The controversial golf course for next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has been officially unveiled at a ceremony held in Barra da Tijuca.

Frenchman Gregory Gaultier finally got his hands on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) men’s World Championships title as he claimed a straight games victory over Egyptian Omar Mosaad in the final at the Maydenbauer Centre in Bellevue today.

American Brittany Bowe rounded off the second International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Speed Skating event in style as she broke the women’s 1,000 metres world record on home ice in Salt Lake City.

World number one Novak Djokovic produced a classy performance to become the first player to win four consecutive ATP World Tour Finals titles as he claimed a comprehensive straight-sets victory over Switzerland’s Roger Federer at London’s O2 Arena today.

The Swedish Paralympic Committee (SPC) has named two athletes and one team who will compete for the nation at Rio 2016 as part of its pre-selection process.

Olympic silver medallist Tricia Smith has been elected as President of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), it has been announced today.

Paralympic swimming champion Ollie Hynd has visited one of his local schools in Britain to attempt to encourage youngsters to get involved in sport ahead of Rio 2016.

The recent Rio 2016 boccia test event took place “without faults" - it has been claimed - despite the tournament being staged at a different facility to the Paralympic Games competition venue.

Discus thrower Guo Jie, who was the world’s oldest surviving Olympian, has died at the age of 103, it has been announced.

The International Cycling Union’s (UCI) World Tour reforms have been unanimously rejected by the International Association of Cycling Race Organizers (AIOCC), with 77 voting against the process at a meeting in Hamburg.

Upgrading the lighting and installing better air conditioning were highlighted by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President Thomas Weikert as the two main improvements required at the Riocentro Pavilion following the conclusion of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games table tennis test event.

Roles within Algeria’s various sporting federations will be offered to retired athletes as part of a new initiative in the nation, it has been announced following the first-ever Forum of Algerian Athletes.

Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada and Heather Richardson of the United States both set world records on their way to gold on a thrilling day of action at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Speed Skating event in Salt Lake City.

Four-times runner-up Gregory Gaultier of France will get another shot at claiming his maiden Professional Squash Association (PSA) Men’s World Championships title after he reached the final of this year’s event with a classy victory over England’s James Willstrop at the Maydenbauer Centre in Bellevue.