Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has praised Rio 2016 for "showcasing Olympism in its truest form".

Great Britain’s Simon Yates attacked at the opportune moment to win stage six of the Vuelta a España as Colombia’s Darwin Atapuma maintained the overall lead for a third successive day.

Premier12 champions South Korea have risen to a historical high of number three in the updated World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) world rankings, which have been released today.

The International Floorball Federation (IFF) is looking for organisers to host its women’s World Championships in 2021 and the men’s equivalent in 2022.

Pope Francis has wished good luck to everyone competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games during his weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican City.

Isaiah Kiplagat, who was suspended last year as Athletics Kenya’s President amid reports that he and two other officials had tried to suppress positive doping tests of Kenyan athletes and attempted to extort money from those who had failed tests, has died at the age of 72.

The 2016 International Swimming Federation (FINA) Swimming World Cup is due to begin in Paris-Chartres tomorrow as a number of Rio 2016 Olympic medallists return to action.

Rory McIlroy admits he was "glad to be somewhat proven wrong" about golf in the Olympics having said at last month's Open Championship that he wouldn’t be tuning in to watch it because "it didn’t matter".

Panasonic has been appointed as the latest Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Gold Partner, the highest tier of the domestic sponsorship programme.

USA Baseball has announced a multi-year partnership renewal with sports tourism organisation Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance (GRSA).

The Olympic Flag has today arrived in 2020 Games host city Tokyo after travelling more than 18,000 kilometres from Rio de Janeiro.

Haiti has been approved as the 55^th member nation of the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) at the world governing body’s biennial General Assembly.

The International Korfball Federation (IKF) has released its latest world rankings on the back of last month’s Under-23 World Championships in Olomouc in the Czech Republic.

Four-time world champion Tully Kearney has been forced to withdraw from Great Britain’s swimming team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games due to a shoulder injury.