Yerevan, Armenia was once again the centre of SAMBO as the 2024 World Championships took place at the "Gazprom Arena". Following the success of the 2023 World Championships, the International SAMBO Federation (FIAS) has once again awarded Yerevan with a high-level tournament.

In an effort to boost sporting performance in the Pan American region and prepare athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Qualifiers, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, will become the epicentre of sporting excellence by hosting the Olympic Camp.

The serious crashes of the world's best cyclists, such as Roglic, Vingegaard, Evenepoel or Van Aert, increase the tension between the world authorities and the trade unions. "Cyclists are vulnerable to technological advances and we are very concerned," said David Lappartient, president of the International Cycling Union (UCI).

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) has banned Usman Khan, who recently switched allegiance from the United Arab Emirates to Pakistan, for five years.

The fourth edition of the ADXC has been confirmed for 18 May in Paris. The Dojo, a gymnasium located in the heart of the French capital and just a few kilometres away from the Eiffel Tower, will host the competition.

The 2024 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List will identify the top amateur players in the country in a selection process that will continue through 20 May, when the semifinalists will be announced. The Midseason Watch List represents 36 different schools and 12 NCAA conferences.

Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts President Alexander Engelhardt and Director General Peter Stafford will lead a small delegation to the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit in Birmingham, UK next week.

On Thursday, the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) announced that Saudi Arabia will serve as the host for the next three editions of the WTA Finals. The decision comes after much speculation and criticism from some of the sport's biggest names.

Kenya's double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge and Peres Jepchirchir, the defending women's champion, were announced on Thursday as part of a star-studded marathon team for the upcoming Paris Olympics, athletics officials said.

Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard suffered a broken collarbone and several broken ribs in a devastating multi-rider crash during the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday.

A few days ago, the Organising Committee of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games met with a delegation from the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF), led by its President Robert "Nob" Rauch, and the Australian Flying Disc Association (AFDA), where the sport was presented for inclusion in the Olympic programme.

The Volleyball Nations League (VNL) has launched the global bidding process for cities interested in hosting the group stages and finals of the VNL from 2025 to 2027. Interested National Federations, cities, governments or interested parties are invited to submit their bids by 19 April 2024, with the selection to be announced in August.

The Spanish resort of Candanchu hosted more than 60 athletes and coaches from 11 countries as part of an initiative funded by the International Olympic Committee and in partnership with the International Ski Mountaineering Federation.

The first tests are the qualifying and repechage rounds, which will continue until the semi-finals, with the final on Sunday 14 April. 34 countries will be represented. Men's single sculls world champion Zeidler and women's Karolien Florijn will be the favourites. It will be a test for Paris 2024.

New rules to make the event more attractive are being tested in Madrid by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The tournament will have 16 places based on the singles rankings, will last five days and spectators will be able to move freely around the court. Players will have less time to sit down and the time between serves will be reduced.