Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has announced that he will not represent his country at the Paris Olympics in 2024 because of the mistreatment he received in the months leading up to Rio 2016. The Aussie also missed out on Tokyo 2020 due to restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

A year after the country approved the presence of female boxers in pre-Olympic competitions, Cuba has invited two boxers, likely to be the national champions Legnis Calá (57 kg) and Yakelin Stornell (66 kg), to the event in Italy in February. Two places for Paris 2024 are at stake.

On the sixth day of competition at the Gangwon 2024 Olympic Games, Italy, the leaders on the medal table, didn't win any gold. Great Britain's Zak Carrick-Smith made history by winning adding a silver medal to his historic gold in the combined slalom. South Korea also had a successful day with one gold and two silvers.

The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) has announced the results of the bidding process for the organisation and hosting of the 13th Gay Games. All six continents are represented among those bidding to host the Games. It is estimated that around 10,000 participants will be invited. The winner will be announced in November 2025.

Italy tops the podium after another day at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Great Britain's Carrick-Smith misses out on a second gold medal in alpine slalom, while Korea falls in curling but secures a place in the women's ice hockey final.

Italian Serie A club Udinese have imposed a lifetime ban on a fan who made racist comments about Milan's French goalkeeper Mike Maignan, prohibiting him from attending any game of the team. "The ban is effective immediately," Udinese said in a statement.

Louis Rees-Zammit will be welcomed back into the Welsh rugby fold if his stint in American football proves short-lived, Wales coach Warren Gatland has assured. The 22-year-old winger is on his way to Florida to answer the call of the International Player Pathway.

After a 42-year hiatus, the Spanish Grand Prix will return to Madrid as part of the World Championship from 2026 to 2035. A new circuit with both urban and non-urban sections will be introduced, the F1 organisers announced on Tuesday.

France's Antonin Guy won the 7.5km biathlon sprint to claim an unprecedented third gold medal. Italy now top the medal table with seven golds and eleven total medals, ahead of Austria with 11 medals but only one gold.

Former unified heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has once again criticised Anthony Joshua for choosing Francis Ngannou to face him in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 8 March.

A spectacular comeback in the combined slalom saw Carrick-Smith, who is coached by his mother, four-time Olympian Enma Carrick-Anderson, claim Britain's first medal at Gangwon. Hosts Korea narrowly missed out on gold in speedskating.

The main protagonists will be the 10,500 athletes competing for glory, most of whom will live in the Olympic Village. It is estimated that there will be 15 million visitors, including two million from abroad, with an average of 40,000 agents a day providing security.

The French capital is preparing for one of the biggest security challenges in its history: 600,000 people are expected to attend the unprecedented Opening Ceremony on the Seine and an average of 40,000 security personnel will be on duty every day. The IOC has full confidence in the "plans in place."

After a heavy snowfall on the opening day, the second day of the Youth Olympic Winter Games in Gangwon saw Italy level with France at the top of the medals table with four gold medals each.