Spain’s Rio 2016 champion Carolina Marin, already assured of a place in tomorrow’s semi-finals at the 2020 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals in Bangkok, accepted the price of losing in her final group A match as she experimented with new shots.

Brazilian university sports competitions will have a new calendar and format in 2021 that will seek to minimise health risks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has announced the commissions that will be given responsibility for continuing the organisation's work in 2021.

Marco Schwarz of Austria will seek to retain his lead in the overall slalom standings in this season’s Alpine Ski World Cup when a weekend of competition starts tomorrow on the slopes of Chamonix.

The pace of preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics amidst a global pandemic has been "almost a miracle", according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

A Swiss expert on the global pandemic, Dr Daniel Koch, has been appointed by UEFA to oversee the safe running of this summer’s postponed European Championship.

Russia’s former world 110 metres hurdles champion Sergey Shubenkov, reported by Russian media to be facing a four-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance, has strongly denied the charge and insisted he is not under any restrictions.

Russia’s former world 110 metres hurdles champion Sergey Shubenkov faces a four-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance, Russian media including Match TV are reporting.

Russia’s 2017 world long jump silver medallist Darya Klishina, New Zealand runner Nikki Hamblin, winner of a Rio 2016 Fair Play Award, and Stephanie Eichenberger, integrity manager at FIFA, will be among the speakers at the inaugural Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) Youth Forum, which starts today.

Organisers of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou have welcomed Y-Light as the third exclusive official supplier to their sponsorship programme.

Thomas Hall, a canoeing bronze medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, has been named as director of communications and media relations for the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC).

Tributes and appreciations have appeared across the world for basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who died a year ago today in a helicopter accident.

Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) President Majid Rashed has been appointed as a United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) first National Ambassador from the United Arab Emirates.

England Netball has announced a partnership extension to 2023 with Red Bull as its official performance drink supplier.