FIFA has filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) as it seeks to increase a 15-match doping ban imposed by the Korea Football Association (KFA) on Kang Soo-il to two years.

Jaques Wagner, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's chief of staff, says it must be explained to athletes and spectators coming to Brazil for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games that there is "zero risk" from the Zika virus if they are not a pregnant woman.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe has held meetings with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and the country’s Minister of Education and Sports Lindita Nikolla at the start of a two-day visit to Tirana.

FIFA Presidential candidate Gianni Infantino has unveiled a 90-day plan here which the Swiss aims to implement if elected on February 26.

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has signed a cooperation agreement with UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), according to Natalia Zhelanova, an anti-doping adviser to Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko.

United States' Chloe Kim today became the first Winter X Games athlete to win two gold medals before the age of 16 after claiming the women’s snowboard superpipe title on the final day of action in Aspen, Colorado.

Switzerland’s Pius Schwizer and PSG Future snatched a thrilling victory for the host nation at the penultimate leg of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Cup Jumping Western European League event in Zurich today.

China’s Ma Long completed the defence of his men’s singles title at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Berlin Open after overcoming Belarus’ Vladimir Samsonov in the final.

Olympic champion Felix Loch claimed his fifth Luge World Championships title in Königssee today, before helping hosts Germany win the team relay.

Ghana’s Rio 2016 Chef de Mission has projected that the country will be represented by a record-breaking 25 athletes at this year’s Olympic Games.

Lucerne’s bid for the 2021 Winter Universiade has been presented to the media ahead of its evaluation by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) next month.

World number one Novak Djokovic beat Britain’s Andy Murray in straight sets at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena to claim a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title. 

This year’s Chinese National Winter Games, seen as a key event in the the build-up to the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing, have been described as "clean" by the event's deputy director, who has claimed there have been no positive doping results reported so far from 346 tests.

Californian city Santa Cruz will host this year’s USA Paratriathlon National Championships in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of Tri Santa Cruz, it has been announced.