Colombia

Bogota's anti-doping laboratory has had its accreditation suspended for up to six months by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has given its formal backing to a proposed bid from the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) to host the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.

The chief investigator of Fifa’s Ethics Committee has recommended life bans for the former presidents of the Chilean Football Association (ANFP) and Colombian Football Federation (FCF) after finding cases of misconduct under the rules of world football’s governing body, including those pertaining to bribery and corruption.

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced that the inaugural edition of its new Colombia Open next year will represent the biggest squash tournament ever to be staged in Latin America.

Mexico has secured its second tournament on the men’s ATP World Tour tennis calendar through the acquisition of an event previously held by the Colombian capital of Bogota.

Colombia has become the latest South American nation to express an interest in hosting the 2030 Fifa World Cup.

The International Triathlon Union, the sport’s global governing body, has added a new event in Colombia to its 2014 World Cup schedule.

The UCI (International Cycling Union) management committee has announced that the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships will be held in Medellin, Colombia.

Bid leader and Colombian minister of sport, Andres Botero Phiillipsbourne, shows some powerful images and explains why bidding host Medellin is the right fit for the 2018 Youth Olympics.

Buenos Aires has fallen behind Glasgow and Medellin in its bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympics, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s evaluation commission reports funding concerns.

The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) has extended its partnership with Adidas through to 2022.

The ATP World Tour will return to Colombia for the first time since 2002 after the Association of Tennis Professionals approved the sale of the Los Angeles tournament, a World Tour 250 event, to a Colombian entertainment and sports marketing company.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced that Guiyang and Cali will host the World Cross Country Championships and World Youth Championships in 2015.

Rodrigo Otoya, President of the Cali Local Organising Committee (CLOC) for the 2013 World Games, has played down worries that facilities for the Games may not be completed in time.

Caracol Television has snapped up the terrestrial television and radio rights within Colombia for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Cape Town in South Africa will be up against the Hungarian city of Budapest and Wroclaw in Poland for the right to stage the 2017 World Games, it was announced on Wednesday.