The European Court of Justice allows competitions outside UEFA's sphere because it considers that UEFA, together with FIFA, is abusing its dominant position by attempting to restrict competition in a disproportionate and discriminatory manner.

A seemingly innovative proposal by the International Surfing Association (ISA) to the Paris 2024 organisers - to use a virtual approach to avoid building the controversial tower that has raised environmental concerns and opposition from environmental groups - has been rejected.

The Board of Directors of the Union Européenne de Cyclisme approved the UEC Junior European Indoor Cycling Championships for Germany in 2024 and Hungary in 2025, MTB Marathon in Spain in 2026, and UEC Gravel in Belgium in 2026.

On 20 December, the Russian Football Union (RFS) voted on Wednesday against leaving UEFA, despite being banned from competing due to the war conflict with Ukraine. As a result, the possibility of joining the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has been ruled out.

The National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan held its "Olympic Night" dedicated to the sports results of the year.  Prominent state and government officials, leaders of sports organizations, federations, media, Olympic champions, and representatives of the sports community attended the event in the capital, Baku.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has revealed the participants for the third Premier12 to be held from 10-24 November 2024, with the final to be played at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

Despite the twists and turns, Italy's sports ministers have ruled out hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina outside the host country.

The International Surfing Association (ISA) has proposed Olympic events without a physical judge tower but with remote judges for the upcoming Olympic Games, aiming to appease local ecological resistance.

Table tennis stars will kick off the WTT Champions season in Incheon, South Korea, from 27-31 March 2024, with $300,000 at stake.

The President of the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ), Alfred Foloko, reflected on the remarkable year experienced by his sports community and the achievements attained through innovation as a key factor for program implementation.

The Japanese national team will finish 2023 at the top of the WBSC/KONAMI Men's Baseball World Rankings, the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced.

The French capital will welcome its third Olympic Games next summer and take pride in showcasing the legendary Yves-du-Manoir Stadium as the host, the same venue used a century ago in the 1924 Paris Games.

The Club World Cup will have a new format, completely different from the current one and very similar to the recent World Cups: 32 teams, every four years with group stage and playoffs leading to the final.

Italy's National University Winter Championships (CNU) will be held by CUS Turin in the Piedmont Region. They will take place from 15-17 January, 2024, in Bardonecchia, just one hour from the capital, Turin.