International Canoe Federation (ICF) secretary general Simon Toulson has dismissed suggestions that events in the sport at Tokyo 2020 should be staged at the same venue as for the 1964 Olympics following a request from the Japan Canoe Federation (JCF).

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will give a speech at the International Gymnastics Federation’s (FIG) key Congress here next week, it has been confirmed.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s proposed expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams is set to be scrutinised by the fellow members of the governing body’s ruling Council during a two-day meeting in Zurich.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch insists Beijing 2022 will deliver on their word by offering unrestricted internet access for spectators and visitors to the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive director of the Olympic Games Christophe Dubi has played down concerns over the location of the Beijing 2022 Sliding Centre, claiming the need for more "technical details" is the reason behind the delay in selecting a confirmed site for the venue.

An "immediate decision" will be made by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on the appointment of a new chair of the Beijing 2022 Coordination Commission should Alexander Zhukov be forced to stand down, vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch claimed here today.

New Zealander Sarai Bareman has been appointed as FIFA’s first-ever chief women’s football officer, it was announced today.

Athletes who have therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) should be excluded from major events because it gives them an unfair advantage over the rest of the field, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed today.

Alexander Zhukov is set to lose his status as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after he revealed plans to step down as President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to concentrate on his work in the country's Parliament.

International Ski Federation (FIS) secretary general Sarah Lewis has hailed the progress at the venues due to stage skiing events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games as "remarkable" following a second day of inspections as part of the Coordination Commission visit here.

The appeals of 34 past and present Essendon players who were banned for doping have been dismissed by the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT), it has been announced today.

Beijing 2022 Coordination Commission chair Alexander Zhukov will miss the planned inspections of the Zhangjiakou and Zanqing zones as he is returning to Moscow later today for a "very important" meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow.

Beijing 2022 hope to sign their first sponsorship contracts for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in early 2017, in a bid to make an early start on generating finances for the event.

Rugby World Cup winner Rachael Burford of England and former Ireland captain Fiona Coghlan will speak about the growth of the women’s game during the World Rugby Conference and Exhibition next month, it has been announced.