FIFA has issued new rules to help female players and coaches during pregnancy, extending maternity cover to adoptive parents and encouraging national teams to facilitate contact with families during major tournaments.

The Maradona family has lost a legal bid in France to stop the auction of the legendary Argentine footballer's Ballon d'Or trophy, awarded after his outstanding performance at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

Local court clears current Barcelona president Joan Laporta and his former board in 'Negreira case' after concluding the alleged crime of bribery is time-barred.

The ninth edition of the ISA World Para Surfing Championship will return to Huntington Beach as it did last year. The world's best Para Surfing athletes will gather on the beaches of California from 3-9 November 2024.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has warned athletes who try to cheat by using performance-enhancing drugs that they will not sleep well and will be closely monitored using the latest technology to prevent it. He also spoke about the Commonwealth Games and security in Paris.

The Pumas Sevens will compete for the World Rugby Sevens Series title in Madrid this weekend, which will also serve as a dress rehearsal for the Paris 2024 Olympics, where they are among the favourites to win gold after an excellent season.

A Madrid Court of Instruction has summoned former Barcelona player Gerard Pique under official investigation as part of an inquiry into possible corruption in a deal to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia..

The much-anticipated criminal trial of eight medical professionals and nurses accused of manslaughter through eventual intent due to their negligence in the death of Argentine footballer Diego Maradona has been postponed until October to avoid future nullities, at the request of the family of the global football legend.

French Olympic surfer, Vahine Fierro, became the first Frenchwoman to win the women’s Tahiti Pro on the waves of Teahupo'o this Wednesday, just two months before the Olympic surfing events to be held on the French Pacific island.

Olympiakos became the first Greek club to win a European title when they defeated Fiorentina 1-0 after extra time in the final of the Europa Conference League, UEFA's third-tier club competition.

Jamaica's international athletics star, Shericka Jackson, has said she is more interested in winning individual Olympic gold at this summer's Games in Paris than in breaking the long-standing women's 200m world record.

French football legend Zinedine Zidane will give the official starting signal for the 92nd edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours on 15 June at 16:00 French time, the organisers of the world's most prestigious endurance race have announced.

Amnesty International has staged a symbolic funeral in protest at the French parliament's approval of the use of artificial intelligence-enhanced surveillance camera systems during the Olympic Games, which are due to start in the last week of July.

The president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot), Samuel Eto'o, on Tuesday confronted the new coach of the national team, Marc Brys, who was appointed without his consent on the orders of the Cameroonian president. An interim coach was appointed following the dispute.