The Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has demanded John Coates resign as Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President after the organisation signed a sponsorship deal with a mining company for events including the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

China's first Hockey Pro League match for more than two years ended in defeat as they were thrashed by India in the women's competition in Oman.

Just over 30 per cent of respondents to a survey in Tokyo said they had "developed a greater understanding of people with impairments" following last year's Paralympic Games, Tokyo 2020 has revealed.

Primetime coverage of a Winter Paralympic Games will be shown by NBC for the first time at Beijing 2022, according to reports.

Double Olympic canoeing gold medallist Zsolt Gyulay has been elected to succeed Krisztián Kulcsár as President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB).

Olembé Stadium in Yaoundé will host the Africa Cup of Nations final, despite the deadly crush at the venue last week which killed eight people.

Argentina clinched their third straight Men's Pan American Cup title with victory over Chile in the final in Santiago as Canada beat the United States to claim the last available place at next year's Hockey World Cup.

Norway and Russia claimed relay gold as the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Open European Championships concluded in Arber in Germany.

China will make their return to the Hockey Pro League after an absence of more than two years with a doubleheader in the women's competition against India in Oman.

Baseball Australia has signed a partnership with Perfect Game, the world’s largest baseball scouting service and tournament operator.

Italy's Federica Brignone and Austria's Cornelia Hütter shared victory in the super-G at the Alpine Ski World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the final event before the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games next week.

Rafael Nadal clinched a record 21st Grand Slam title after he fought back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in an epic Australian Open final in Melbourne.

Olympic gold medallist Jessica Fox completed the women's C1 and K1 double on the final day of the Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships in Penrith.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has thrown its support behind Gianni Infantino after the FIFA President caused controversy by claiming the biennial World Cup proposal could help prevent African migrants from finding "death in the sea".