Swiss showjumpers Alessandra Bichsel and London 2012 Olympic champion Steve Guerdat have been cleared of any wrongdoing by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) after doping failures by their horses were attributed to poppy seed contamination.

Action at this month's Wrestling World Championships in Las Vegas enjoyed greater interest than any other non-Olympic event in the sport's history, broadcasting figures have suggested.

Manufacturing giants SK Group have become an official domestic sponsor of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics following a signing ceremony in Seoul.

Discussions are still being held by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about who would oversee a skateboarding competition if the sport is ultimately added to the Tokyo 2020 schedule following a recommendation by Games organisers today.

Lance Armstrong has settled a $10 million (£6.6 million/€9 million) dispute over Tour de France payments with insurance firm SCA Promotions. 

Ryohei Miyata, President of the Tokyo University of the Arts, has been appointed head of the Tokyo 2020 Emblems Selection Committee while membership of the panel has also been confirmed.

Yokohama Stadium will play host to the finale of another major sporting event after it was confirmed as the replacement location for the 2019 Rugby World Cup final in a "revised roadmap" released by the sport's world governing body today, while the Tokyo Stadium football ground will also be added to a list of 12 venues.

A group of 30 to 35 students from around the world will participate in an Executive Masters in Sports Organisation Management module organised by the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) in 2017, it has been announced.

France have led the way with four gold medals at the latest European stop on the Karate1 Premier League in Coburg as hosts Germany had to be content with three.

Wales produced a sensational performance in the toughest of circumstances to overcome a 10-point deficit to stun hosts England 28-25 at Twickenham in the most eagerly anticipated match of the Rugby World Cup so far.

International Boxing Association (AIBA) vice-president Timur Kulibayev has reportedly been elected President of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan at elections held in Almaty today.

Discussions on adding new sports to the programme for Durban 2022 are due to begin in the next fortnight and be concluded by the beginning of next year, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg has told insidethegames.

A next step in modern pentathlon's pursuit of a place on the Paralympic programme has taken place with a landmark exhibition event in Buenos Aires, consisting of the three disciplines of fencing, shooting and cross-country running.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has vowed to "work even harder to put sport at the centre of society" after the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted sport in its post-2015 Development Agenda in New York.