Lana Haddad has been promoted to chief operating officer at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as part of a restructure of several of the organisation's departments.

An appeal filed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against Chinese swimmer Sun Yang and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) will be heard in public at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Montreux on November 15, it was announced today. 

Extreme heat and inclement weather are likely to come under the spotlight as global media outlets gather here over the next four days for the Tokyo 2020 World Press Briefing.

A tribute has been published by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to mark the first anniversary of the death of Patrick Baumann.

Russian Boxing Federation (RBF) secretary general Umar Kremlev has thanked President Vladimir Putin for his support of boxing in the country.

Concerns over the future of the sliding track used during the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary have grown after the demolition of the first five corners began last week.

Leading French politicians have called for today's Euro 2020 qualifier between France and Turkey to be called off in the wake of the Turkish players' recent military-style salute after scoring against Albania.

Roger Federer announced today that he plans to compete at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo in what will probably his last opportunity to win a gold medal in the singles.

Eliud Kipchoge, who became the first man to run a marathon in under two hours on Saturday (October 12), was among 11 nominees announced today for the Male Athlete of the Year award he won for a first time in 2018.

A partnership between the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and Tecta-PDS to ensure the delivery of fast and reliable microbiological water quality tests at sanctioned events has been announced.

Morocco's Mustapha El Aziz has been officially banned for four-years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO), it has been announced.

American bobsledder Kyler Allison has been banned for four-years by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after he refused to provide a urine sample.

The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) will hold its pre-Tokyo 2020 training camp in Ōita.

Japan’s success story in skateboarding continued at the Aspire centre with gold and silver medals in the women’s park competition at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games.