"Next year or 'by 2026 at the latest'," International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach told Xinhua Sports last Monday. That's the date being considered for the first Olympic Esports Games, which Japan is bidding to host and where "artificial intelligence will play an important role".

Germany added a cross-country skiing gold to their medal tally thanks to the performance of Jackob Elias Doche. This boosted their chances of overtaking Italy on the medal tally at Gangwon 2024, after a day without results for the Italians.

Julius Bär Bank becomes one of the sponsors of Swiss University Sport and the two parties sign an agreement to work together for the next three years with the aim of deepening a single goal in mind: "Supporting the leaders of tomorrow". The aim is to promote of the combination of sport and study.

This Thursday marks ten years since Adam Silver replaced David Stern as commissioner of the NBA. According to ESPN, his tenure will be extended until the end of the decade. In what would be a record-breaking round of media rights deals, Silver could once again be at the centre of the action.

Elsa Taenglander and Kajsa Johansson in the women's competition and Federico Pozzi in the men's secured gold, silver and bronze in the most exciting events on Day 10 of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon. Korea triumphed in figure skating with a spectacular performance by Kim Hiyugyeon.

A brilliant performance by the Dutch in Muscat, Oman, saw them defeat India in the final to add another trophy to their impressive record which includes Olympic gold, senior and junior world titles, world indoor championship gold and the FIH Hockey Pro League title.

Charlie Beatty in freestyle skiing and Eli Bouchard in snowboarding secured two gold medals for the Canadian team on day nine at Gangwon 2024. They dominated Sunday's events. Italy tops the medal table with 10 golds after Flora Tabanelli's second win.

Russia's Serpukhov will host the first edition of the IBA Champions' Night 2024 on 3 February with a main event featuring World Championship bronze medallist Vsevolod Shumkov of Russia and Tashkent-2023 runner-up Saidel Horta of Cuba. 

Zvonimir Boban, once one of Croatia's finest footballers and a former AC Milan player, has resigned as UEFA's Director of Football in opposition to Aleksander Ceferin's possible re-election as UEFA President until 2031. UEFA announced Boban's decision to step down in a mutually agreed statement.

World Champions Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag lived up to expectations to win the 2024 J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, defeating Nouran Gohar and Diego Elías respectively in the spectacular Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal.

A Spanish judge has suggested that the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEA), Luis Rubiales, should stand trial for forcibly kissing Spain international Jenny Hermoso after Spain won the Women's World Cup. It was "non-consensual and a unilateral and unexpected gesture", the investigation concluded.

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Presidents of the Global Esports Federation and the International Esports Federation led to the creation of this group, which will help both bodies work together in a crucial year, with the possible creation of the first ever Esports Olympic Games.

The first meeting of the YouMind (Youth Individual Sports Mindset) project partners took place on 22 January in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The meeting was organised by the European University Sports Association (EUSA). 

The young skater won her third gold medal at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. She won the mass start speed skating event. She had already won gold in the 500m and 1,500m races and bronze in the mixed relay with Sem Spruit.