Italy's Vittorio Loi, a three-time Paralympic gold medallist and a man known as the father of wheelchair fencing in Italy, has died in Rome at the age of 72, it has been announced.

Fiji Water has signed a new four-year deal with the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC), it has been announced. 

Athletics appears set to play a leading role in the next European Games after Patrick Hickey, President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC), revealed the next edition will be held at a time to ensure it does not clash with the sport's other leading events.

Prague has been awarded the 2016 International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Under-23 World Games following a successful bid led by the Emil Foundation, a group set up by the Czech Paralympic Committee in memory of Emil Zatopek, one of the greatest long-distance runners in history.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe today revealed he is in the process of creating a new integrity unit, a key election manifesto promise, as he publicly unveiled an overhaul of the world governing body's advisory structures.

Michel Platini's campaign to become FIFA President continued to crumble today when the English Football Association confirmed they had withdrawn their support after they claimed to have been given new information over allegations about the payment of CHF 2 million (£1.3 million/$2.1 million/€1.8 million) he received from Sepp Blatter.

Casey Wasserman, chairman of Los Angeles' bid to host the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, has begun the two-year campaign by visiting the World Wrestling Championships here. 

Linz-Ottensheim in Austria was today officially awarded the 2019 World Rowing Championships, beating its only rival, Germany's Hamburg. 

Rowing could still appear at future editions of the Commonwealth Games after officials here promised to continue negotiations to discuss adding it to its list of optional sports. 

Sierra Leone will not be allowed to compete at the Commonwealth Youth Games, due to open in Apia on Saturday (September 5), after the Samoan Government refused to give them visas because of the Ebola crisis in the African country.

Durban was today officially confirmed as hosts of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the first time the event will have been staged in Africa.  

Edmonton was today selected to host next year's Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly, which could act as a platform for a renewed bid to host the Games themselves in 2026 following its withdrawal from the contest for 2022.

St Lucia has withdrawn as host of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, it was announced here today. 

Scotland's Louise Martin has been elected President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), defeating incumbent Prince Imran here today on her 69th birthday.