Third seed Marcos Freitas of Portugal was among the casualties on a day of shocks as the action got underway in the main draw of the men's singles at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender event in Tunis.

Denmark Open champion Viktor Axelsen retired after just one point in his opening-round match against South Korea's Heo Kwang-hee at the French Open 2021 in Paris.

The International Ski Federation (FIS) will honour its former President Gian Franco Kasper at a ceremony in his hometown of St Moritz in Switzerland in December.

Cuba's Roniel Iglesias, who is the defending welterweight champion from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has been knocked out in the first round of the under-71 kilogram tournament at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Boxing Championships in Belgrade.

Dina Averina of the Russian Gymnastics Federation dominated day one of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu with two titles to move a step closer to making history.

England's bowlers dismantled a sub-par Bangladesh batting line-up as the one-day world champions won their second match of the International Cricket Council Men's T20 World Cup to move top of group 1.

Saint Petersburg hosted the fourth edition of the Blind and Visually Impaired Russian Sambo Championships.

Former rower Johan Flodin has been appointed as sports and development manager at the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK), following a successful stint as head coach of the Norwegian rowing team.

Technology company Racketware has announced a multi-year partnership with the Professional Squash Association (PSA).

Uzbekistan's Olympic champion Bakhodir Jalolov is one of 27 candidates on the shortlist for the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) Athletes Committee, which is to be announced after the Women's World Championships in Istanbul in December.

Russian city Kazan is set to stage the fourth and final leg of the International Swimming Federation World Cup season with Australia’s Emma McKeon and South Africa’s Matthew Sates aiming to clinch the respective women’s and men’s overall titles.

The International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Short Track Speed Skating series is set to resume in Nagoya with the second instalment of an Asian double-header.

Medals are up for grabs across three disciplines as the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Cup circuit moves on to Lyon in France.