Great Britain, Italy and China were among the most successful nations at the World University Rowing Championships in Shanghai.

Austria have secured their place in the knock-out round of the International Handball Federation (HF) Women's Youth Handball World Championships in Poland today, by beating Slovakia in Group A, 27-23.

Defending champions Croatia have just edged out Italy 12-11 on Day two of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Men’s Youth Water Polo World Championships in Hungary, to move top of Group C.

Australia have won another 13 medals including six golds, on Day four of the Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships in Cairns today.

Brazil denied Italy a second successive Beach Tennis World Team Championships title in Moscow today with victory in the final.

The International Racquetball Federation World Championships continued in Costa Rica today, with a win for Carla Muñoz in Group C of the women’s singles giving her a chance of winning the pool.

Nigerian Paralympic champion Bose Omolayo made history by breaking the women's under-79 kilogram world record on the final day of the World Para Powerlifting African Championships in Algiers.

A major test for the new classification system in Paralympic swimming will unfold when the European Championships open tomorrow in Dublin.

Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala has insisted the city remains part of the joint Italian bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games but he reiterated his criticism of the project by calling the proposal a "botched solution".

North Korea are among the countries to have checked early into the Athletes' Village in Jakarta for this month's Asian Games, it has been revealed. 

Slovenian ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic has been banned for eight months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after testing positive for a banned substance during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.

Marianne Vos, the multiple world and Olympic champion in both track and road cycling, has suggested the decision to have different road courses for men and women at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics discriminates against female riders.

Three slots on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Committee are among the available positions after the global organisation announced it was seeking nominations for vacant roles.

Minibuses have been banned from the centre of Jakarta during this month's Asian Games as Indonesian organisers continue to try to ensure that traffic congestion is eased during the event.