Doubts over Rome’s candidacy for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games have grown after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi claimed he believes the city could withdraw from the race if staunch bid opponent Virginia Raggi is elected Mayor.

Matevents PTY, a new company set up to provide an extensive range of merchandise for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, has won the exclusive licensing and retail rights for the event.

Cisco Systems GK has signed on as the 22nd Official Partner of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, it was announced today.

The build-up to the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk has officially got underway with the unveiling of the countdown clock for the event at a special ceremony in the Russian city.

The Slovak Association of Frisbee (SAF) has been accepted as a full member of the Slovak Olympic Committee (SOV), it has been announced.

Brazil recovered from their disappointing start to their Copa América Centenario campaign as Phillipe Coutinho scored a hat-trick in a 7-1 demolition of Haiti at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko will stand for re-election as the head of the Russian Football Union (RFU) despite allegations he prevented the reporting of a positive drugs test from a top-flight player in the nation.

Top seed Chen Long of China breezed through to the second round at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Australian Open as the men’s singles drawn was blown wide open by the withdrawals of Olympic champion Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.

Defending champions the United States recorded their second consecutive victory at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Women's Water Polo World League Super Final with a battling 11-8 over Canada at the Oriental Sports Centre in Shanghai.

Football Association of Slovenia (NZS) President Aleksander Čeferin has officially entered the race for the UEFA Presidency and immediately called for reforms to be implemented similar to those which have come into force within FIFA.

Mexico City will host the 2017 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships alongside the IPC Powerlifting World Championships, it was announced today.

Brazil will host the 2019 Copa América, President of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Alejandro Dominguez has confirmed.

Papua New Guinea and New Zealand reached the final of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) as their last four encounters at the Sir John Guise Stadium went ahead despite police opening fire on a group of protesters in Port Moresby before the matches were due to take place.

The Benin Football Federation (FBF) has moved closer to having its suspension from FIFA lifted after the body confirmed it will hold overdue Executive Committee elections tomorrow.