An investigation has been launched by the International Union of Powerboating (UIM) after Italian world champion Massimo Rossi was tragically killed in an accident during a race in Germany.

Frenchman Christoph Vassallo has been appointed to replace Max Cobb of the United States as the chair of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Technical Committee.

Boccia England’s inaugural National Boccia Day, held during last month’s Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, has been declared a success by the governing body.

A new strategic plan aimed at helping Japan win medals in a wider range of sports at their home Olympic and Paralympic Games has been unveiled by Sports Agency Commissioner Daichi Suzuki.

Katinka Hosszú of Hungary maintained the form which saw her win three Olympic titles in Rio de Janeiro as she clinched four gold medals on the opening day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai.

Chile have been ordered to play a World Cup qualifier against Venezuela in March behind closed doors after FIFA sanctioned 11 Football Associations for "discriminatory and unsporting conduct of fans".

An initiative entitled "Project Energia", aimed at combating the trafficking of performance-enhancing drugs, has been established by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and Interpol.

Sustainable management of National Federations formed a key part of the agenda at an International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) workshop in Buenos Aires today.

Maria Sharapova's two-year ban for failing a drugs test has been reduced to 15 months and she will be free to return to the sport in April of next year, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced today after the five-time Grand Slam champion's appeal.

South African hockey has been given a boost after the sport’s worldwide governing body confirmed the nation would host a joint men’s and women’s Hockey World League (HWL) semi-final next year.

International Rowing Federation (FISA) President Jean-Christophe Rolland called for Tokyo 2020 to keep to its original plan after a warning that rowing events may be moved 400 kilometres outside of the Japanese capital.

Belarus were fearful their entire nation would be banned from competing at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after a member of their delegation carried the Russian flag at the Opening Ceremony, the head of the country’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Oleg Chepel has admitted.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has proposed expanding the World Cup to 48 teams - eight more than he originally suggested in his election manifesto.

Fan Zhendong maintained his impressive run of form after he was not included in China's squad for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by clinching a second straight title with victory over team-mate Xu Xin in the final of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Men's World Cup in Saarbrücken.