A total of 17 athletes have been selected to represent Australia at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

A study has found the United States to be the most influential power in international sports politics, with North America and Europe continuing to dominate world governing bodies. 

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has announced nine appointees to the inaugural United States Center for Safe Sport Board.

Denmark handed Spain their first defeat of the 2016 European Men’s Handball Championship to take a huge step towards reaching the semi-finals.

Ivory Coast sealed their progression to the quarter-final stage of the 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda after two high scoring matches brought Group A to a close.

Defending men’s champion Novak Djokovic was given a major scare by France’s Gilles Simon but the Serbian battled through to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Simon Gerrans was crowned Tour Down Under winner for a record fourth time as Australia and Orica-GreenEdge enjoyed a double celebration thanks to Caleb Ewan winning the final stage of the race.

Britain and Italy have been awarded hosting rights for American Football European Championship 2016 qualifying tournaments with eight teams due to be in action.

Hungary's Supreme Court, the Curia, has rejected a move for a referendum to be held on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

America’s World Cycling League (WCL) is set to launch a team track cycling format in March, in a bid to provide fans with more excitement.

New Zealand are set to appear in their third straight women’s Olympic football tournament after taking a commanding 7-1 lead over Papua New Guinea in their Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament first leg tie.

Marie Bochet secured the 51st International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup victory of her career by earning slalom gold in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Australia’s Bridie O’Donnell has broken the women’s cycling hour record after achieving a distance of 46.882 kilometres during her attempt at the Adelaide Super-Drome.

Hockey Ireland have started the search for a new  chief executive with the successful candidate due to lead the organisation into the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro later this year, the first time the country have qualified for the tournament in 108 years.