Ramone Cooper has been named Australia's Chef de Mission for the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games, returning to a role he held at Lausanne 2020.

Members of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) will be told this weekend that the sport's chances of regaining its Olympic status are very much alive.

President Thomas Bach has said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is "very grateful" for the adoption of a resolution calling for major international sports events to be "organised in the spirit of peace" at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.

Vincent Roger, former special delegate for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in the Île-de-France region, has been appointed as the National Government's ministerial delegate "in charge of the great national cause of 2024".

World Athletics is looking at taking legal action against the worst offenders after monitoring abusive social media posts sent to competitors at this year's World Championships in Eugene.

Spain's Fernando Verdasco has accepted a two-month provisional suspension for the "inadvertent" presence of the ADHD medication, methylphenidate, in a urine sample, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has confirmed. 

The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Belarus has launched an appeal against its suspension by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Irina Privalova, Acting President of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), believes the organisation is "only a small step" away from being reinstated by World Athletics following encouraging reports to the body's Council meeting in Rome.

The final day of group stage matches at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup finished on a dramatic note, with Switzerland overcoming Serbia to qualify for the round of 16 in a match that saw both teams take the lead.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed its 2023 line-up for for standing committees, as well as the six members of the Compliance Review Committee.

World record-holder Eliud Kipchoge has confirmed that he will make his debut in the Boston Marathon next year as he seeks to complete a grand slam of victories in the World Marathon Majors.

The International World Games Association (IWGA) has launched its application process for Chengdu 2025, with International Federations (IFs) given until December 16 to submit proposals.

A study from BCW Sports has found potential host cities prefer the dialogue process now adopted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), over the traditional bidding process for sporting events.

World Triathlon has introduced new competition rules including bringing its regulations on shoes in line with World Athletics, a move with implications for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics and the qualifying process.

Olympic kayak gold medallist Ken Wallace has been named Australia's Chef de Mission for next year's Pacific Games.