Rugby league player Russell Spiers has been banned from all sport for a period of three years by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) after the presence of a prohibited substance in his urine sample.

French Olympian Mickaël Borot is to help prepare the Tahiti taekwondo squad for this year's Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

The World Athletics Council has today banned transgender athletes from women's competition, altered DSD athlete regulations, reinstated the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) following seven years of suspension - and retained the ban on  Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials.

Approximately 200 people attended a protest against the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) move to explore a pathway for the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes when President Thomas Bach attended an event in his home country Germany.

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has extended a ban on Russia and Belarus from its World Championship events through to next season, citing safety reasons.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has revealed that it provided financial assistance to more than 20 countries to ensure they participated at the Women's World Championships here.

UEFA has launched an investigation into FC Barcelona over the European giant's alleged payments to a refereeing official.

Uganda has become the latest Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) member state to pass harsh restrictions on LGBTQ+ people through Parliament.

Madrid has been confirmed as the host of the World Rugby Sevens Series Grand Final for three seasons, starting from 2023-2024. 

French boxer Wassila Lkhadiri has said that the birth of her first child is fuelling her ambition to compete at her home Olympic Games in Paris next year.

Colombia, the strongest team entered in the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, has withdrawn two days before the event starts because of a dispute over "cash only" payments.

Congolese coach Jonathan Bukabakwa has been provisionally suspended from taking part in any football-related activities by the FIFA Ethics Committee.

Hopes that key Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and Paralympics venue the SoFi Stadium had of hosting the 2026 men's FIFA World Cup final have been thrown into doubt due to concerns over the size of the pitch.

Hammer thrower Iryna Klymets has led a training event for young athletes organised by the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (NOCU).

China's ambassador to the Solomon Islands Li Ming has insisted infrastructure projects for this year's Pacific Games in the capital Honiara will be completed in August.