A process to reform the management of the Winter Olympic Games should save $500 million (£380 million/€422 million) from the cost of future edition and help reinvigorate interest in bidding for the event, a senior official at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has predicted.

Carlos Nuzman's deputy Edson Menezes has been appointed as the Interim President of Rio 2016 and will hold the position for at least 180 days while a decision is taken about what to do next.

World Rugby, the rugby union governing body, has reported a pre-tax loss of £36.1 million ($47.5 million/€40.2 million) for 2016, the first year of its four-year business cycle.

Tokyo 2020 has put forward three mascot designs to the next stage of the selection process following a meeting of the review panel in the Japanese capital.

Establishing an Organising Committee for the 2019 Pacific Games at the earliest possible date is the key priority for Samoa after the country officially replaced Tonga as hosts of the event, the head of the nation's Olympic Committee has warned.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has praised Tokyo 2020 as he claimed "everything is coming together" for a successful Paralympic Games in the Japanese capital.

British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Finance Minister Carole James have been urged to change their mind and back a bid from Victoria for the 2022 Commonwealth Games by Bob Wheaton, Governor the last time the city hosted the event in 1994. 

Tickets for next year's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast are due to go off-sale tomorrow to allow organisers time to deliver an anticipated final major release of tickets next month. 

Swiss prosecutors investigating alleged bribery in connection with television rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will question Paris Saint-Germain chairman and beIN Media Group chief executive Nasser Al-Khelaifi next week.

Former Olympic champion Tatiana Gutsu is facing a backlash after accusing "monster" former team-mate and six-time Olympic champion Vitaly Scherbo of sexually assaulting her during a competition in Stuttgart in 1991, when she was aged 15.

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has signed an agreement with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to provide advice on the security of teams in the lead-up to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. 

Denmark’s Football Association has cancelled a World Cup qualifier against Sweden due to a "grotesque" dispute over players’ contracts.

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA)  have condemned EuroLeague's refusal to change two game-days as a "commercially-driven attack to the national teams" as European basketball continues to be torn apart by rival organisations.

A coach has been suspended by the Archery Association of India (AAI) following an incident at the World Archery Youth Championships in Argentina earlier this month.