Croatia has been announced as the new host of the 2021 European Karate Championships, with the continental competition set to take place in Porec following the withdrawal of Sweden.

The President of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC), Hugh Graham, has walked around the territory's main island Rarotonga to raise funds for schools around the Cook Islands.

Leonz Eder, first vice-president of International University Sports Federation (FISU) and managing director of Swiss University Sports, has met with the new Chinese ambassador to Switzerland, Wang Shihting, with both parties discussing the upcoming University Games in their respective countries.

The UEFA qualification groups for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have been drawn in Zurich today, with 55 countries set to participate with 13 spots on offer.

The winner of the United States Olympic Marathon Trials women's race, Aliphine Tuliamuk, looks set to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, after she gives birth.

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt was a clear winner in the men's giant slalom in the second International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup race in Santa Caterina in Italy.

Paris 2024 organisers have launched a campaign which is calling for the creation of Paralympic sport emojis.

Shooting Australia has confirmed that its 2021 National Performance Series will include Para-shooters competing against able-bodied athletes in several events.

Kinuko Idogawa, one of the main members of Japan's gold medal-winning team in women's volleyball at the Tokyo 1964 Olympics, has died at the age of 81 following a brain haemorrhage. 

Austria's Sabrina Filzmoser and Brazil's Flavio Canto have been appointed as International Judo Federation (IJF) climate ambassadors by IJF President Marius Vizer, in a bid to spread the message of environmentalism.

World Athletics has made amendments to its running shoes rules, which allows development shoes to be worn in international competitions.

England's Zena Wooldridge has been elected World Squash Federation President following the organisation's Annual General Meeting (AGM), defeating incumbent Jacques Fontaine.

Salt Lake City 2002 curling gold medallist Rhona Howie has called for extra support for her local rink in Scotland, which is struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first Africa University Mind Sport Championships have taken place remotely, with bridge, draughts and chess champions all crowned.