Footballer Olivier Giroud has announced his desire to play for France at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Refugees from the war in Ukraine have been invited to attend Sunday’s 2024 UEFA European Championship qualifying match between England and Ukraine at Wembley Stadium in London.

Australia have guaranteed an historic hat-trick of medals at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Championships here after winning all three of their quarter-final tussles.

More than 60 people attended a ju-jitsu refereeing seminar in Iran that aimed to educate participants on how to officiate bouts in the sport.

Kéné Ndoye, who won Senegal's first world indoor athletics medal when she earned bronze in the women's triple jump at the 2003 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, has died aged 44.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has spoken of receiving "hate" at major tennis tournaments because of her country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Zane Robertson, a distance runner for New Zealand, has been banned for eight years after testing positive for EPO and submitting false documents in his defence.

Record Olympic medal winner Michael Phelps and Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry are among those to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Nearly 7,000 people have so far registered to become a volunteer at this year's European Games in Kraków-Małopolska in Poland.

The equipment manufacturer Eleiko has offered to support the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) refugee team by hosting a training camp at its Swedish headquarters.

International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev has pledged to leave a "game-changing legacy" for the development of women’s boxing here as his organisation prepares to stage its Women and Sport Conference.

Ukraine’s tennis federation and leading players have said any decision by the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine to ban them from competing with Russians and Belarusians would lead to "the destruction of Ukrainian tennis".

The Russian Football Union (RFU) are negotiating with FIFA and UEFA to retain eligibility to participate in competitions with friendlies already lined up.

France’s Olympic champion Estelle Mossely suffered a rare defeat while Italy’s Assunta Canfora stormed off in anger following her shock loss at the International Boxing Association Women’s World Championships here.