Telecommunication firm Rostelecom says it has been commissioned to support the Yekaterinburg 2023 World University Games.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has approved the allocation of quota places for the Women’s and Men’s World Cups, which will take place in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

A monument to sambo’s founders Vasily Oshchepkov, Victor Spiridonov and Anatol Kharlampiev is set to be unveiled on December 18.

FIFA has approved reforms to better protect female players and football coaches, amendments to the international match calendar and the staging of a seven-team FIFA Club World Cup in Japan next year.

A promotional video for Umar Kremlev’s campaign to become International Boxing Association (AIBA) President has been released by media channel Boxing Highlights C4TV.

The Belarus Sports Solidarity Foundation (BSSF) has called for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to issue a life ban to Belarusian Ice Hockey Association (BIHA) President Dmitri Baskov, alleging he has brought "ice hockey into disrepute".

Dmitri Aliev, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Alena Kostornaia will all miss the fifth stage of the Russian Cup after the trio all tested positive for coronavirus.

Donna de Varona and John Naber have been elected to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Board, with the duo poised to take up their positions officially on January 1.

Tokyo 2020 has claimed the postponement of the Olympic Games will cost $2.8 billion (£2 billion/€2.3 billion), as the Organising Committee confirmed how the additional costs would be allocated.

Para Football has been launched to mark the United Nations' (UN) International Day of Persons with Disabilities, with the new foundation bringing together International Federations governing different types of football.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced it will make €1.8 million (£1.6 million/$2.1 million) worth of grant funding available to its members in 2021 to provide additional support during the coronavirus pandemic.

Jeddah has been announced as host of the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships, with the event billed as a "like for like" substitute to this year’s cancelled event.

Ruka will host an International Ski Federation (FIS) Aerials World Cup event for the first time in 17 years as the Finnish venue opens the new season.

Former Tour de France race leader Rinaldo Nocentini has been given a four-year doping ban following an athlete biological passport (ABP) case.