Asian Games gold medal-winning hurdler Wu Shuijiao of China has been given a four-year ban for doping, according to reports.

World football's governing body FIFA has called for a "humane and speedy resolution" of the case concerning refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi, who is currently being detained in prison in Thailand awaiting the outcome of extradition proceedings to his home country of Bahrain.

The newly-built Sopka Cluster, one of the main venues for the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, should become a "mecca" for freestyle skiing and snowboarding in Russia, it has been claimed.

The Netherlands' Aniek Van Koot was one of four players to progress through to the women’s singles quarter-finals as action begun today at the Bendigo Wheelchair Tennis Open in Australia.

The International Ski Federation Freestyle Skiing World Cup tour is set to resume tomorrow when Font Romeu in France plays hosts to the opening day of this season's second slopestyle event.

Austria's Daniela Ulbing and Benjamin Karl claimed top spot in the first mixed team parallel slalom competition of the 2018-2019 International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Cup season in Bad Gastein, making it four straight wins for the home team at the event.

Two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan of China held off a spirited effort from home favourite Kunlavut Vitidsarn to secure his place in the second round of the men's singles competition at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Masters in Bangkok today.

A strategic merger between Switzerland-based Mitchell Communications Agency (MCA) and Stafford Sports Consulting has resulted in the creation of communications and event-management firm Mitchell Stafford Management (MSM).

Hong Kong has been awarded the hosting rights to the first edition of the International Korfball Federation (IKF) Beach World Cup in Asia with action due to take place on March 9 and 10.

The International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) has announced that table tennis competitions at the 2019 INAS Global Games in Brisbane will be recognised by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) for the first time.

South Korea's Olympic short track speed skating champion Shim Suk-hee has filed a complaint against her former coach over alleged sexual assault.

An arbitrator has overturned a sexual misconduct ban on taekwondo coach Jean Lopez, meaning his name has been removed from the United States Center for SafeSport's sanctioned list and that he is able to resume his role.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced changes to its management team with Catherine MacLean appointed director of education and communications and Tom May joining as director of programme development and National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) and Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) relations.

Eurosport has become the home of tennis in Russia after it was announced that the television sports network will show 39 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour tournaments a season for three years starting this month.