Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) director general Veronika Loginova has called on the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) to make a "non-politicised decision" when it begins an assessment of whether RUSADA should be re-accredited next month.

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has hailed the diversity of the FIFA World Cup as he spoke at the Opening Ceremony of the tournament. 

Four-time Olympic swimming gold medallist Allison Schmitt and Paralympic rower Charley Nordin have spearheaded a United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) seminar on "Mental Wellness and the Student Athlete".

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Bańka has warned that reinstatement of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is not automatic.

Polish Secretary of State for Sport Anna Krupka has clashed with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officials at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board meeting in Montreal.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have said they are close to revealing the identity of the first Athlete Ombuds, a position they hope will provide a neutral and impartial dispute resolution for athletes.

Witold Bańka has been re-elected as President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for a second term at the organisation's Foundation Board meeting in Montreal.

Yves Rimet, grandson of FIFA World Cup founder Jules Rimet, has died at the age of 90 - less than a week before the 2022 tournament kicks off in Qatar.

 Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) President Habu Gumel has called for more participants as he opened the latest module of an Advanced Sport Management Course in Lagos.

The Iranian football Federation (FFIRI) have issued a denial after it was reported that former striker and national team coach Ali Daei had been arrested and was facing a death sentence.

The Chilean National Olympic Committee (COCH) has launched a Women’s Commission to be lead by COCH Board members Patricia López Echavarría and Leslie Cooper Allan.

China’s defending world individual trampoline champion Yan Langyu has admitted to a different type of pressure as he began the defence of his world title in Sofia.

The National Paralympic Committees of Russia (RPC) and Belarus (NPC Belarus) have been suspended with immediate effect during an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Extraordinary General Assembly, held today in Berlin, Germany.

International Sports Journalists Association (AIPS) President Gianni Merlo has described facilities at the Media Centre for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as “the best ever, the most elegant ever and the most effective,” but warned against problems with traffic congestion during the tournament.