The shirt worn by Argentina footballer Diego Maradona during the quarter-final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, when he scored his famous Hand of God goal against England, has sold at auction for £7.1 million ($8.9 million/€8.4 million).

The 100 metres gold medal won by United States sprinter Harrison Dillard at the London 1948 Olympics has been sold at auction for $120,000 (£92,177/€110,336).

Commonwealth Games official partner Longines has launched a new exclusive watch to mark this year’s event in Birmingham.

Ireland’s official postal service An Post has unveiled a booklet of six stamps celebrating some of the country’s leading sportswomen, including Olympic boxing gold medallists Katie Taylor and Kellie Harrington.

An Olympic Torch carried by David Beckham at the start of the London 2012 Torch Relay has been left unsold at an auction.

Beijing 2022 have reassured collectors that more Bing Dwen Dwen mascots are being produced, but they will limit the number of purchases to each customer "so that more people can get their hands on mascot themed licenced goods" during the Games period.

Pin collecting within the Olympic Movement has expanded its borders to the inaugural Junior Pan American Games here in Cali.

A special set of stamps have been released by Poșta Română to mark today’s 60th birthday of Nadia Comăneci, the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 points.

An auction featuring items from the career of Pelé is set to take place in London next week with proceeds going towards Brazil’s fight against and recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Britain’s outstanding performances in the Olympic and Paralympic Games at Tokyo 2020 has been commemorated by the Royal Mail with a special postmark.

A special set of stamps are to be produced in Hong Kong to celebrate the record-breaking success of the country’s athletes at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Sports memorabilia company Fanatics has secured a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) for the exclusive licenses to produce baseball cards.

The official Tokyo 2020 Olympic programme is set to become one of the greatest curiosities in Olympic collecting.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has marked its return to the Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020 by donating several items to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne in Switzerland.

Worldwide Olympic partner Alibaba has provided "cloud pins" for members of the media working at Tokyo 2020.