Holders Spain started the defence of their International Basketball Federation World Cup with a convincing victory over the Ivory Coast in Jakarta in Indonesia.

scorer in the match with 35.In the group’s other match Serbia also hit the century mark, overcoming China

New Zealand's Lisa Carrington was once again in a class of her own in the women's K1 500 metres on the penultimate day of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint and Para Canoe World Championships in Duisburg.

 Jacy Grant of Canada also finished fast in 4:26.955 for silver.Li Li of China, who had led from

Three world record holders and an Olympic champion are among 27 athletes who have declared their intent to weigh in without lifting at the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships, which begin in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia on September 4.

other Olympic champions who have had fitness problems, multiple world record holders Shi Zhiyong from China

Olympic champion Peter Wilson has called for shooting to re-introduce open categories where men compete alongside women.

integrated to have men and women shooting alongside one another in the qualification phases.Zhang Shan of China

Israel won its first all-around group gold medal at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Valencia today.

Halfway through the Group All-Around final at #RHYWorlds2023, China 🇨🇳 is in control!

2023Ding Xinyi, Guo Qiqi, Hao Ting, Huang Zhangjiayang, Pu Yanzhu, and Wang Lanjing won silver for China

South Korea secured their place at the women's Olympic handball tournament at Paris 2024 after coming from behind to take a nailbiting 25-24 victory over Japan at the Asian Handball Federation Asian Championships in Hiroshima.

competition, opening with a 53-14 victory over India.Their success story continued with a 33-20 win against China

Portugal's Maria Ines Coelho de Barros and Jose Azevedo have won the mixed trap at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championships in here.

gold.Bayartsetseg Tumurchudur of Mongolia's score of 534 brought her silver while bronze went to Jiang Ranxin of China

Tsolmonbaatar who scored 1566 earned bronze.In the men’s 50 metre individual air pistol, Xie Yu of China

Games have attended a commencement ceremony with 30 days to go until the Games begin in Hangzhou in China

Lin Yi-Chun of Chinese Taipei has won gold in the women's trap in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championships here.

final series and ended with 39 and silver.Kathrin Murche of Germany claimed bronze with 28.Wu Cuicui of China

The United States' National Basketball Association (NBA) players have propelled the five-time champions to the favourites tag for the Basketball World Cup set to begin tomorrow prior to the final on September 10.

American Championships and 2015 Americas Championship.Serbia are expected to star in Group B against China

Vladimir Putin has said that Russia will "glad to welcome" members for the BRICS Games next year.

BRICS is a political alliance comprising of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.The Russian

yet.Russia has also expressed interest in hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Games.Russia, China

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Junior Popov ©BadmintonphotoWorld number one women's doubles pairing Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan of China

Azerbaijan have claimed their first medal of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championships here in Baku, as Chinese dominance continued in the women’s 25 metre standard pistol events which are not part of the Olympic programme.

finished with 565 for silver.Bronze went to Sylvia Steiner of Austria with a score of 561.Feng also helped China

score of 1,249.7.Silver was taken by their compatriots Sarina Hitz and Christophe Durr with 1,247.2.China

Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani has been elected as the new President of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) at the organisation's Congress in Manila.

National Federation President Usie Richards, and Japan's Yuko Mitsuya.Triple FIBA Asia Cup champion with China

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the sports programme today ©ISFBrazilian table tennis athlete celebrates a point ©ISFSerbia take on China