The country's leader, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and the boxer, who was recently appointed President of the Kazakh National Olympic Committee (NOC), met to agree on their criteria for this new venture for sport in Kazakhstan. Golovkin announced that he was in favour of a strengthening of relations with the IOC.

Seven events in each emirate under the theme: "The United Arab Emirates Unite Us". This is the ninth year in a row that the authorities have tried to involve the whole of society in sport. It is a day of celebration. The main event, a running marathon along the Fujairah and Umbrella Corniche, will be organised by the Emirate of Fujairah.

The Mexican champion knocked out his challenger, Japan's Reiya Abe, in the eighth round. The fight took place in front of a sell-out crowd at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. It was Lopez's third defence since winning the title in 2022, when he defeated British boxer Josh Warrington.

The Legends Cricket Trophy will be held at the Pallakele Stadium in Kandy from the 8-19 March. The 12-day competition will feature the New York Superstar Strikers and legends such as Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Sharma and Chamara Kapugedera.

The 15-time major winner, who returned to competition last month at the age of 48 after undergoing ankle surgery last year, has been awarded the United States Golf Association's highest honour. Woods will receive the award at a ceremony at Pinehurst during the US Open in June.

Andy Criere, Joan Duru, Ramzi Boukhiam, Rio Waida and Tim Elter qualified for Paris 2024 on the final day of waves in Puerto Rico. Brazil leads the women's team category at the World Surfing Games. France leads the men's category.

Both parties want to strengthen the existing cooperation. To this end, they signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Baku. During the event, the "Complex Development Model" was presented. The model aims at the development of volleyball in the country.

World Rugby's move to require players to wear mouthguards that measure 'head acceleration events' has been temporarily withdrawn. Players will not be required to leave the field immediately when the alarm is sounded.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has urged international anti-doping stakeholders not to put the most vulnerable at risk as it wrapped up its participation at the 2024 World Education Conference in Cannes, France.

It's where all the fans will gather and will be called the Olympic Festival. It will be equipped with giant screens to watch the competitions, shows, concerts, bars, sports activities and receptions for the athletes returning from the Olympic Games.

The "Olympic Capital" and the canton of Vaud are preparing to host the World Finals on 9 March. The two venues will host 60 international federations and associations. Among them is the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

The organisation has launched an open call for candidates following the departure of Owen Lewis as Education Secretary. The aim is to find someone in place who will continue Lewis' legacy of leadership and support for the Olympic movement.

This joint initiative aims to provide training and guidance to individuals in the sports industry, particularly in the field of boxing. This is the first stage of a three-phase project. 11 of the participants will have a background in sport.

The concept of the 'Enhanced Games', an Olympic-style event where doping would be allowed, has been rejected by the president of world athletics. Coe described the organisation of such events as "nonsense". WADA, for its part, said it was a "dangerous and irresponsible concept".