A day after Vladimir Putin spurned down the French president's call for a ceasefire during the Paris 2024 Games, Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky did the same in an interview with AFP on Friday.

The former World Anti-Doping Agency President discussed the fall-out from the Chinese swimmers doping scandal and accused the agency from the other side of the border of seeking to undermine the global body with "lies and distortions".

With the Olympics less than three months away and the aftermath of the Chinese doping scandal still lingering, worldwide suspicions about an uneven playing field won’t die down; but it’s in the United States, where the news broke, that the World Anti-Doping Agency faces the biggest pushback.

Linyi, China, and Manila, Philippines, are gearing up to host the ultimate editions of the Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Challenger Cup (VCC) in 2024, set to take place from 4 to 7 July.

China secured a Thomas and Uber Cup double on Sunday, with both their men's and women's teams defeating Indonesia to claim victory in their respective world team championship finals held in Chengdu.

China emerged victorious against a revamped women's recurve team from South Korea at the inaugural stage of the Archery World Cup in Shanghai.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published a fact sheet outlining the procedures it undertook to reach the decision that the 23 Chinese swimmers, who had tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) in early 2021, would not face suspensions.

The ICC have announced comprehensive Asia Cricket Week will begin, running from 28 April to 5 May.

Swedish athlete Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis dominated the men's pole vault at the Suzhou Diamond League meet in China on Saturday, but failed to improve on the world record he set last week.

 Thomas Bach has the World Anti-Doping Agency’s back regarding the organization’s handling of positive drug tests by 23 Chinese swimmers prior to the 2021 Tokyo Games. The head of the International Olympic Committee left no room for doubt in an exclusive interview with AFP on Friday.

Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) notes the recent media reports and statements regarding positive tests of Chinese swimmers in the lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The World Anti-Doping Agency has faced fierce backlash over its handling of positive test results from China's swimming team ahead of the 2021 Olympic Games. Accusations of a cover-up by national associations, "fake news" dismissals by China and denial of any double standard by the global watchdog ensued.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin called reports surrounding positive tests for 23 Chinese swimmers ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics "fake news and not factual" on Monday, according to AFP.

Gracenote, Nielsen's content solutions business unit, has projected the top 10 nations in the medal table for Paris 2024 with the Games hosts expected to finish third behind the two Olympic superpowers.