Olympic men's badminton champion Viktor Axelsen pulled out of this week's Indonesia Open with an ankle injury, just weeks before he defends his title at the Paris Games.

Novak Djokovic cast doubt over his French Open hopes after admitting he needed anti-inflammatory medication to treat a knee injury as he pulled off another astonishing escape in a five-set victory over Francisco Cerundolo on Monday. The world number one outlasted Argentine 23rd seed Cerundolo 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 for his record 370th win in a Grand Slam match as he reached a 15th consecutive French Open quarter-final.

After the first steps of her rehabilitation due to an injury that will prevent her from defending her Olympic gold in the triple jump in Paris 2024, the Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas prepares "the return of the queen" with an eye on the 2025 World Athletics Championships, Agence France-Presse reported Thursday. 

Ghana's women's long jump record holder, Deborah Acquah, stated  president of the Ghana Olympic Committee, Ben Nunoo Mensah, failed to deliver on his promise to provide her support after she injured her Achilles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene: a claim that Mensah has denied.

World number three Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from next week's ATP Italian Open due to ongoing pain in his right forearm; an injury that sidelined him in Monte Carlo and Barcelona, Agence France-Presse reported Friday.

Tokyo 2020 decathlon champion Damian Warner is contemplating a second day of competition that will take place without him at the World Athletics Championships after suffering a hamstring injury during the final event of day one.

The World Olympians Association (WOA) has published its first set of findings from its WOA Olympians Health Study, showing information about athlete injuries.

World Rugby have published guidelines of rule changes in the sport in an attempt to reduce the chance of injury.

Usain Bolt produced his first sub-10 second 100 metres of the Olympic season as he clocked 9.98 to win the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava - but his expected “showdown” with fellow world and Olympic champion Ashton Eaton failed to happen.