The World Karate Federation (WKF) has joined forces with the SportAccord Doping-Free Sport Unit (DFSU) as the international governing body aims to increase its level of anti-doping activities following the sport’s inclusion on the programme for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The United States’ Chris Corning was the best performer in men's qualification as the final leg of this season’s International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup begun in Czech town Spindleruv Mlyn today.

US Speedskating has selected the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee as the site for the 2018 Olympic long track team trials.

Two-time British weightlifting champion Shila Panjavi has been suspended from all sport for four years after testing positive for a metabolite of stanozolol.

An internet survey of the French-speaking part of Switzerland has found that almost two-thirds back the idea of a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Spain's Alejandro Valverde has taken over as the leader of the Volta a Catalunya following victory for his Movistar team in a controversial stage two time trial in Banyoles. 

Apartments that were part of the Rio 2016 Athletes’ Village are expected to go on sale in June, it has been revealed.

International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer has revealed the world governing body will probably postpone the 2017 Junior World Judo Championships in North Korea "until a more peaceful period" in the East Asian nation.

Glasgow has been selected to host the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships.

A UK Athletics (UKA) review into the classification of Para-athletes has found that there is some concern that the system is "open to exploitation".

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates has welcomed the decision of the Kasumigaseki Country Club, which will be used to host golf competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, to change its rules to make women eligible for full membership.

The British Olympic Association (BOA) today signed training venue contracts with three sports facilities in Japan, securing its athletes a multi-sport preparation camp for Tokyo 2020.

Top women's qualifying seed Elise Mertens has been eliminated from the Miami Open after losing an all-Belgian encounter with Alison Van Uytvanck on the opening day of action.

Italy’s Davide Cimolai sprinted to a narrow victory on the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya in Spanish town Calella today.