Nico Ihle delighted the home crowd by winning the men’s 500 metres on day one of the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup at the Sportforum in Berlin today.

Keith Joseph, Neven Ilic, Carlos Nuzman, Richard Peterkin and José Joaquín Puello have all formally submitted their applications to be President of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), insidethegames has learned.

Marianne Vos will chase an eighth title when the International Cycling Union (UCI) Cyclo-Cross World Championships begins in Bieles, Luxembourg, tomorrow.

Rafael Nadal set-up a dream Australian Open final against Roger Federer after defeating Grigor Dimitrov in a thrilling five-set dual today.

Staff working for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have received a training session focused on cyber security and ethical compliance.

An internal International Boxing Association (AIBA) investigation into refereeing and judging problems at last year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has attempted to pin the blame on an "unwelcome axis of influence" controlled by former members of the body's senior management.

Russia's Tatyana Lebedeva has been handed a lifetime ban from the Executive Committee of the World Olympians Association (WOA) after she was disqualified from Beijing 2008 for doping this week.

Access to television channels, including Eurosport, could be severely reduced in the United Kingdom from next month due to a dispute between Sky and Discovery.

Katherine Rednall beat defending champion Ellen Falkner to comfortably win her second women's singles title at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in England today.

Around ¥48.3 billion (£76.2 million/$95.9 million/€90 million) of Metropolitan Government funding has been earmarked for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Japanese teenage sensation Taisei Yamamoto posted the highest qualifying score at today's International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle World Cup in Seiser Am.

Budapest City Council has given a "formal endorsement" to the Hungarian capital's 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid after 21 of 29 voting members supported the plans. 

Top speed skaters will face a final test before three successive World Championships at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup at the Sportforum Berlin, which is due to begin tomorrow. 

Roger Federer won a five-set thriller against fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals of the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne to roll back the years and stay on course for an 18th Grand Slam title.