Italy's Luigi Busa ended Rafael Aghayev’s pursuit of a record-breaking sixth Karate World Championships gold medal with victory over the Azerbaijani star in a hard-fought men’s under-75 kilograms kumite semi-final clash here today.

results.Egypt’s Giana Lotfy, England’s Jordan Thomas, Amir Mehdizadeh of Iran and Alexandra Recchia of France

Figueira, a 3-1 winner against Chile’s Camilo Velozo in their semi-final.In the absence of Emilie Thouy of France

Spain shook off a late arrival to clinch the team trials title as the International Cycling Union (UCI) Urban Cycling World Championships began in Chengdu.

Sandritter contributing 150 and 140 points respectively to their final tally.The bronze medal was earned by France

Australian Breeana Walker claimed an historic victory as she won the first International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) women's monobob event in Lillehammer.

runs.Karlien Sleper of The Netherlands finished second, 0.38 seconds adrift of Walker, while Margot Boch of France

Italy's two-time world swimming champion Filippo Magnini has been given a four-year doping ban after he was found guilty of using or attempted to use prohibited substances.

had my name on it for a long time, that's why I'm feeling such anger," he said, according to Agence France-Presse

impressive achievements as finals were held today at the European Para-Badminton Championships in Rodez in France

A host of defending champions will aim to retain their respective titles at the Karate World Championships here this week as all but one of the athletes who claimed gold in 2016 are set to be in action.

Emilie Thouy of France is the only absentee from the class of 2016 at this year's event, which begins

stepped down from the under-68kg category which she took gold in two years ago.Alexandra Recchia of France

Hungary broke the world record in the men's 5,000 metres relay as the International Skating Union Short Track World Cup concluded in Calgary.

2018.It was a clear victory as Sofia Prosvirnova of Russia came second and Veronique Pierron of France

Swiss rider Martin Fuchs came out on top at the International Equestrian Federation Jumping World Cup leg in Lyon.

Gothenburg.Fuchs now leads the Western European League standings on 35 points, with Kevin Staut of France

of the European Para-Badminton Championships in the men's singles standing lower category in Rodez, France

England in the Badminton World Federation event.In the standing lower category, top seed Lucas Mazur of France

Hosts and defending champions the United States regained the lead over upcoming Olympic hosts Japan on the eighth day of competition at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Championships at Huntington Beach in California.

semi-finals featuring the top eight nations from the 2017 edition in Hyuga, Japan, took place yesterday with France

’s singles wheelchair WH2 semi-finals at the European Para-Badminton Championships 2018 in Rodez in France

Russia beaten 19-21, 21-17, 21-14 by Germany’s Tim Haller.Kulikov will now face top seed Lucas Mazur of France

Ivanna Redka 21-8, 21-4 to follow up on her women’s doubles victory with Coraline Bergeron of France

Thomas Lemoine of France won the mountain bike freestyle slopestyle event at the Festival of Extreme

The 18-year-old beat Timothe Bringer of France by two points at the Qing Shui He Ecological Art Park

Slovakian Richard Tury came first in the street skateboard event, scoring 91.00 points.Joseph Garbaccio of France

 The semi-finals of the men's BMX flatland event saw Matthias Dandois of France qualify in first

Hosts and defending champions the United States have narrowly lost the lead to upcoming Olympic hosts Japan after the seventh day of competition at the International Surfing Association (SA) World Junior Surfing Championships here in Huntington Beach.

them.Meanwhile today there was also action in the ISA’s team relay competition, the Aloha Cup, with France

overall team mark, with the competition this year featuring Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, France

The first event of the new International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Short Track season began in Calgary in Canada with a bang today as the world record in the men’s 500 metres was almost broken during the qualifying races.

Cup and it caused some confusion, with athletes in some cases not completing enough laps.In one race France

convincing win on the second leg of the Western European League series at Equita Longines in Lyon in France