Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah hailed the "good cooperation" between the sports movement and the Government after a two-day visit to Cuba.

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, the President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), has met with European Olympic Committees (EOC) head Patrick Hickey to discuss preparations for the Olympic year.

A six-month prison sentence handed to Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been overturned by the Court of Appeal in his native Kuwait, according to reports in the Gulf country.

A six-month jail sentence reportedly handed to Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah is a "personal attack" - according to ANOC Vice-President Lassana Palenfo.

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), which they hope will help them with sports development and scientific research.

United States’ Vice-President Joe Biden made a surprise appearance during the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly here today and offered his implicit backing to Los Angeles' bid for the 2024 Olympics.

Ten stars of the five Continental Games held over the past 14 months were honoured here tonight during the second edition of the ANOC Awards, which aimed to celebrated athletes’ achievements and show sport’s power to unite nations and cultures.

A leading official in Kuwait has criticised the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take action against the country because of Government interference, claiming it is "totally unacceptable".

Olympic swimming gold medallists Katie Ledecky, Ryan Lochte and Kirsty Coventry are set to be among those presenting prizes at the 2015 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Awards, which are due to take place at DAR Constitution Hall here on Thursday (October 29).

The categories for the 2015 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Awards have been announced - with outstanding achievements and performances by athletes during the most recent editions of the five Continental Games set to be recognised.

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, the President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), has hailed the work of International Boxing Association (AIBA) counterpart C K Wu since he took over the post as head of the sport's world governing body in 2006.

A special event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia (NOCA), where a new headquarters for the organisation was opened, has been held in capital city Yerevan.

The third intake of students have been inducted onto the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) Master of Sport Administration programme, with praise for the initiative coming from Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) secretary general Gunilla Lindberg.

The Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) and representatives of nine of the country's sports associations have held their first co-ordination meeting to discuss issues ahead of the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Games in Saudi Arabia.

For every $6 (£3.70/€5.20) of revenue from the sale of broadcasting rights to the Games that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) collected in its last four-year cycle, $1 (£0.60/€0.90) is being channelled via Olympic Solidarity (OS) on its way back out.

This amounted to $663 million (£470 million/€590 million) from rights for that Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 quadrennium - a substantial wad of cash by any reckoning.