Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) has announced the recipients of this year's Sport Awards (CCSA), who will be honoured at a banquet in Ottawa on 21 September. The award is presented to a Canadian SportWORKS officer who has made a significant contribution to the development of sport.

Seeking to find some kind of relief in sport while their war-ravaged country struggles, athletes from Ukraine showcased their Olympic outfits ahead of 2024 Games marred by international conflict.

In a US Congress hearing on Tuesday in which they questioned the World Anti-Doping Agency’s handling of the 2021 Chinese swimming drugs scandal, the two great American swimming legends asked for significant reform at the global body’s core.

After missing the Tokyo 2020 Games because of the Coronavirus, the Aussie tennis star was selected Wednesday to headline a potent national team with hopes to land a medal in Paris 2024. Ajla Tomljanovic will be the only countrywoman on the singles draw.

The French tech giant and Paris 2024 partner is still in dire straits after Onepoint’s lifeline was dropped on Wednesday as “conditions were not met to conclude an agreement for a lasting solution for financial restructuring”. Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is now back in the mix.

UAE Jiu-Jitsu National Team delivered an impressive performance at the Grand Prix Thailand Open 2024 over the weekend, securing 15 medals, including five gold, three silver, and seven bronze. The event, held in Bangkok, is considered an ideal preparation for the team ahead of major international events, particularly the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Greece in November.

Preparations for the 2024 edition of the IMMAF Youth World Championships, scheduled from 6–10 August at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City, are in full swing the organising committee for the event has announced.

With head coach Lee Chang-geon in charge, Korea will send four athletes to the taekwondo competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Park Tae-joon in the men's 58 kilograms, Seo Geon-woo in the men's 80kg, Kim Yu-jin in the women's 57kg and Lee Da-bin in the women's +67kg.

After the disappointment of not qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympics, Jordanian taekwondo athlete Julyana Al-Sadeq has gone on to reach incredible heights – thanks in no small part to the support of Olympic Solidarity, the IOC official website reports. 

Masomah Ali Zada is "proud" to represent "all those who have been forced to flee their country" in her role as chef de mission of the Refugee team at the Paris Olympics, she told Agence France-Presse. 

Reigning women's Olympic 800 metres champion Athing Mu will not defend her title at next month's Paris Games after suffering a dramatic fall at the US trials in Eugene, Oregon.

The Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 to win ice hockey's Stanley Cup for the first time on Monday as Canada's 31-year title drought continued.

Kazakhstan joined in the worldwide Olympic Day celebrations by highlighting the core values of the Olympic Movement. The National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan began the festivities with its traditional "Olympian is Born" campaign by welcoming all newborns over the country, who it is believed, are future champions.

Jibril Rajoub, the president of the Palestinian Olympic Committee, is calling for Israel to be banned from the 2024 Paris Olympics over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Rajoub highlighted to Deutsche Welle examples of how he said Israel had broken the Olympic Charter: the set of rules governing the Olympic Games.