Hollywood actor Steven Seagal was present at the inauguration of an All-Russian Aikido Centre in Moscow, with one of its objectives being to prepare young people for the service in the Russian armed forces.

Spain have lifted the UEFA Women's Futsal Euro title for a third consecutive time after beating Ukraine 5-1 in the final in Debrecen.

United States athletes were banned from wearing Ukrainian symbols at the foil International Fencing Federation (FIE) Grand Prix in Busan in protest at the governing body's decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to its competitions.

The German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) has expressed its continued support for a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from international sport, although has rejected calls for a boycott of next year's Olympics in Paris should they be present,

An online survey of just over 1,000 French people has shown that 72 per cent believe Russian and Belarusian athletes should be able to participate in some form at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Moroccan Sports Minister Chakib Benmoussa has confirmed the country's part in a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

World number one tennis player Iga Świątek insists that Russia's Anastasia Potapova should not publicly support her country, during the war in Ukraine, after she wore a Spartak Moscow football shirt at a recent match.

Ukrainian gymnast Oleg Verniaiev, a gold and silver medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympics, will be eligible for Paris 2024 after having a four-year doping ban reduced by half.

Ukrainian Member of Parliament Oleksiy Goncharenko has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to "make the only possible decision" and ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stated it hopes that the British Government "will respect the autonomy of sport" after its Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Lucy Frazer wrote to sponsors urging them to back a ban on Russia and Belarus.

Ukrainian Sports Minister and National Olympic Committee (NOC) President Vadym Gutzeit has cast doubt on the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) claim that its Solidarity Fund has benefited approximately 3,000 athletes and coaches from the country.

Russian Fencing Federation vice-president Oleg Lavrichev has been pictured with pro-Russian militants and the "Z" military symbol in an apparent show of support for the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian tennis player Lesla Tsurenko has disclosed that she withdrew from her match against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at Indian Wells yesterday because of a "panic attack". 

More than 100 participants at the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Athletes’ Forum in Algiers have expressed support for the continental body's endorsement of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) stance on Russia and Belarus.

Ukrainian Taisiia Onofriichuk has dominated in the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix in Marbella with three titles.