Japan defeated Argentina in a crunch match at the Volleyball Men's World Championships but it did not prove enough as the South Americans went through anyway.

will feature Italy, The Netherlands, Finland and Russia while in Pool F, Brazil, Belgium, Slovenia and Australia

The third day of action at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games (WSG) saw Kanoa Igarashi of Japan gain a spot in the men's grand final in home water.

are other big names in women's surfing such as South Africa's Bianca Buitendag, Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia

Fifty countries have so far expressed their intention to compete at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italian city Naples.

countries, according to ANSA.Among those to confirm their participation are France, Germany, Japan, Australia

Britain celebrated team and individual eventing titles as the World Equestrian Games in Tryon resumed.

all secured Olympic qualification spots at Tokyo 2020 due to their performances, along with Germany, Australia

Hungary produced a dominant display as they comfortably beat Australia to win the Men's Water Polo World

@sportaustralia @theNSWIS @InsideWAIS @QldAcademySport pic.twitter.com/hnRCULBt12— Water Polo Australia

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the group draw for the Under-23 Baseball World Cup.

million) 12,000-seat Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium in Barranquilla.Group B will feature 2016 runners-up Australia

A day after beating Olympic champions Brazil, The Netherlands produced another outstanding victory at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's World Championships being jointly hosted by Bulgaria and Italy.

having earned their fourth win, by a scoreline of 25-18, 25-20, 25-14, over Cameroon.Serbia then beat Australia

The United States women's eight, whose sequence of 11 global titles was ended last year, returned to business as usual at the World Rowing Championships in Bulgaria as another victory helped their nation earn the highest total of medals of the 28 countries involved.

bronze.In Plovdiv they returned to the top spot after a tight race in which Canada took another silver and Australia

sculls since 1998 after a race in which Lithuania's defending champions were outside the podium as Australia

PR1 men's and women's single sculls.In winning his fifth consecutive PR1 men's title, Erik Horrie of Australia

eight closed the Championships by successfully defending their title in a tightly fought final in which Australia

World silver medallists Hungary have made it through to the final of the Men's Water Polo World Cup after beating Olympic champions Serbia today by just one point.

Europasportpark in Berlin, both semi-finals were decided by minimal margins, with the other last four tie won by Australia

end sealed the match in their favour, 12-11.Having beaten reigning world champions Croatia yesterday, Australia

saw off Germany today to reach the final ©FINAThe second semi-final was even tighter, with neither Australia

taking the shoot-out 3-2.The results mean both the reigning Olympic and world champions are now out, as Australia

Mario Mola matched the record of three world triathlon titles set by fellow Spaniard Javier Gomez by finishing second at the World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Gold Coast behind France's Vincent Luis.

in this season's over International Triathlon Union rankings, one place above Jacob Birtwhistle of Australia

swimwear brand Speedo has agreed a partnership deal with Team UK for the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney in Australia

Japan's Keiju Okada and Jumpei Hokazono were among the athletes to claim gold as weather prevented medal races from taking place in all but two fleets at the Sailing World Cup and Tokyo 2020 test event in Enoshima.

fleet and were confirmed as winners after the medal race was cancelled.Mat Belcher and Will Ryan of Australia

held an unassailable lead going into today's race, won by Frenchman Jean Baptiste Bernaz.Matt Wearn of Australia

Newly crowned US Open champion Naomi Osaka has been given a bye in the first round of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Toray Pan Pacific Open, which starts in Tokyo tomorrow.

Arena tomorrow will see Kristyna Pliskova from the Czech Republic face off against Daria Gavrilova from Australia

Commonwealth Games champions and hosts England will take on Scotland at next year's Netball World Cup in Liverpool after organisers conducted the draw for the tournament.

time, will also face Uganda and Samoa in Group D following the draw in Nottingham.Defending champions Australia

have been drawn to play Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in Group A.New Zealand, runners-up to Australia

Katinka Hosszú of Hungary won three gold medals as Sarah Sjöström picked up two and an International Swimming Federation World Cup record at the latest stop on the circuit in Doha.

African Ryan Coetzee in bronze.Andrew took silver again in the 100m backstroke as Mitchell Larkin of Australia