyptian world number one Mohamed Elshorbagy will begin his campaign to win his first Professional Squash Association (PSA) Men’s World Championship title against Mexico’s Alfredo Avila after the draw for the event in Bellevue, Washington, was announced.

Dutch number one seed Mike Schloesser will bid to mark his first-ever appearance at an Archery World Cup Final with men’s compound gold when the season-ending event is due to get underway in Mexico City on Sunday (October 24).

Suspended South Korean Chung Mong-joon has accused FIFA of deliberately not giving him a “reasoned decision” as to why world football’s governing body banned him for six years, claiming not doing so is part of an attempt to scupper his fading bid for the Presidency of the organisation.

Basketball matches could be held outside of Los Angeles should the American city win the race to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, bid chairman Casey Wasserman has revealed.

Volleyball Australia President and businessman Craig Carracher has been elected to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Executive as a replacement for Russell Withers, who resigned in September following allegations of worker exploitation within his company 7-Eleven.

Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (INPC) have held their eighth Paralympic Day at the Azadi Sport Complex in Tehran in order to promote sport for people with impairments.

Former Sports Minister Sir Hugh Robertson has been officially appointed as vice-chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA) at the organisation’s General Assembly in Stockport, it has been announced.

Japanese city Chiba will host the 2018 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women’s Softball World Championships while the men’s equivalent the following year will take place in Prague and Havlíčkův Brod in the Czech Republic, the sport’s governing body has announced.

SPORTEL general manager Amparo Di Fede has hailed the impact of the recent convention in Monaco, which saw a 24 per cent increase in participating new companies compared with the previous year.

Defending Tour de France champion Chris Froome of Britain feels the stage to Mont Ventoux next year will once again be crucial in deciding the destination of the yellow jersey after the route for the 2016 race was revealed today.