Around 100 delegates and 29 International Member Federations with voting rights attended the International World Games Association (IWGA) AGM where the IWGA Athletes Committee, Women's leadership programme, Sustainability Strategy, and cooperation with National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Sports Organisations (NSOs) were among the topics discussed.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is looking to June's Men's T20 World Cup to "pique the interest" of American sports fans before cricket makes its Olympic return at Los Angeles 2028.

The International Committee of Mediterranean Games (ICMG) Executive Committee gathered on 20 April in Rabat to discuss the progress of preparations underway for the next edition; the 2026 Mediterranean Games which will be held in Taranto, Italy from 21 August to 3 September 2026.

Olympic medalist Emma Coburn said in an Instagram post Thursday, that her dream of competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics is over; after breaking her ankle in Shanghai last month. 

Tiger Woods nearly lost his right leg after a 2021 car accident but vowed to return to the PGA Tour. Currently ranked 789th in the world, the 15-time major winner and golfing legend has accepted the invite for next month’s signature American tournament.

West Indies cricketer Devon Thomas has been handed a five-year ban from cricket after confessing to seven breaches of anti-corruption regulations, as announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday.

Belarusians competing under a neutral flag in Paris 2024 have been sent a message from their country's leader. It's not the first time the president has encouraged his athletes as a national propaganda manoeuvre. With just two and a half months to go before the competitions begin, his tone reached another level.

Many Olympic volunteers with Russian and Belarusian passports - some living in France, others in their home countries - reported having received identical letters, citing security risks, saying they had failed background checks.

Ten cricket pitches have completed their journey up the East Coast of the United States from Florida to New York state and are being installed in a new stadium built for next month's T20 World Cup, Agence France-Presse reported Thursday. 

Major League Baseball (MLB) has revealed that its free-to-attend fan festival will once again take place in Trafalgar Square, leading up to the MLB World Tour: London Series 2024.

Former captain Steve Smith and rising talent Jake Fraser-McGurk were notable omissions as Australia named their T20 World Cup squad on Wednesday, Agence France-Presse reports. 

The Ukrainian Olympic Committee (UOC) and the Ministry of Sport of Ukraine on Thursday issued a list of recommendations to its Olympic athletes on how to behave in the presence of athletes from Russia and Belarus at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has been handed a suspended two-month ban following his admission of breaching Football Association (FA) betting regulations.

The Slovenian rider is set to attempt something even more ambitious: a double in the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in the same year. Only seven riders have ever achieved this. 3,321 kilometres, 21 stages, 60 kilometres of time trials, and a favourite looking to make history again. It's been 25 years since a rider won both Grand Tours in the same year - Pantani did it in 1999.

Following Japan's loss to Malaysia in the quarter-finals of the Thomas and Uber Cup in Chengdu, China, two-time world champion Kento Momota retired from international badminton without playing a single match on Thursday.