Ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter has accused the man who currently holds the position, Gianni Infantino, of being a "megalomaniac" as he confirmed Swiss prosecutors have formally dropped one of the cases against him.

The 48-team World Cup is set to come into force in 2026, when the United States, Canada and Mexico are

Committee (IOC) says it "fully respects" statements made by athletes concerning the ongoing protests in the United

States following the death of George Floyd, while the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

Olympic-related matters by the Fundamental Principles of the Olympic Charter, in particular Principle 6, which states

produced the guidelines to differentiate between protests and "expressing views" regarding Rule 50.Rule 50 states

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has banned the use of fluorinated waxes in all of its disciplines from the start of the 2020-2021 season.

Regulations have been established in the United States that are already in place and will be implemented

An Indian weightlifter who suffered "mental trauma" and, she says, lost her chance to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of an unexplained mix-up over a doping positive is seeking compensation from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

suffer "a huge injustice".Even now, more than two and a half years since her sample was taken by the United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) at a training camp in Las Vegas shortly before the 2017 IWF World

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has said it passionately believes that athlete advocacy and activism "humanises rather than politicises" sport amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter demonstrations.

The open letter comes amid ongoing protests in the United States, which have spread to other nations

Three-time Olympic swimming gold medallist and civil rights lawyer Nancy Hogshead-Makar has been appointed to the USA Badminton Board of Directors.

Hogshead-Makar, a prominent critic of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), joins

Act.The act, introduced in 1978, brought centralised control of sports to the USOPC – then called the United

States Olympic Committee – and generated the idea of creating national governing bodies to run the individual

are among the latest sporting organisations to issue statements as ongoing protests continue in the United

States following the death of George Floyd.

not against the rules, meaning no action was required from the referee.Protests have continued in the United

States following the death of George Floyd last week ©Getty Images"According to the DFB constitution

"work to create the future we want to be a part of", following protests in the city and across the United

States over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.

officers who were also present have been fired.There have been protest in Los Angeles and across the United

States over the killing of George Floyd and the other African-Americans at the hands of the police ©

Former Czech athlete Tomas Matura has been appointed head coach of the United States women's Nordic combined

celebration event designed to reveal details of Madden NFL 21 in light of the protests in the United

States and across the world over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

A documentary following the Canadian wheelchair rugby team at the final Tokyo 2020 qualification event has premiered.

to September 5 next year.The Canadian team are set to join Japan, Australia, Denmark, Britain, the United

States, New Zealand and France in the competition.Canada will hope to secure a medal in the event having

auctioned off his winners' ring from Super Bowl LI, with the proceeds going towards feeding people in the United

States impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commonwealth Games England (CGE) has donated team kit from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games to hospital staff to help them remain active when working away from home.

resulted in more than 6.2 million confirmed cases worldwide and more than 374,000 recorded deaths.The United

Kingdom has the second highest number of deaths worldwide, with more than 34,000 recorded.Only the United

States has reported more deaths.

Argentinian women's volleyball player Julieta Lazcano has said that her team will be able to perform better at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after they finished ninth when making their Olympic debut at Rio 2016.

January through the South American Qualifier, Argentina will compete against China, Italy, Russia, the United

States and Turkey in the group phase.

If the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics do take place next summer it will mean, one would fervently hope, that the COVID-19 pandemic has been controlled, if not eradicated. And if so, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) needs to gird itself.

have been around for a very much longer time than coronavirus, and which are currently inflamed in the United

States, and the wider world, following the recent killing of a black man – George Floyd – in the course

Executive Board and the Athletes' Commission, specific guidelines were added to the IOC's Rule 50 – which states