Rio 2016 Olympic BMX champion Connor Fields has announced his retirement.

Two-time Paralympic champion rower Laurence Whiteley of Britain has announced his retirement.

A reassessment of the likely cost of past Olympic Games anti-doping efforts has triggered a substantial increase in the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) reported expenditure on medical and doping control programmes in the last - five-year - Olympic cycle.

The Paralympic community has come together to mourn the loss of Ukrainian swimmer Denys Dubrov, who has died at the age of 33.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) channelled nearly $800 million (£640 million/€747.2 million) of distributions to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) over the five years culminating in 2021, analysis of IOC financial statements indicates.

Two-time Paralympic champion rower James Fox of Britain has announced his retirement from the sport.

Rio 2016 modern pentathlon gold medallist Alexander Lesun’s words following his decision to cut ties with Russia has sparked ambiguity.

Six-time Paralympic medallist Tiffany Thomas Kane has announced her retirement from swimming at the age of 20.

One of the most famous weightlifting contests in the sport’s Olympic history was ruled to have been a sham today when the "champion" from Kazakhstan was disqualified.

Double Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner has been arrested in Moscow on drugs charges, USA Basketball has confirmed.

The 2016 Olympic slalom venue has been renamed after João Tomasini Schwertner, Brazilian Canoeing Confederation’s (CBCa) former President, for his passion and commitment to the sport.

Three charges levelled against Irish sports official Patrick Hickey following his dramatic dawn arrest at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been dropped, according to reports.

France’s two-time Olympic gold medallist Yannick Agnel has admitted having a relationship with an underage girl after being placed under formal investigation last week for the suspected rape of a minor.

TrueSport - the athlete support programme run by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) - lived up to its name this week as it staged an extended discussion on Mental Wellness & The Young Athlete. Rarely can so much truth have been spoken by elite athletes.

Former Rio 2016 and Brazilian Olympic Committee President Carlos Nuzman has been sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in jail for buying votes for the Brazilian city's successful bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.