Two-times Olympic fencing champion Diana Bianchedi has been appointed secretary general of Rome 2024 following the surprise departure of Claudia Bugno, it has been announced.

Venezuela became the latest team to claim a shock victory at the inaugural World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 competition as they edged world number two the United States 7-5 in Pool B on a bumper day of action at the event in Chinese Taipei.

Five countries have secured quota places in the archery competition at Rio 2016 following the conclusion of the Asian Championships in Thai capital Bangkok.

Funcho has been chosen as the name of the mascot for the 2016 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal following the conclusion of a public vote.

The opening match of next year's Olympic football tournament is due to be a women’s Group E encounter in Rio de Janeiro on August 3, with both men’s and women’s finals scheduled to take place at the Maracanã Stadium after FIFA confirmed the schedule for the competitions in the Brazilian city.

The first-ever North American professional rugby union league will be launched in the United States in April 2016, it has been announced.

French capital Paris will host both the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Cup Dressage and Jumping finals for the first time in 2018, it has been announced.

Pyeongchang 2018 has today launched a public survey to find the artistic design which will be used to brand facilities and other promotional items during the Winter Olympics and Paralympics

Canada sprung the first surprise of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 event as they claimed a shock 5-1 victory over Olympic silver medallists Cuba at Taichung's Intercontinental Stadium today.

Tier two nations will have more influence on the decision-making within World Rugby after the governing body announced an expansion of its ruling Council, which comes into effect next year.

Australian police remain bewildered after a bronze medal from the 1952 Olympic Games in Finnish capital Helsinki worth a reported $10,000 (£6,600/€9,400) was found in a rubbish bin outside of a Melbourne home.

Franz Beckenbauer has become further implicated in the scandal surrounding his country winning the right to stage the 2006 World Cup after one of the German Football Association (DFB) acting vice-presidents claimed he signed a draft contract promising favours to Trinidad and Tobago's Jack Warner shortly before the vote for the tournament.

There is "no doubt" artistic gymnastics will be included on the sports programme for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban, International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) secretary general André Gueisbuhler has told insidethegames.

The men’s African Olympic Qualifying Tournament will take place in Brazzaville from January 7 to 14, the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) has announced.