A Danish referee has been dropped from the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Championships here after a contentious knockout verdict.

Former weightlifter Nikolai Sherstnev has been elected as Football Federation of Belarus (ABFF) President after the incumbent Vladimir Bazanov withdrew his candidacy, although UEFA is expected to consider the country's status at its events after European Union lawmakers urged it to be banned.

Belarus' Supreme Court has rejected an appeal against 12-year prison sentences handed in absentia to Belarusian Sports Solidarity Fund (BSSF) founders Aliaksandra Herasimenia and Aliaksandr Apeikin.

The Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOK) has said it is concerned about "the discrimination of our athletes by the states", after they were prevented from competing under the nation's flag at the European Karate Federation (EKF) Senior Championships in Guadalajara.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has thrown open the door for all nations to enter this year’s Men’s World Championships in Tashkent, despite several already refusing to participate over the participation of Russian and Belarusian boxers.

Past and present Canadian fencers have come forward to raise concerns surrounding allegations of misconduct by leaders within the Canadian Fencing Federation (CFF) and have called for a national judicial inquiry.

Professor Jan Burns has been appointed as chair of the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Classification Compliance and Oversight Committee, which held its inaugural meeting in the German city of Bonn.

World Boccia President David Hadfield has officially retired after serving in the role for the past ten years.

American table tennis player Kanak Jha has been handed a one-year ban for committing three whereabouts doping failures within 12 months.

Pavel Kharin, winner of two Olympic sprint canoe medals at Melbourne 1956, including a gold, in the colours of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 96.

The Mexican Olympic Committee (COM) has signed a collaboration agreement with the country's French Embassy with the aim of promoting sport.

Nitu and Saweety etched their names in Indian boxing folklore after winning gold medals in front of joyous home fans at the International Boxing Association Women’s World Championships here.

Defending men's singles champion Shoma Uno added another gold to hosts Japan's haul at their home International Skating Union (ISU) World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, and the United States' Madison Chock and Evan Bates triumphed in the ice dance on the final day.

French duo Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and Emily Harrop clinched the women's long-distance world title once again at the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) World Championships Long Distance Team at La Grande courses in Ponte di Legno.

Norway's Birk Ruud and Johanne Killi clinched the overall and slopestyle Crystal Globes at the final International Ski and Snowboard Federation Freeski World Cup event of the season with podium finishes in the slopestyle competitions in the Swiss resort of Silvaplana.