The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to extend the mandate of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Normalisation Committee until January 5 2022 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Baseball Canada women's national team will return to in-person activities for the first time in two years when the women’s national team showcase begins tomorrow (August 8) in Trois-Rivières, Québec.

Hockey Canada has announced the 25 players selected to represent Canada at the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship later this month.

The prize money for the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships 25 metres has been increased to a total of $2.8 million (£2 million/€2.4 million), with the prize money for individual events increased by 50 per cent.

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) claimed it is "pleased" Mark Dry's ban for tampering violations has been reduced from four years to 28 months after an independent appeal tribunal unanimously endorsed its issued decision earlier this year.

Across the first nine days of action, over 100 million people have watched Discovery's Tokyo 2020 Olympics coverage in Europe, excluding Russia, while a further 175 million have watched via Discovery's sublicense agreements with partner free-to-air broadcasters.

Woodkid, one of France's most popular artists, has added a special date to his international tour in August to commemorate the handover ceremony from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to Paris 2024.

Japan's Yamato Fujita has been named the softball Most Valuable Player at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as former United States star Jessica Mendez described the day of the medal matches as a "fantastic day".

Brisbane will host the first combined Oceania Cycling Championships in 2022, which combines the eight disciplines of BMX racing, BMX freestyle, mountain bike cross country, road and track Para cycling, road cycling and track cycling.

Amid negotiations to host the European Games in 2023, Kraków could hold a referendum to determine whether it should sign the binding contract with the European Olympic Committees (EOC).

Six teams will compete in the World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool in Östersund, Sweden in September as they attempt to secure a spot at the Paralympic Qualification Tournament for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics later this year. 

The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has confirmed the major esports titles for the Singapore 2021 Global Esports Games (GEG), in the run-up to the first edition of the event later this year.

Canadian lugers Natalie Corless and Caitlin Nash will focus on the individual event before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as there is no luge doubles category at the Games.

Three members of the Trinidad and Tobago Team (Team TTO) at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been transferred to the approved isolation hotel facility to commence mandatory quarantine.