Badminton world champion Kento Momota has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the Japanese team to withdraw from two Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour events in Thailand this month.

Organisers of the Australian Open have doubled the quad wheelchair field for this year's tournament, with eight of the world's top nine players set to compete.

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) has re-opened its auditorium, following renovation work partly funded by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Finland came from two goals down to defeat Sweden in the quarter-finals of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship in Edmonton in Canada.

A new series of athletics meets in the United States is set for 2021, giving the nation's best more opportunities to compete domestically.

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has welcomed Haiti, Mali and Peru as new members of the governing body, bringing its membership up to 91.

Indian athletics great Milkha Singh has said his final wish in his life would be to see the country win an Olympic gold medal in his sport before he dies.

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has named the city administration of Ludwigsburg, Opel Automobile and the State School and Technical Facility for Fire and Disaster Protection of the State of Brandenburg as the "top sport-friendly companies 2020".

Austria's Matthias Mayer emerged victorious in the men's downhill at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup, with the top three being separated by just six hundredths of a second.

Canadian canoeist Katie Vincent has said although disappointed by their postponement, she does not regret the Tokyo 2020 Olympics being pushed back to 2021.

Antidoping Switzerland has signed a new agreement with the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) Federal Councillor Viola Amherd, giving the organisation financial support in the fight against anti-doping.

United Through Sports (UTS) has held its Leaving a Legacy Awards Gala, awarding competition winners from the UTS 2020 Virtual Youth Festival and providing entertainment for young people around the world.

The United States and Russia confirmed their places in the quarter-finals of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) 2021 World Junior Championship with dominant performances against the Czech Republic and Austria.

The United States' Ryan Cochran-Siegle has taken his maiden victory on the International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup circuit, following a win in the super-G in Bormio in Italy.