New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was the special guest at a Commonwealth Games "have-a-go" sports event in Auckland as the Gold Coast 2018 Queen’s Baton continued its six-day tour of the country to celebrate the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

Tokyo 2020 has launched a competition whereby Japanese nationals and residents of the country, aged 18 and over, can submit design proposals for the medals that will be awarded at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The high-speed train that will be used to transport passengers to the venues for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games has been opened to the public today in Seoul.

Organisers of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games will import sand from Brisbane for the multi-sport event's beach volleyball competition after sand on the Coolangatta Beachfront was deemed "too fine".

Norway’s Oystein Braaten and Sweden’s Oscar Wester won their respective men’s qualification heats as action began today at the International Ski Federation Slopestyle World Cup in Font Romeu in France.

Coca-Cola has unveiled new Olympic-themed packaging as the company looks ahead to the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Games.

The eight candidates vying to replace Sunil Gulati as President of the United States Soccer Federation have been confirmed by the governing body.

Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast McKayla Maroney has filed a lawsuit against Michigan State University and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), alleging that the institutions "failed to properly investigate" Larry Nassar who was recently sentenced to 60 years in jail for three counts relating to child sex abuse images on his computer.

Kenya are due to send a 132-strong athlete delegation to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, the country’s Chef de Mission Barnabas Korir has confirmed.

Australia’s bowls team's vice-captain Brett Wilkie has declared Gold Coast 2018 as Australia's best chance at securing Commonwealth Games gold medals in the sport since Melbourne 2006.

The final two International Ski Federation Freestyle Skiing Moguls World Cup competitions of 2017 are set to take place in Chinese resort Thaiwoo over the coming days.

The International Ski Federation Slopestyle World Cup is scheduled to continue tomorrow with the first of three days of action in Font Romeu in France.

Nine-time Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer Sophie Pascoe was greeted by a mob of cheering fans as she carried the Gold Coast 2018 Queen’s Baton into Jellie Park Pool in Christchurch today.

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is seeking bids from potential hosts for the 2019 World Team Disc Golf Championships (WTDGC).