The start of the FIFA World Cup is set to be brought forward by a day, allowing Qatar to play Ecuador in the first match and continuing a tradition of the host nation playing in the curtain-raiser.

Turkish Sports Minister Mehmet Kasapoğlu has claimed his country is "ready" to stage the Olympics as he awaits an approach by the International Olympic Committee over the possibility of hosting the Games in 2036.

Three Russians who previously tested positive for banned substances, including an Olympic champion, have had more results disqualified by the Athletics Integrity Unit and two have been given new suspensions. 

Lawyer Andrea Skinner has been appointed interim chair of the Board of Directors at crisis-hit Hockey Canada.

Three golfers on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series have been unsuccessful in a legal challenge to allow them to play in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs, which begin tomorrow (August 11) at the TPC Southwind course Memphis.

Work to install a footbridge linking the Stade de France and the site of the Olympic Aquatics Centre during the Paris 2024 Olympics is set to be completed this week.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe has officially endorsed the re-election of FIFA President Gianni Infantino on behalf of the continent at the CAF Ordinary General Assembly in Tanzania, continuing the support for the incumbent candidate.

Greater Bendigo has been selected as the preferred host if shooting is confirmed to return at the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The BBC's streaming records for the Commonwealth Games were broken during Birmingham 2022, with the event streamed a record 57.1 million times over 11 days.

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) secretary general Raul Calin believes his move from Singapore back to Lausanne will streamline preparations for Paris 2024, while Mounir Bessah is moving in the other direction and has been named deputy secretary general.

South Korean capital Seoul has been chosen by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) to hold its Youth World Championships in 2023.

World Lacrosse has launched a campaign for inclusion in the Los Angeles Olympics of 2028 with a promotional video which is also intended to publicise the heritage of the sport.

Slovakian tennis player Andrej Martin has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned substance ostarine.

A five-person delegation from the Accra 2023 Organising Committee has held discussions with Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom regarding preparations for the African Games.

Members of the European Broadcasting Union members will televise more than 3,500 hours of Munich 2022 European Championships, organisers have announced.