Events

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) will stage events in China this year, ending a boycott of the country that began in late 2021 due to concerns over the welfare of former player Peng Shuai.

Japan is considering a bid to host the men’s Rugby World Cup in 2035 as part of a plan that would also see it stage the women’s event in 2037.

Four stadiums have been cut from the UK and Ireland's final list of venues submitted to Uefa as part of their bid to host Euro 2028 as Europe's governing body also received final bid dossiers to host future…

The French Cycling Federation (FFC) has joined forces with the Hopscotch Sport agency to create France Velo Evenements, a joint commercial subsidiary to promote events organised by the governing body

LaLiga, the top tier of Spanish professional football, has announced that four teams will travel to North America in August to play four matches on its first 'Summer Tour'

The National Hockey League has announced its first-ever games in the Southern Hemisphere, with two preseason games between the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes set to be played at Rod Laver Arena…

The Premier League has announced that it will stage its first pre-season friendly tournament in the United States this summer

Yasuhiro Yamashita, chairman of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), has revealed that Sapporo’s bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic Games could be pushed back by four years amid local opposition caused b…

Peru has lost its latest sporting event, with World Athletics announcing that Lima has withdrawn as host city of its 2024 U20 Championships citing “circumstances beyond its control”.

Global sailing series SailGP has finalised its 12-leg calendar for its fourth season, which will include new events in Los Angeles and Canada but no race in Singapore

Eight of the top sevens rugby teams in the world will compete for $1m (€900,000) in prize money in the NYC Sevens, a one-day tournament on July 15 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.

Switzerland has been selected as the host of the Women’s Euro 2025, beating bids from France, Poland and the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

World governing body Fifa has stripped Peru of the hosting rights to the Under-17 World Cup due to be held later this year, one week after taking away the rights to the Under-20 World Cup from Indonesia

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has announced that its two-day WrestleMania 39 event in Los Angeles, California's SoFi Stadium was the most successful WrestleMania in the company's history, with record…

The International Esports Federation (IESF) has launched a bidding process for the next three editions of its World Esports Championships

The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), organiser of the Wimbledon Championships, has lifted its ban and Russian and Belarusian players ahead of this year’s edition of the grand slam tennis tournament.