Interest in taking part in the upcoming European Universities Games Debrecen-Miskolc is very high, with many applications already received. The excitement for the next edition of the Games in Hungary is growing.

After announcing the first Torchbearers, the Team Relay captains, Paris 2024 has had good news for the majority - 80% - of the 11,000 people who will have the unique experience of carrying the Torch on the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relay.

The Zagreb Open was the first major tournament of Olympic wrestling in 2024. Athletes came to Croatia to complete various tasks at the beginning of the Olympic year.

The ECA met in Belgrade this Saturday for the first time in 2024. They discussed the venues for major canoeing events in the coming years, including the Senior European Championships in France and the Junior and U23 European Championships in Slovenia, both in 2025.

Leo Messi and Aitana Bonmatí were joined by Guardiola, Wiegman, Ederson and Mary Ears as the main winners of The Best awards, which were presented in London on Monday. The honours recognise the best performances of the 2022-23 season. The late Bobby Charlton, Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer were also awarded.

In an important meeting for the Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF), elections were held in Lima, Peru, to fill key positions within the organisation. José Quiñones was re-elected by the member federations to lead the organisation for the next few years.

The Pope wants the power of sport to 'break down barriers and promote peace' to end the world's wars.. He is focusing on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as a global showcase and a source of 'hope'. His words came during a meeting with the Athlética Vaticana. Vatican News reported.

Indonesian weightlifting legend Raema Lisa Rumbewas died at the Jayapura District Hospital on 14 January at the age of 43, according to the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI).

Only those who have completed a marathon know how difficult it is to run 42,195 metres, the legendary distance that inspired the Greek messenger Pheidippides when he ran from Marathon to Athens in 480 BC to bring news of a key event in the Battle of Marathon.

The FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) has announced that national teams participating in Paris 2024 will have the option to include an additional player as a reserve. The total roster will now consist of 13 players, with the reserve only able to play in exceptional circumstances.

Last Friday saw a crucial meeting took place in Birmingham where the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) discussed the 2026 European Athletics Championships in light of the lack of resources and financial challenges facing England's second largest city.

Six members of the executive board of the Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) have resigned from their posts and demanded that elections be held to form a new board. They argued that this was required by the organisation's statutes.

Hammer thrower Hanna Skydan is one of Azerbaijan's best track and field options at Paris 2024, as is Cuban-born triple jumper Alexis Copello, a two-time European champion and eighth at London 2012 (still competing for Cube).

Sagiv Jehezkel, capped eight times by Israel, celebrated scoring against Trabzonspor by wearing a bandage on his left wrist that read "100 days. 07/10." He was arrested on Sunday. He was released today, Monday, according to the DHA-Sport news agency. The public prosecutor is investigating a charge of 'incitement to hatred'.

The Ministry of Youth Sports and the NOC of Ukraine called on World Taekwondo (WT) to immediately review the decision and follow the example of the International Curling Federation (World Curling Federation) and other sports federations in suspending Russian and Belarusian athletes from all international competitions.