The World Games, held the year after each summer Olympics, just wrapped up in Poland. The big news is they'll be in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2021. Here's the kind of numbers that city will be able to expect when the Games come to town.

With the 2024 Olympics almost certainly taking place against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, France wants to create the most innovative Games ever. And even bigger than open-water swimming in the Seine River (unlike Rio, Paris did clean up its water) is the prospect of eSports being featured.

The inaugural LGBT International Powerlifting Championships might have been held in London, but they are a sign of the increasing presence of LBGT athletes in strength competitions held in the U.S., particularly in light of the recent formation of the LGBT Powerlifting Athletes' Union.

The FIFA fallout hasn't stopped (in fact, a recent report on criminal activities will probably throw gasoline on the fire, considering FIFA compiled its own report) but something else that hasn't stopped is planning for the 2026 World Cup. Here's an update on the venues in the Canada / Mexico / USA bid.

Recently, parkour (the urban discipline closest to obstacle racing) was added as a gymnastics discipline, and parkour wasn't happy about it. Nevertheless, gymnastics persisted. So did parkour. The most recent salvo in the battle is the establishment of Parkour Earth as the governing body, a direct slap at FIG.

Has it really been a year since Rio hosted the Summer Olympic Games? For some of us, that may seem like a long time ago. But for many local residents, the city remains the same as always: A mess. Here's a report on the progress (or lack thereof).