There are fears that if Hamilton is chosen to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games it could put at risk Toronto's chances of staging matches in the FIFA World Cup, which Canada is due to co-host with the United States and Mexico.

International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour team Mitchelton-Scott have reacted to the coronavirus crisis, which means they will not be taking part in any events in the foreseeable future, by launching their own special events on Zwift, the online cycling programme.

Solicitations for new official sponsors and suppliers for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou has begun, the Organising Committee has announced. 

Norway's Maren Lundby and Austria's Stefan Kraft have been crowned overall International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup champions after the rest of the season was cancelled today because of the coronavirus crisis.

Ski resorts in Zhangjiakou, the city due to co-host the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games with Beijing, are among those set to receive emergency bank loans to help them get through the coronavirus crisis that started in China and has now spread around the world.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Bańka has warned that the Rodchenkov Act has the potential to undermine the international war on drugs after it passed another important hurdle on its way to becoming law in the United States.

Disgraced Chinese swimmer Sun Yang will be dropped as an ambassador for the 2022 Asian Games in his home city Hangzhou if he fails to overturn an eight-year doping ban, it has been reported. 

Beijing 2022 claims it has suffered only a small dip in sales of merchandise during the coronavirus crisis that has gripped China.

Charles Barkley, one of the most recognisable names in basketball, has announced he plans to sell the Olympic gold medal he won at Atlanta 1996 as part of a major sale of memorabilia from his career to help pay for new houses for the disadvantaged in the town he grew up in.

Paralympics Ireland have announced a new partnership with Crowley Millar Solicitors. 

A new countdown clock was launched by Birmingham 2022 here today to mark Commonwealth Day and celebrate a new multi-Games partnership with Swiss watchmaker Longines. 

Kobe Bryant memorabilia, including Los Angeles Lakers uniforms, are set to go up for auction next month.

A new museum has been opened at the offices of the International Luge Federation (FIL) in Berchtesgaden.

Britain's Commonwealth Games hammer double bronze medallist Mark Dry has been suspended for four-years for a breach of the doping rules.