Simon Clegg, chief operating officer of Baku 2015, described new European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen’s comments regarding the prospect of athletics appearing in future European Games as a “great comfort” here today.

England Hockey and the European Hockey Federation (EHF) have announced online gambling operator Unibet will be the title sponsor of the 2015 EuroHockey Championships, which will be held at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

A modest crowd were treated to further home success during a bumper schedule of boxing as the Great Silk Way Elite Boxing tournament continued, with 14 fights taking place on the second day of competition here.

Azercosmos, an Azerbaijani satellite services company, have been announced as the 11th Official Supporter of the Baku 2015 European Games, whilst being named at the Official Satellite Services Provider for the inaugural event.

National Paralympic Committees (NPC) and Regional Organisations have been invited to submit funding proposals for the Agitos Foundation’s 2015 Grant Support Programme which would help to develop and educate athletes, coaches and technical officials, while attempting to raise the profile of Paralympic sport.

The Gwangju Universiade 2015 Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting drew to a close with a series of venue inspections and a question and answer session, in the South Korean city.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will see the two organisations collaborate and share knowledge.

Ontario have launched two volunteer initiatives aimed at increasing volunteerism and job placements in the Province as a legacy of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games in the Canadian city.

Spanish Paralympic Committee director Alberto Jofre and Enrique Huerta, chief executive of insurance company Liberty Seguros, have launched the latest Liberty Seguros team of Para-athletics at the company’s headquarters in Madrid.

Toronto 2015 have welcomed the election of Julio César Maglione as interim President of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), ahead of hosting the Pan American Games in the Canadian city this summer.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) have announced the groups for the 2015 WSBC Under-18 Baseball World Cup in Osaka, with the hosts Japan set to meet the defending champion United States in the round robin phase, in a clash between the top two ranked teams.

Home favourite Jordan Spieth remains on course to claim his first major championship title after finishing the penultimate day of the US Masters with a four shot advantage over his nearest challenger at Augusta in Georgia.

Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has met with the Bahrain Olympic Committee President Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the Gudaibiya Palace, to discuss upcoming youth and sport programmes.

Turkey claimed all three golds in the women’s under 48 kilogram events on the opening day of the European Weightlifting Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.