Yulia Stepanova’s name was absent from the entry list released today for next week’s European Athletics Championships, but the indications are that the former doping cheat whose allegations led to the current suspension of Russian athletes from international competition will be on the starting line in Amsterdam.

Pyeongchang 2018 are reportedly set to ask for more funding from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the South Korean Government with the budget ballooning the original target of KRW ₩2.2 trillion (£1.4 billion/$1.9 billion/€1.7 billion).

London 2012 gold medal-winning boxer Katie Taylor has hit out at golfers who have pulled out of competing at Rio 2016 due to concerns over Zika, with the Irishwoman accusing them of using it as an excuse.

United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief executive Travis Tygart has praised the progress made by the International Cycling Union (UCI) on anti-doping after signing a collaborative partnership with the governing body.

Rome 2024 have docked in Naples to conclude their tour of cities aimed at boosting their support for their ailing bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Ukrainian powerlifter Mariana Shevchuk has been stripped of her junior world record after a positive test for meldonium, but will face no further action after a no fault or negligence verdict was reached in her case.

Russian marathon runner Lidiya Grigoryeva has been handed a two-and-a-half-year doping ban by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for adverse biological passport findings.

South Korea's former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan has requested an "urgent ruling" from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in order to boost his chances of appearing at Rio 2016.

Reigning women’s Olympic 100 metres hurdles champion Sally Pearson is set to miss out on the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after suffering an injury in training.

Denmark have presented a bid to host a Tour de France Grand Départ to the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) with Copenhagen having been put forward as a potential destination for the race.

More than 40 participants from global cities have attended a first World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Partnership Workshop  in Lausanne as the hunt begins to gain host cities for major events.

Seven-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer ended the run of British world number 772 Marcus Willis to reach the third round of the men’s singles tournament at All-England Club today.

Switzerland’s Linda Indergand and Austria’s Daniel Federspiel successfully defended their cross-country eliminator titles on the opening day of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Championships at Nove Mesto na Morave.

Fifth seed Porntip Buranaprasertsuk suffered a shock defeat at the hands of South Korea’s Lee Jang-mi as action continued today at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold.