A Japanese probe into a controversial payment made by Tokyo 2020 to Singapore-based Black Tidings was limited and had "many flaws", a French judge reportedly concluded. 

controversial, due to its links to Papa Massata Diack, son of disgraced former International Association of Athletics

Earlier this month, BCW Sports released the 2020 International Sports Federation Social Media Ranking.

t.co/R7P2ziqGYs— Viktor Huszar (@ViktorHuszar1) January 19, 2021Our study showed that apart from World Athletics

Germany’s Francesco Friedrich earned his fourth International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup title in the two-man event with victory in Innsbruck.

champion.Australia’s Breeana Walker won the women’s monobob in a track record.Walker, who switched to bobsleigh from athletics

Smaller International Federations (IFs), with smaller operations and staff, are less exposed to the effects of the pandemic than larger organisations, according to a top Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) official.

The cash dividend from the Games to IFs has been delayed by a year.Group A sports such as athletics,

Dina Asher-Smith equalled her British record of 7.08sec in winning the 60 metres at the first World Athletics

#WorldIndoorTour pic.twitter.com/ynNz5POr7j— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) January 29, 2021But after

#WorldIndoorTour pic.twitter.com/EcgFAqSOGJ— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) January 29, 2021France

Brazilian university sports competitions will have a new calendar and format in 2021 that will seek to minimise health risks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The competition will be organised in academics as well as the following sports - athletics, badminton

Athletes will be limited to the Athletes’ Village and competition venues on arrival for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates, who has also reiterated that further postponement of the Games is not an option.

prospect of a behind-closed-doors Olympic and Paralympic Games has been mooted in recent months.World Athletics

line-up featuring several former world and Olympic champions has been assembled for the first World Athletics

five non-scoring disciplines on the schedule in Karlsruhe for the first of six scheduled World Indoor Athletics

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is ignoring advice from independent reform experts to delay its elections, which are scheduled to take place in the last week of March.

Entourage Commission and chairs the International Volleyball Federation Appeals Panel, and the World Athletics

Russia’s former world 110 metres hurdles champion Sergey Shubenkov, reported by Russian media to be facing a four-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance, has strongly denied the charge and insisted he is not under any restrictions.

Well, it happens…passed…however I did receive an email from AIU (Athletics Integrity Unit)"It’s never

training as normal.There is no notice of any provisional suspension involving him on the website of the Athletics

Kenya is set to bid for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, after Athletics Kenya (AK) President

the bidding documents for the Championships and could build on from hosting the 2017 Under-18 World Athletics

Championships in 2017, which were held in the capital Nairobi.Kenya is also set to host the Under-20 World Athletics

will be bidding for the Championships and we have already received the bidding documents from World Athletics

Doha hosted the last World Athletics Championships in 2019 ©Getty ImagesSports Cabinet Secretary Amina

This year, we will be hosting the Under-20 World Athletics Championships," said Mohammed."

Former South African men's 800 metres record holder and Atlanta 1996 Olympian, Marius van Heerden, has died at the age of 46 after contracting COVID-19.

Back-to-back Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee is one of four athletes who will look to break the iron-distance triathlon world record next year.

the iron distance, which features a 3.8-kilometre swim, 180km cycle and 42km run.The 42km run is an athletics

The Special Pan American and Parapan American Games Legacy Project has signed a facilities management contract with a subsidiary of utilities firm Engie, which will now oversee the maintenance of Lima 2019 venues.

operated by the company and kept to international standards.The National Sports Village includes the athletics

Russia’s former world 110 metres hurdles champion Sergey Shubenkov faces a four-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance, Russian media including Match TV are reporting.

internationally since the ban introduced in 2015 by the sport’s world governing body, now known as World Athletics