The International Olympic Committee executive board confirmed on Friday that cricket is set for an Olympic return.
The Atlanta Braves won their first World Series title since 1995 after a 7-0 victory over the Houston Astros in Game Six at Minute Maid Park sealed the series 4-2.
The Chicago White Sox won the inaugural Field of Dreams game against New York Yankees as actor Kevin Costner watched on in Iowa.
Cleveland's baseball franchise will change its name to the Guardians and the decision will come into effect after the end of the 2021 season.
Major League Baseball club Baltimore Orioles have hired Adrienne Roberson, making her the first female public address announcer in their history.
An ugly trend of online abusive hate has been targeting players in the MLB with Cleveland Indians first baseman Yu Chang the latest player to receive racist tweets.
Baseball's Texas Rangers have hosted the first North American sporting event held without attendance restrictions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Major League Baseball announced on Friday that it is moving the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to a new Georgia law that affects voting access rights.
Francisco Lindor has reached a blockbuster deal with the New York Mets to extend his stay in Queens.
The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Sara Goodrum to minor league hitting coordinator, making her the first woman to work in that role for an MLB club.
Bianca Smith, who this week became the first black women's coach in professional baseball, hopes to become manager of an MLB team one day.
MLB has called off Monday's scheduled clash between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins' contest with Baltimore Orioles.
Professional baseball has returned to Taiwan for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, with robots and mannequins being used to create an atmosphere.
US President Donald Trump says he hopes to see American sport, suspended by the coronavirus, return soon "with fans in arenas" after talks with sports commissioners.
Major League Baseball has cancelled a two-game series in London between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Major League Baseball will start testing for opioids and cocaine, but marijuana is to be removed from the list of drugs of abuse.
Washington Nationals are through to the World Series for the first time after a 7-4 win against St Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
David Ortiz says he is still trying to mentally process the shooting attack at a Dominican nightclub that left him seriously injured.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended Saturday's MLB game between New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at the London Stadium.
Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was not the intended target of a shooting in a nightclub in his hometown.