England 2015 have begun conducting tests in transport, accreditation and spectator experience during eight matches ahead of the Rugby World Cup, due to open on September 18, as preparations for the tournament enter their final stages.

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) have staged their inaugural blind football European youth camp in Hamburg,, held as part of a five-year development programme funded by UEFA.

The participation of Major League Baseball (MLB) players formed part of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) bid for inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the sport’s President Riccardo Fraccari revealed today.

Italian Katiuscia Spada secured the first gold medal of the final International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup event of the season with victory in the women’s skeet competition in Gabala, Azerbaijan.

Uzbekistan are guaranteed their first-ever ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Continental Championships medal after welterweight Shakhnoza Nizamova beat Mongolia's Uranbileg Shinetsetseg to reach the semi-finals of the event in Wulanchabu, China.

The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) have announced they plan to turn Lord Harris Square in the capital Port of Spain into an Olympic Village ahead of Rio 2016.

England surged to the top of Pool B at the Netball World Cup with a thrilling 54-50 victory over Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Jamaica at the Allphones Arena on the Olympic Park in Sydney.

Venues across England and Wales will host welcome ceremonies for teams competing at the 2015 Rugby World Cup ahead of the tournament, due to begin on September 18, it has been announced.

Skateboarding and inline speed skating were the two disciplines put forward for inclusion at Tokyo 2020 today by the International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS) during a crucial presentation, insidethegames can reveal. 

Colombian Enrique Sanz has been sacked from his role as general secretary of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) as the fallout from the United States investigation into widespread corruption within FIFA continues.

Kazakhstan’s Asian Games silver medallist Zhaina Shekerbekova began the ASBC Asian Boxing Confederation Women’s Continental Championships in confident style with a unanimous flyweight victory over Sri Lanka’s Dulani Arachchilage Jayasinghe in Wulanchabu, China.

Thierry Gueorgiou of France powered to his 13th International Orienteering Federation (IOF) World Championships gold medal with a hard-fought victory in the men’s long race on the final day of the event in Scotland.

The final International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup event of the season has been officially opened in Gabala, Azerbaijan, with 34 Rio 2016 quota places available during the eight-day event, which is due to begin tomorrow and finish next Saturday (August 15).

China will host the 2019 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup following victory over the Philippines in the race to stage the event, it has been announced.