Six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has labelled a proposal to reset athletics world records, in response to the doping crisis in the sport, as “pointless”.

Rio 2016 has announced the rescheduling of a cycling test event to allow more time for the track to be laid at their under-construction velodrome.  

FIFA Presidential hopeful Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein says he believes an agreement signed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is a "blatant attempt" to secure a bloc vote for rival candidate Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa.

The Mongolian Sports Press Union (MSPU) have presented Jargalsaikhan Tsetsegmaa with their Best Sports Journalist trophy after collaboration with the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC).

The United States successfully defended their International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's Under-18 Championship title after coming from behind to beat fierce rivals and hosts Canada 3-2 in St Catharines.

Italy and defending champions Spain have booked their places in the last eight of the women's European Water Polo Championships after recording their third straight wins in Belgrade’s Kombank Arena.

Cortney Jordan, Jessica Long and Rebecca Meyers headline a 29-strong US Paralympics national swimming team for 2016.

France’s Benjamin Thomas produced two fine performances to claim double gold on the opening day of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Cup in Hong Kong.

Turkiye Conquerors are poised to make their World Series of Boxing (WSB) debut as Season VI gets underway this weekend.

LimbPower is encouraging amputees and people with limb impairments to participate in a sport and physical activity survey.

International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer and head director of the Judo for Peace Commission, Nicolas Messner, have received the International Creative Organisation Award at the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Awards ceremony in Dubai.

Former President of Hungary and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Pál Schmitt has been appointed as the President of the Budapest 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee.

Eight Nigerian athletes-including four gold medallists from last year's All-Africa Games, have been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after testing positive for illegal substances, according to the country’s Sports Minister Solomon Dalung.

The opening stage of the 2017 Tour de France will be a 13 kilometres individual time trial, the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has announced, with Germany's Tony Martin installed as the early favourite to claim the first yellow jersey on home soil.