Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, stated in a press conference that the $8 million is available to proceed with the bank transfer and try to regain the venue in Barranquilla, which was lost last week due to repeated violations, despite extensions being granted.

Olympic shooting gold medallist Michael Diamond's firearms licence has been rejected, dashing his hopes of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics in pursuit of a second gold.

Welsh rugby legend John Peter Rhys Williams has died aged 74, according to the Bridgend Ravens Club, where he was president until his death.

The former head of the International Biathlon Union (IBU), Anders Besseberg, is charged with 'aggravated corruption' for allegedly covering up Russian doping by using sexual favours with prostitutes and hunting expeditions as 'currency'.

FIFA has achieved its goal in Brazil by imposing its rules over national law and reinstating the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrigues. In doing so, it has maintained the status quo and allowed football to continue as usual.

USA Baseball has announced the 16-team field for the 2024 National High School Invitational (NHSI), to be held from 10-13 April in Cary, North Carolina, including defending champion and top seed Huntington Beach High School of California.

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine has honoured the country's best athletes in a difficult environment. High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh was named the best athlete of 2023 in a country that has 51 athletes qualified for Paris.

The German football legend, who won World Cups as both a player and a coach, has died aged 78 after a battle with an illness that kept him away from public life.

The historic President of the Angolan Olympic Committee (COA), Gustavo da Conceição, has announced that he will not run for re-election to the highest position in Angolan sports, after serving five terms.

The Ethiopian Olympic Committee (EOC) has begun preparations for the Olympic year with the goal of surpassing the four medals won at the last Games in Tokyo in 2020.

January 2024 begins with a flurry of sporting activity in the run-up to Paris 2024. The thirty-third Olympic Games of the modern era, with more than 10,000 athletes, will begin in the Paris region on 26 July.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) celebrates its centenary on 7 January in Lausanne, Switzerland, although the sport has a much longer history, with Olympic participation dating back to London 1908.

The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has called for the obstacles to be removed and for the Pan American Games to return to Barranquilla, following the unequivocal withdrawal announced by Panam Sports a few days ago.

USA Surfing led the media and communications efforts for surfing's Olympic debut and Carissa Moore's historic gold medal. The sport's governing body in the United States now has a president and a new Board.