Santiago 2023 has unveiled "Fiu" as the official mascot for the next Pan American Games after seeing off four other contenders in a public vote.

UEFA is to investigate an allegation of racist abuse aimed at Manchester United and Sweden's Anthony Elanga during this week's Under-21 European Championship qualifier in Italy, while Polish Football Association (PZPN) President Cezary Kulesza has said it will complain to FIFA over claims of racism made against its defender Kamil Glik during last month's match against England.

Short track speed skater Li Jiajun, a four-time Olympian, has been named as the first Chinese Torchbearer for the Beijing 2022 Flame.

Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) secretary general Abdoulie Jallow has refuted "baseless" allegations that he is continuing to interfere in the country’s basketball association’s affairs - despite his resignation two years ago.

The Opening Ceremony of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Boxing Championships is to be a "huge celebration of boxing", AIBA President Umar Kremlev has claimed.

Sports development initiatives as part of the preparations for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will begin in the first half of next year, it was revealed at the third Coordination Commission meeting.

The head of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus' (NOCRB) Athletes' Commission and Beijing 2008 Olympic canoeing gold medallist Aliaksandr Bahdanovich has been elected as the new President of the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association (BIHA).

Voting has opened for the election of World Triathlon’s Athletes’ Committee as 17 candidates battle it out for 10 positions.

Britain's Cameron Norrie will play Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili in the men's singles final of the Indian Wells Masters as both players moved to within a win of their maiden Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour Masters 1000 title.

Japan won four gold medals on the opening day of the Paris Grand Slam, one of the most prestigious tournaments on the International Judo Federation (IJF) circuit.

China won the Uber Cup after coming from behind to beat holders Japan 3-1 in the final in Aarhus, Denmark.

Spencer Smith has won the first leg of the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Šamorín in Slovakia by the finest of margins.

Sifan Hassan from The Netherlands and Norway’s Karsten Warholm have been crowned the 2021 European Athletes of the Year at the Golden Tracks awards ceremony which was held in Lausanne in Switzerland.

The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) has recognised Baseball5 (B5) as an official discipline of the sport.