Indian badminton star PV Sindhu has decided to quit the national training camp for players heading to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, to focus on her recovery and nutrition in London instead.

Rugby Europe has announced the suspension of all matches planned for the rest of this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The organisers of the 2023 International Cycling Union (UCI) Cycling World Championships have appointed Trudy Lindblade as chief executive, prior to the new combined event in Glasgow in Scotland.

A questionnaire conducted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has revealed that nearly 80 per cent of volunteers for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games have expressed concerns about COVID-19.

The President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Witold Bańka has expressed concern at the outcome of the Salwa Eid Naser whereabouts case – which cleared the Bahraini sprinter of any wrongdoing.

Dave Toole, a dancer who performed in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, has died at the age of 56.

Slovenian rider Jan Tratnik of Bahrain McLaren won his first Grand Tour stage after making a late move on fellow breakaway companion Ben O'Connor at the Giro d'Italia.

Chinese teqball has been boosted by the launch of a Teqball Campus grassroots engagement programme, aiming to build awareness and increase participation in the sport among young people prior to next year's Asian Beach Games in Sanya.

Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes of Team Sunweb triumphed in a close sprint to take the women's title at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Three Days of Bruges-De Panne, but only after initial winner Jolien D'hoore was disqualified.

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has given female athletes a boost by granting special exceptions for those returning to competition from maternity leave.

The young reporters programme, organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), has been opened for next year with successful applicants set to ply their trade at the Chengdu 2021 Summer World University Games.

The draw for the 2021 Rugby World Cup, the top competition in women's rugby, has been set for November 20 and is scheduled to take place in Auckland in host nation New Zealand.

Former President of the International Softball Federation (ISF) Dale McMann has been named chair of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Softball Hall of Fame Commission.

The International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating event in Grenoble has been cancelled due to the newest COVID-19 restrictions in France.