Heidi Biebl, the first German skier to win Olympic gold medal in the downhill, has died at the age of 80, it has been announced.

Cameroon had to work hard to defeat a depleted Comoros side 2-1 in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations, but the match was overshadowed by an incident outside the Olembe Stadium, with reports that six people had been killed in crushes.

Estonia's Kaia Kanepi earned a quarter-final place in the Australian Open women’s singles for the first time after upsetting second seed Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set match in Melbourne.

Australia, South Korea and Japan all progressed to the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup with group stage wins, but notably India withdrew from the tournament after being deemed unable to field a sufficient team due to several positive COVID-19 cases.

Denmark became the first side to secure a place in the last four of the men’s European Handball Championship semi-finals, defeating The Netherlands in their latest main round match.

Four teams have progressed to the semi-finals of the Women's Hockey Asia Cup, with all four winning by huge margins in their final group matches in Muscat in Oman.

Bahrain and Iran booked their spots in the semi-finals of the Asian Men's Handball Championship in Dammam with narrow victories in Group II.

The United States enjoyed a comfortable victory over Mexico to book their place in the semi-finals of the Men's Pan American Cup with a 100 per cent record in Santiago.

Sri Lanka's women's team have clinched the final place at the 2022 Commonwealth Games cricket tournament after beating Bangladesh by 22 runs on the final day of the Qualifier.

The Netherlands' Paralympic gold medallists Sam Schröder and Niels Vink overcame defending champions Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson to end their long quad doubles winning streak at the Australian Open and progress to the final in Melbourne.

Reo Yamaguchi was victorious as he began his bid for an elusive gold medal at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Championships here today. 

Kazakhstan became the first team in Group B at the UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 to win a match, defeating Finland 6-2 in the late session at the MartiniPlaza in the Dutch city of Groningen.

Schladming will host the final men’s Alpine Ski World Cup event prior to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, with slalom competition set to take place at the Austrian resort.

Sweden's Sara Hector and the United States' Mikaela Shiffrin are set to be the leading contenders in the latest giant slalom leg of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup in Kronplatz tomorrow.