Security issues outside the Stade de France, one of the key venues for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, overshadowed the start of the UEFA Champions League football final.

Referenda on whether or not Catalonia should seek to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics have been delayed amid an ongoing row over the allocation of events in the Barcelona-Pyrenees bid.

French football star Kylian Mbappé has said being able to represent his country at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was part of the contract discussions with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

World Skate sports director Francesco Zangarini has set his sights on Los Angeles 2028 for either scooter or roller freestyle to make their Olympic debut.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) paid just over $17 million (£13.5 million/€15.8 million) to buy cancellation insurance for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games.

The first official film of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been given a premiere screening at the Cannes Film Festival.

Dakar 2026 is aiming to utilise urban sports to develop a "sporting ecosystem" within Senegal and inspire a wave of young people to take up a new activity.

South Africa is set to become the first country to commit to using Montpellier, Sète and Millau for pre-Paris 2024 preparations.

Women coaches from 22 countries are taking part in the launch of a million-dollar coaching scheme designed to support them in reaching the highest level of their sport.

Mayors from 11 Olympic cities have signed an agreement which commits them to promoting health and physical activity.

Narinder Batra will not seek re-election as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President, claiming the decision is down to a need to devote more time to leading the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

Châteauroux is now favourite to host shooting at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, according to reports in France.

World DanceSport Federation vice-president for sports Nenad Jeftic has predicted that breaking will revolutionise the Olympic Games when it makes its debut at Paris 2024.

Confectionery giant Hershey has announced a deal with the 2028 Olympic and Paralympics in Los Angeles to become the first "domestic food partner" and will also continue to sponsor the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams up to the 2028 Games.

Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu has quit amid a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe into alleged corruption involving a deal to sell Angel Stadium.