Russia has banned its women's volleyball head coach Sergio Busato for two matches after he made a slant-eyed racist gesture at the end of a match against South Korea earlier this month in an Olympic qualifying tournament.

gesture at the FIVB Men's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ningbo in China

insensitive" behaviour after several players made slant-eyed gestures following their victory over China

China broke a world record on the final day of the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Thailand

Japan's women beat Chinese Taipei for the second consecutive day but the host nation's men were beaten by Tunisia at the Tokyo 2020 basketball test event.

country claiming a victory each.Japan are also warming up for the men's World Cup, which begins in China

Japan successfully defended their title at the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship as they beat Thailand in four sets in today's final in Seoul.

winners Thailand again having to settle for second place.The Thais had stunned reigning Olympic champions China

in the last four but they found Japan a hurdle too far.Korea beat China 3-0 (25-21,25-20,25-22)to claim

Eighteen-year-old Lin Yun-ju of Chinese Taipei was the victor in the men's singles final at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Czech Open. 

Calderano.The teenager has had a successful August so far, winning at the T2 Diamond Malaysia.Chen Xingtong of China

won the ITTF Czech Open women's event ©Getty ImagesChen Xingtong of China was the victor in the women's

New Zealand's Lisa Carrington claimed her second gold at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged as competition drew to a close.

2019They were followed across the line by Belarus and Poland, who finished in times of 1:33.69 and 1:34.77.China

Hosts China claimed the final gold medal of the World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships with victory

bronze.The silver medallists started their competition against newcomers Ivory Coast, who had travelled to China

The tagline "Judo's Coming Home" has been happily and widely employed in the months leading up to the International Judo Federation's (IJF) World Championships, which have begun in Tokyo today.

nearest challenger, France, and has as many golds as its next four challengers – France, South Korea, China

Iran won men's team gold on day to of the World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships in Wuxi in China

medal in Wuxi ©World TaekwondoDespite losing 69-53 to the Koreans in the semi-finals, Russia overcame China

Tcakoev, Dmitriy Artyukhov, Dali Ishberdin Dali, Vladislav Yugay and Adrei Zemledeltsev.Iran defeated China

1 66-53 to reach the final.In the second battle for bronze, China 1 recorded a 121-47 victory against

South Korean qualifiers Cho Dae-seong and Shin Yubin secured their first International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour title, winning the mixed doubles at the Czech Open in Olomouc.

to the women's singles semi-finals with an 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 11-9 victory over He Zhuojia of China

Japan will face Thailand in the final of the Asian Women's Volleyball Championships after they both earned 3-1 victories today in Seoul.

champions China.An epic third set proved decisive as Thailand won 23-25, 25-22, 34-32, 25-23.Thailand vs China

24, 2019Japan and Thailand will meet in the final tomorrow, following the third place match between China

decided by final placement at the current competition, but with Japan having qualified as hosts and China

Japan recorded victories in both the men's and women's matches played today at the Tokyo 2020 basketball test event at the Saitama Super Arena.

matches are also doubling as a warm-up for the International Basketball Federation World Cup, starting in China

International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) World Racing Championships hosts Thailand have enjoyed another successful day in Pattaya, with three gold medals in the premier 200 metre finals.

standard premier mixed category, victorious in a time of 44.030.Indonesia were second in 44.609, with China

all went to Thailand, as they won the small boat women's race in 52.105.It was a narrow victory, with China

broken in the fourth race of the day, as Canada won the standard boat women's race in a time of 45.958.China

bronze this time, in 46.682.Indonesia earned gold in the small boat open sprint race, in 45.281, with China

The International Judo Federation (IjF) Championships, while always the biggest event of the sport's calendar, are even more highly anticipated this year for several reasons.

first round, and will face either South Korea or The Netherlands at the second stage.Second-ranked China

Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico are vying for Tokyo 2020, when the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Olympic Americas Qualifier tournament begins in Surrey in British Colombia tomorrow.

Europe/Africa Qualifier in July.The final ticket will be contested in the Asia/Oceania Qualifier in China