The inaugural Urban Cycling World Championships – combining for the first time Trials, Mountain Bike Eliminator and BMX Freestyle disciplines – will get underway in Chengdu, China tomorrow, representing what has been described as a “historic” event for the International Cycling Union (UCI).

Rune Andersen, chairman of the International Association of Athletics Federations Taskforce overseeing Russia’s efforts to lift the blanket doping ban on its track and field athletes, has spoken positively of a meeting with the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) in Oslo last week ahead of this month’s IAAF Council Meeting.

Eric Garcetti, the Mayor of Los Angeles, has underlined the Olympic city's determination to uphold its values on social integration and climate change even if they are in conflict with the policy of the US Government.

China's candidate city, Jinjiang, will stage the 2020 Gymnasiade after earning a clear first round victory here over Taoyuan in Chinese Taipei and Budapest in Hungary.

World Archery and its partners will contribute towards reconstruction work in the aftermath of the recent earthquake in Mexico City, where its World Championships start tomorrow.

Uğur Erdener has been unanimously re-elected unopposed as World Archery President for a fourth four-year term at the Federation’s 2017 Congress in Mexico City.

Longstanding diplomatic tensions between China and Chinese Taipei will be fully tested here in this Sardinian resort tomorrow as they stand as rival bidders, along with Hungary, to host the International School Sport Federation’s (ISF) 2020 Gymnasiade.

Plans to introduce gender equality to the World Rowing Championships - reflecting the process that took place within the Olympic programme in February - were endorsed by 137 votes to six at the International Rowing Federation (FISA) Congress in Sarasota-Bradenton.

Birmingham's emergence as the only official bidder for the 2022 Commonwealth Games is unlikely to affect plans to hold the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium in London in the same year.

Delegates at tomorrow's International Rowing Federation (FISA) Congress in Sarasota-Bradenton will be asked to endorse the FISA Council's recommendation that the 2021 World Rowing Championships should go to China for the first time - with Shanghai the only bidders.

A new ruling by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on headgear comes into effect today, that will enable female Muslim players to wear the hijab in international competition.

The International Canoe Federation (ICF), currently overseeing an innovative World Championship in Pau, will review the event with a view to proposing possible new disciplines for future Olympics.

South Korea’s skaters started their season in style as they won three of the four gold medals on the first finals day of the International Skating Union’s World Cup Short Track in Budapest, with the 2015 overall world champion Choi Min Jeong winning the women’s 1,500 and 500 metres titles.

Home athlete Matthias Kyburz and Tove Alexandersson of Sweden each earned a fourth International Orienteering Federation World Cup title as they won their respective middle distance races at today’s final in the Swiss Alpine resort of Grindelwald.