World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has reiterated that he is "really saddened" by Ukraine's absence from the World Championships here, but defended the governing body's support for athletes from the country.

Tributes have been paid in athletics to Britain's Olympic silver medallist and Commonwealth champion Mike McFarlane, who has died at the age of 63.

Former and current Ukrainian footballers are playing a charity game at Chelsea Football Club's Stamford Bridge to raise money for a Ukrainian school partially destroyed by Russian shelling last year.

The new aquatics centre for Victoria 2026 will remain as a "world-class" venue after the Commonwealth Games are over, a politician has promised following fears over legacy.

There was a double success for Turkey on the fourth day of the World Taekwondo Championships here, where they won both available gold medals through Nafia Kuş and Hakan Reçber.

The Solomon Islands is anticipating a huge financial boost thanks to the staging of the Pacific Games later this year.

More than 2,000 hours of television coverage is set to be broadcast for the Santiago 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games for an estimated audience of 200 million people.

The National Olympic Committees (NOC) of South Korea and Chinese Taipei have vowed to strengthen ties in what has been billed as a "historic agreement".

It is hoped that the inclusion of events for blind and visually impaired athletes at this year's Asia and Oceania Sambo Championships in Kazakhstan capital Astana for the first time will help encourage other events provide opportunities. 

New International World Games Association (IWGA) vice-president Tom Dielen is convinced that his experience with World Archery will help with the organisation of Chengdu 2025.

The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has launched a new development programme aimed at supporting projects that "demonstrate the power of gaming for social impact".

Brazil's Gabriel Medina recorded the highest heat total for the second day in a row as the men's main round two began at the World Surfing Games in El Salvador.

The Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (SOŠV) has become the first European National Olympic Committee (NOC) to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Cyprus secured another six gold medals to protect their lead in the standings at the Malta 2023 Games of the Small States of Europe.

Italy's Jannik Sinner was on the losing end of a dramatic upset at the French Open as he lost a five-set thriller to Daniel Altmaier in Paris.