The International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) new anti-doping policy will come into effect next month and ensure the sport's governing body is in line with international best practice, the IWF announced in Colorado Springs after a two-day meeting of its Executive Board.

Račice in the Czech Republic has been awarded the 2022 World Rowing Championships.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that Russian bobsledder Maxim Belugin was banned following the retesting of his samples from Sochi 2014.

The Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) held its General Assembly under the leadership of chairman Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Zubair.

Queen Elizabeth II has been announced as the official starter of this year's Virgin London Marathon.

The Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) has announced that six sports scholarships will be available in 2018.

Tatsuya Shinhama made it an individual double at the World University Speed Skating Championships as he zipped to men's 1,000 metres gold in Belarus.

Japan's Sara Takanashi finally won a 2017-2018 Women's Ski Jumping World Cup event at the penultimate competition of the season in Oberstdorf.

The race to become the women's overall champion at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup will come down to a thrilling climax tomorrow after Kaisa Makarainen clinched pursuit victory in Tyumen to reclaim top spot in the standings.

American Bill Smith, who won Olympic wrestling gold at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, has died at the age of 89.

Organisers of the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup have launched the official volunteer programme for the tournament called "Team No-Side".

Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, has been officially handed the first ticket for this year's International Judo Federation World Championships in the country's capital Baku.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced 12 new athlete role models who will serve at this year's Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) has penned a deal with Bmobile-Vodafone.