A recommendation urging Gangwon 2024 organisers to stage the Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Pyeongchang has been adopted by Pyeongchang County Council.

Jack Gierhart has been appointed US Biathlon's interim chief executive.

Chile's Emanuelle Silva won the first gold medal of the South American Games in Asunción, triumphing in the men's 200 metres skating event.

A record 145,519 fans attended the Women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney.

Giorgio Scarso has been elected President of the European Fencing Confederation (EFC), beating Nikolay Mateev in a vote to decide who would replace Stanislav Pozdnyakov on a full-time basis.

Gold medallists at next month's World Sambo Championships will be rewarded to the tune of $4,000 (£3,600/€4,100), in addition to the glory of earning a world title.

Three-time Olympic medallist Cat Osterman headlines a group of 11 players, coaches, umpires and sponsors due to be inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame in the Untied States next month.

Berit Svendsen has resigned as manager of the 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim.

The last two places at next year's World Baseball Classic are due to be won in Panama City over the coming days.

Romania has replaced Ukraine as host of the 2023 International Luge Federation (FIL) Congress because of the war in the latter country.

UEFA is investigating an allegation Finland's Glen Kamara was racially abused by a Montenegrin opponent during a Nations league match yesterday.

Durban has been entrusted with staging the African Karate Championships later this year.

Anastasia Davydova, the secretary general of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and a five-time Olympic gold medallist, has fled the country, according to state media.

Dates of May 30 to June 7 have been confirmed for next year's International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games in El Salvador.