Davide Di Veroli, gold medallist in the men’s under-17 epee at the last Junior and Cadets World Fencing Championships in Plovdiv, will seek further success tomorrow as the event starts on the home ground of Verona.

Georgia’s men remained on the gold standard at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Tbilisi Grand Prix as they added two more titles to the pair they had won on the previous day - to the immense satisfaction of their home fans.

The World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS), international umbrella organisation for all major cue sports, will hold an Extraordinary General Assembly to amend its constitution after announcing it does not officially recognise the newly formed World Snooker Federation (WSF).

Dope testing figures released by the International Ski Federation (FIS) for the 2017-2018 season reveal the strong emphasis being laid on policing cross-country skiing, which has figured significantly in cases that have emerged following the investigation into orchestrated doping abuses at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Denmark’s Carsten Jeppesen has been appointed as secretary general of the World Darts Federation (WDF), subject to confirmation at the annual meeting pending confirmation at the next General Meeting.

Claude Azéma, President of the World Confederation of Ball Sports (CMSB), has revealed that the budget for lobbying on behalf of boules and related sports to be included on the Olympic programme at Paris 2024 has to be increased.

The Czech Republic has been confirmed as the host country for a major upcoming tenpin bowling competition for blind and partially sighted athletes.

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation's Americas zone has announced that the Costa Rica Paralympic Federation (FPCR) will host the Men’s 2018 Central America and Caribbean Championship.

The opening day of World Para Dance Sport's first competition of the year in Cuijk produced winners from Belgium, Ukraine and The Philippines.

Svetlana Kormilitsyna was the leading first round qualifier as the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Sabre Grand Prix got underway in Seoul with the women's preliminary rounds.

Robert Huber, the President of the American Football Association of Germany (AFVD), has accepted this month's Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) based in New York City is the official world governing body for the sport.

Georgia's male judoka excelled on the opening day of the International Judo Federation's (IJF) Tbilisi Grand Prix as they provided their vociferous home supporters with a clean sweep of medals in the under-60 kilograms class alongside gold in the under-66kg category.

France's Sylvain André will begin the defence of his BMX Supercross World Cup title on home ground this weekend as the 2018 series starts at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines near Paris - with a record entry of 290 riders.

The National Federation of Bodybuilding in Angola (ANGFBB) will stage a historic national championships in the capital city of Luanda in May.