International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe believes Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) officials are beginning to accept the "enormity" of the situation surrounding their anti-doping policies, adding there is a "real possibility" the country would be reinstated in November.

The Royal and Ancient (R&A) and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have unveiled an extensive series of proposed rule changes in a bid to make them easier to understand and apply.

Kenya has not pulled out of the Commonwealth Youth Games in The Bahamas later this year, it has been claimed, despite National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) secretary general Francis Kinyili Paul announcing they had withdrawn.

Jordan's Abdelkareem Mohmmad Ahmad Khattab secured his first-ever Powerlifting World Cup title as he won the men's up to 80 kilograms competition in Dubai today.

A significantly reduced field is set to take part at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Para-Cycling Track World Championships, due to begin in Los Angeles tomorrow. 

India's Jitu Rai claimed the gold medal in the men's 50 metres pistol event as he produced a world record score at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in New Delhi.

Russia will continue to host a Formula One Grand Prix for a further five years after organisers agreed a contract extension through to 2025.

Russian biathlete Timofey Lapshin has become the latest competitor to become a naturalised South Korean after he was granted citizenship, it has been announced.

Former FIFA Executive Committee member Amos Adamu of Nigeria has been banned for a second time for breaches of the organisation's code of ethics.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the country to "heed the demands" of the McLaren Report but has reiterated his belief that there has "never been any institutional conspiracy to conceal positive doping tests" in the nation.

Budapest's City Assembly has voted to officially withdraw the Hungarian capital's bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) Board member Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa believes the country's participation in the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Women's Games will further boost sporting development in the nation.

Marit Bjørgen of Norway entered the record books as she claimed her 15th International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Ski World Championships gold medal with victory in the women's 15 kilometres skiathlon event in Lahti today.

Recently-crowned downhill world champion Ilka Štuhec of Slovenia moved closer to leader Mikaela Shiffrin in the race for the overall International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup title as she won today's super-G event in Crans-Montana in Switzerland.