Undocumented migrant workers have revealed they have been underpaid by subcontractors who are delivering infrastructure work for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam has promised to help counter the closure of swimming pools as a result of rising energy costs.

Russian State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova has acknowledged that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) decision to effectively clear Kamila Valieva is an "intermediate" verdict, and she expects the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to "play this situation in their own way".

Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) director general Veronika Loginova has claimed domestic doping in Russian athletics has dropped, as the country looks to be reinstated into competition this year.

Novak Djokovic has called for former world number one Daniil Medvedev, as well as players from Russia and Belarus, to be allowed back at Wimbledon this year.

The National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Europe approved the creation of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Strategic Agenda 2030 and the implementation of the Code of Ethics on 10 December 2022, reaffirming their commitment to the Olympic Charter and to its fundamental principles.

World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman says the organisation plans to introduce a new transgender category during 2023.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has declared a three-day period of national mourning following the death of Pelé while the date of the funeral has been confirmed for Tuesday (January 3).

Manolo Romero, who was pivotal to the growth of the Olympic Games globally by founding the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), has died at the age of 81 following a battle with cancer.