Bahrain's Akhmed Tazhudinov impressed with wins against notable names to earn his first gold at the World Wrestling Championships in Serbia's capital Belgrade in the men's freestyle 97 kilograms.

North Korea marked their return to the global stage with a 2-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in their men's football opener, while hosts China put on a show in front of their fans with a 5-1 thrashing of India.

Britain and Azerbaijan won two gold medals each at the World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix in Veracruz in Mexico.

The Tunisian Taekwondo Federation (TTF) has appointed Kazakhstan's Yesbul Sultanov as the new head coach of its senior squad.

The Iran Judo Federation (IRIJF) has announced the end of its four-year ban as four judoka look set to compete under the country’s flag at this month's Asian Games in Hangzhou.

A woman who has claimed she was raped by British comedian and Hollywood actor Russell Brand alleged the incident happened just a short while before he starred in the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala has claimed that plans to demolish and rebuild the San Siro after the Winter Olympics in 2026 are not dead in the water.

Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Interim President Pedro Rocha has claimed that the 2030 FIFA World Cup joint bid with Portugal and Morocco is "stronger than ever".

The Queensland Government has been accused of failing to come up with a comprehensive transport plan before the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Santiago 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games is set to boost the labour market in Chile, according to a study.

Saint Nicholas College in Honiara has been officially handed over to Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare following an Australian Government-funded refurbishment.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is consulting with members in the first step towards downsizing its flagship event, the annual World Championships.

Football Australia and the Western Australian Government have moved part of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifying tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to Optus Stadium in Perth due to increasing demand for tickets.

Hong Kong have received a late call-up to compete in the men’s basketball tournament at the Asian Games in Hangzhou following the withdrawal of Lebanon.

Alibaba Cloud has transferred the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games' core systems to the cloud in order to help the event shrink its physical footprint.