Chinese number one Zhang Shuai has said she hopes for Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments to return to her home country, although she insisted a possible meeting with Peng Shuai was "not in my control".

Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi has denied wrongdoing, following allegations she obtained false proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has reported a 61.2 per cent increase in the number of testing samples analysed and recorded for 2021 compared to the previous year, which was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spectators at the Australian Open next week have been warned that they will be ejected if they abuse Novak Djokovic.

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has confirmed tennis players at the tournament this month will not be required to take COVID-19 tests and could be permitted to play even if they have contracted the virus.

Serbia's unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic looks set to miss two key hard-court tournaments in the United States after the country's travel authorities opted to extend their COVID-19 rules.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons says he hopes the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is now over heading into 2023, as the Para sport boss sets his sights on qualification events for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Chinese state media have announced the sudden death at 39 of soprano Chu Lanlan, a performer who sang during the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

China is set to drop quarantine requirements for international arrivals in a boost for the delayed Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi is being investigated on suspicion of providing a false COVID-19 vaccination status in order to not face travel restrictions.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will miss this year's FIFA World Cup final in Doha on Sunday (November 20) between Argentina and France following medical advice that he should not travel after having contracted COVID-19.

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The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission has published its final report on the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics here, which claims that the Games "were not defined by the pandemic" and "transformed" China into a winter sports country.

The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup is being showed in China without images of crowds, with the state broadcaster cutting out footage of fans not wearing masks, as the country looks to continue its zero-COVID-19 approach to the pandemic.

Organisers for the Chengdu 2021 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games say they are confident with preparations, having seen COVID-19 protocols at the 2022 World Table Tennis Team Championships in the city.