Alexander Zhukov, President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), will head the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission to monitor Beijing's preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. 

Actor Will Ferrell appears in a new promotional film by Los Angeles 2024 as the city tries to harness the glamour of Hollywood to help its campaign to host the Olympics and Paralympics. 

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has lifted the threat of Argentina of missing this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 

Canada's Olympic gold medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have announced they are planning a comeback next season in the hope of competing at Pyeongchang 2018.

Tokyo 2020 today announced Japan's leading manufacturer of plumbing products as an Official Partner, the second tier of its domestic sponsorship programme. 

Los Angeles' bid to host the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics is backed by nearly nine out of 10 local citizens, a new poll has claimed.

International Boxing Association (AIBA) President C K Wu today addressed more than 100 delegates in Manchester on the opening day of a special meeting to discuss the future of the sport.

A deadline of June has been set by the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to lift a ban on the country's athletes for them to have an opportunity to compete at Rio 2016. 

Spectators who have bought tickets for this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will not be assigned specific seats for many events after Brazilian officials decided to introduce a general admission policy.

William Rosenberg, the former executive director of USA Judo, died unexpectedly, it has been announced.

Dutch swimmer Inge Dekker has thanked everyone for the messages of support following her diagnosis last week with cervical cancer and once again refused to rule out competing at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

England’s Dom Barrett and the United States Danielle McEwan won the men’s and women’s World Bowling Tour final matches respectively at the Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis as a new experimental scoring system was introduced. 

More effort is being made to allow spectators to try-out and learn more about sports on the programme at Olympic Games, IOC sports director Kit McConnell told insidethegames today.

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has reportedly told the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that there is a "high-risk" the vital metro-line due to link the main hub at Barra de Tijuca for this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games with the rest of the city will not be ready in time for the opening of the event in August. 

Kish Island will "probably" host another International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in 2017, despite criticism from Human Rights Watch (HRW) over this year's event, which they described as a "dismal failure".