Canover Watson, a former member of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee, has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of fraud during his time in charge of his native Cayman Islands' Health Services Authority (HSA). 

WheelPower, the national organisation for wheelchair sport in Britain, has today launched its #TalkAboutTakingPart survey in a bid to find out what can be done to help more wheelchair users lead healthy, active lives and take part in sport.

Kazakhstan’s capital Astana is ready to host the 2016 Women’s World Boxing Championships with 100 days to go until the start of competition, it was claimed today. 

Tokyo 2020 has today unveiled its new official website, which will serve as the primary platform for those interested in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan’s capital.

The Brazil Olympic Committee (COB) has played host to a meeting of coaches from across sport, allowing them to share experiences and ideas aimed at ensuring a strong performance by the host nation at Rio 2016.

Ghofran Zaki became the third Egyptian taekwondo player to qualify for Rio 2016 after finishing first in the men’s 68 kilograms category at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Agadir City, Morocco.

Russia won the men’s team foil competition at the Fencing World Cup in German city Bonn after overcoming Italy in the final.

The Democratic Republic of Congo became the first nation to win the African Nations Championship twice after beating Mali 3-0 in the final at the Amahoro Stadium in Rwanda’s capital Kigali.

Germany's Felix Loch clinched his sixth consecutive Luge World Cup victory after coming out on top in Sochi, the scene of his second Olympic singles triumph in 2014.

Australia’s teenage sensation Isis Holt smashed her own T35 200 metres world record on the final day of competition at the season-opening International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix in Canberra.

USA Swimming has extended the contract of its executive director Chuck Wielgus through to the end of 2020.

FIFA Presidential candidates Gianni Infantino and Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein have received the backing of South Sudan and Liberia respectively, despite the Confederation of African Football (CAF) urging its voting Member Associations to support fellow hopeful Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa of Bahrain.

Milan Augustin, the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter Universiade director, has praised the progress made by the Almaty 2017 Organising Committee following a five-day visit to Kazakhstan's largest city. 

The Japan Sports Association (JSA) is set to relocate to a building on the site of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium with construction due to start in the summer of 2017.