Athletics Kenya has suspended Josephine Jepkoech Jepkorir and Agatha Jeruto Kimaswai for two and four years respectively after they tested positive for the banned anabolic agent norandrosterone.

Australia’s Emily Seebohm clocked the second fastest time of the year in the women's 100 metres backstroke en route to winning gold at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup at the Water Cube in Beijing.

Teenager Li Zhuhao set a world junior record in the men’s 50 metres butterfly to claim one of five gold medals for China at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup at the Water Cube in Beijing.

It has been another of those weeks in sport when doping is the only real story.

Canada, Denmark and Hungary are the latest countries to publicly pledge their support for Sebastian Coe's campaign to become the new President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

If Justin Gatlin wins the 100 metres and/or the 200m in the forthcoming World Athletics Championships in Beijing then the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) - and their venerable outgoing President Lamine Diack - should hang their heads in shame.

Genzebe Dibaba, controversially selected only for the 5,000 metres at next month’s International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships in Beijing four days after breaking the 22-year-old world record in the 1500m, will double up in China - and her coach, Jama Aden, believes she is capable of becoming the first woman under 3min 50sec for the latter distance.

Almaty and Beijing are entering the home straight of the contest to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The election in Kuala Lumpur will be the first two-horse race in an Olympic host city election for 34 years.

Organisers of next month’s World Athletics Championships in Beijing have been told they urgently need to step up their promotional efforts for the event by Lamine Diack, President of International Association of Athletics Federations.

An acquaintance of mine whose talented son is on the books of a London football club was saying recently how shocked he was to learn that the boy had to undergo a random drugs test. The lad is nine-years-old.

A staggering 10 Asian records have been set on the second day of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix at the Beijing Outdoor Athletics Track.

Home favourite Jianwen Hu broke the long jump world record on a dominant opening day for China at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing.

Slovakia’s women secured promotion to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Division I Group A after beating hosts and closest rivals China 4-3 on the final day of the Division I Group B tournament in Beijing.

Slovakia's women remain on course for promotion after making it four victories on the bounce at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Division I Group B event in Beijing.