Karate Pilipinas Sports Federation President Ricky Lim says four of the seven karateka set to represent the Philippines at the Olympic qualifier in Paris in June are still waiting for French visas because of coronavirus-related restrictions in place in Istanbul.

A total of 21 transport projects have been selected by French Mobility to receive support linked to the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.

Boxing Federation of India (BFI) executive director Raj Kumar Sacheti has died at the age of 55 after contracting COVID-19.

Eve Muirhead's Scotland team have been eliminated from the World Women's Curling Championship after suffering two defeats on the final day of the round-robin stage in Calgary.

The World Squash Federation (WSF) Board has awarded the 2022 Men's World Junior Team and Individuals Championships to Russia for the first time, with competition set to take place in St. Petersburg.

The British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Active programme has attracted 17,411 participants during its three stages of its projects, according to its impact report.

The President of China Xi Jinping and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, have discussed the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and preparations to make sure the Games can be held safely in a telephone call today.

The Estonian Mixed Martial Arts Federation (EMMAF) has been accepted as a member of the Estonian Olympic Committee (EOC), with mixed martial arts (MMA) being recognised as a sport in Estonia.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its global testing figures for March 2021, showing its highest monthly samples since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020.

The 2022 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Townsville in Australia are now due to be held in August, with thousands of athletes expected to participate.

UK Athletics has reached an agreement with the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to move the Anniversary Games away from the London Stadium - built for the 2012 Olympics - because of increased costs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Japanese Government has extended and expanded a COVID-19 state of emergency, meaning the measures will be in place in Tokyo and other prefectures until at least the end of May - 53 days before the Olympic Opening Ceremony. 

American skiing great Lindsey Vonn has supported the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) stance of prohibiting podium protests, but insisted she supports athlete activism in the build-up to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Verona is set to host the opening round of the 2021 International Cycling Union (UCI) BMX Supercross World Cup season this weekend in Italy, with 2018 world champion Laura Smulders one of the favourites in the women's event.