By Nick ButlerOngoing political upheaval in Thailand has taken another sporting casualty with the announcement that the Thai leg of the Asian Tour, the Chiangmai Golf Classic, has been postponed.

ImagesAmong other events due to take place later this year to have already been suspended is a beach volleyball

By Duncan MackayFormer Barcelona and Chelsea star Deco was today cleared of a doping offence by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after they ruled that his test had been mishandled by the laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, which has since been suspended.

on samples - the element of its operation which had caused it falsely to report that Brazilian beach volleyball

iconic beaches of Baku.Taking place in the Beach Arena at the Flag Square Venues Cluster where beach volleyball

By Nick Butler International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President Adhan Sharara has insisted they will "wait and see" how events in Thailand pan out before taking a decision on whether to move the season-ending Grand Finals to a different location.

cautious when travelling to the nation.It was announced on May 7 that the Phuket leg of the International Volleyball

By Nick ButlerSwitches in venues for the sports of judo and sitting volleyball at the Rio 2016 Paralympic

Judo will be moved from Olympic Hall 2 to Hall 3, while sitting volleyball will now take place in the

Guimarães, executive director of sport and Paralympic integration at Rio 2016, told insidethegames that for volleyball

boccia competition programme which means the two cannot be held in the same venue, he added.The sitting volleyball

link to Rio 2016 as "encouraging progress" reportedNovember 2013: Rio 2016 venue switch for sitting volleyball

By Paul OsborneAn International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Cup scheduled to take place in Thailand will not be sanctioned, IPC Shooting has revealed.

sporting events were relocated or cancelled due to the country's current situation.The International Volleyball

has been released for the men's and women's competition ahead of the 2014 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball

take place in Elbląg, Poland, from June 15 until 21, the Championships are the pinnacle of the Para-volleyball

Russia.Paralympic champions China will be among the favourites to take the women's title as the top 12 sitting volleyball

By Gary AndersonHistoric Kelvin Hall in the west end of Glasgow is set to become the central hub for the 15,000-strong workforce to pick up uniform and accreditation for this year's Commonwealth Games.

Sports Arena has hosted a range of national and international events in athletics, boxing, badminton and volleyball

By Gary AndersonThe second African Youth Games are set to get underway in Gaborone, Botswana, tomorrow as the city prepares to welcome around 2,500 athletes from 54 countries for 10 days of competition.

, golf, judo, karate, netball, rowing, rugby, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball

with the road cycling events scheduled to make their way through the streets of the city, while the volleyball

By Paul OsborneBangkok has been awarded the 2014 World Tour Grand Finals after the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) despite the army today imposing martial law in the Thai capital. 

International Tennis Premier League was moved from Bangkok to Manila, the Phuket leg of the International Volleyball

By Paul OsborneSports Federations for athletics, weightlifting and bodybuilding, swimming golf and fencing in Bahrain are set to from new Athletes' Commissions.

Abdulamir, had a meeting with Bahrain Handball Association general secretary Khalid Al Najem and national volleyball

By Nick ButlerAlthough it is tempting to "jump on the bandwagon" and criticise preparations for Rio 2016, it is better to offer support and praise the positive aspects, an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) official has told insidethegames.

multi-sport preparation camp on 1,000 days road to Rio 2016November 2013: Rio 2016 venue switch for sitting volleyball

By Gary AndersonThe Rwanda National Olympic Committee (RNOC) has named a squad of 39 athletes for the upcoming African Youth Games in Botswana.

and Assoumpta Isimbi Kamanda competing in table tennis.Meanwhile, Rwanda will be represented in the volleyball

By Nick ButlerMore details on the qualification system for 18 of the sports to be contested at the European Games in Baku have been released with little more than a year to go until the inaugural event. 

and taekwondo, qualification will consist of a rankings period ending on December 31, while for beach volleyball

By Paul OsborneThe International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) now has the joint-most National Associations after Mali and the US Virgin Islands joined its ranks.

the ITTF Annual General Meeting in Tokyo on April 30.It puts the ITTF equal with the International Volleyball