U SPORTS Gaming has announced the Valorant Tournament is set to be the first esports event following its launch last month, as part of its three-year partnership with CSL Esports, operator of Canada's largest collegiate league.

Japan's Tetsuya Aoshima and India's Komalika Bari claimed the junior men's and women's recurve gold medals on the final day of the World Archery Youth Championships in Wrocław.

The United States topped the medal table with three golds after the finals of the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships on the last day of competition in Plovdiv in Bulgaria.

Portugal's João Almeida of Deceuninck-Quick-Step played it safe to ensure he sealed the 2021 Tour de Pologne title on the final day in Kraków.

Pyae Lyan Aung, the goalkeeper for the Myanmar men's national football team, has been granted refugee status in Japan after he refused to return home following a protest against the military coup earlier this year.

The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has opened the Technical Repair Service Centre inside the Paralympic Village today, allowing equipment such as prosthetics and wheelchairs to be fixed at the Games.

American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson is set to return to competition for the first time at the Eugene Diamond League, after her one-month cannabis ban, in a stacked women's 100 metres field that features the top four athletes from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The International Skating Union (ISU) has released its transgender policy, detailing eligibility criteria for these athletes to compete under its banner.

Guernsey Commonwealth Games Association (GCGA) chairman David Harry has expressed concern for athletes looking to qualify for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, with competition opportunities off the island limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Paralympics Australia has launched its "Green and Gold Virtual Seat" campaign in time for the Tokyo 2020 Games, asking the public to support the nation's team with funding.

The British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) has announced a new collaboration for the 2021-2022 season with global professional services company EY, who will help student leaders in sport transition into professional careers through graduate employment.

The second day of the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships saw the heats come to a conclusion at Plovdiv in Bulgaria, with six categories being contested.

The finalists in the individual junior and cadet categories were confirmed on the third day of the World Archery Youth Championships in the Polish city Wrocław.

Home favourite and Romanian 12th seed Irina Bulmaga remains the only player with a 100 per cent record after four games at the European Individual Women's Chess Championship in Iasi, defeating the top seed Nino Batsiashvili of Georgia.