Russia’s Vladimir Morozov began the 2016 International Swimming Federation (FINA) Swimming World Cup season in style by breaking the men’s 100 metres individual medley world record in Paris-Chartres.

s Markus Deibler, who set 50.66 at the 2014 Short Course World Championships.Philip Heintz, also of Germany

The International Korfball Federation (IKF) has released its latest world rankings on the back of last month’s Under-23 World Championships in Olomouc in the Czech Republic.

the rankings, the most notable being Belgium dropping from second to fourth.China, Czech Republic and Germany

A record number of entries have been put forward for the second International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined Youth Cup of the season.

The event in Oberstdorf in Germany will feature 78 boys and 38 girls, across two age categories, on September

Newly crowned Olympic champions Argentina and Great Britain have climbed in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) men's and women's world standings after striking gold in Rio.

States all move down one place to fourth, fifth and sixth respectively, with Olympic bronze medallists Germany

Russia remain banned from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed their appeal against their suspension by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Paralympics on home soil, including 30 golds.They topped the medal table by some distance with second placed Germany

A new website has been launched by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) for next month's Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

held at the Carioca Arena 1 from September 8 to 17, last month.Reigning women’s Paralympic champions Germany

It rained on Rio 2016’s final parade in the Maracanã tonight. The elements drove in, just as a perfect storm of economic and political crises has buffeted the high hopes of those who danced in delight as they were awarded the Games of the XXI Olympiad seven years ago at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Copenhagen.

excitement came, predictably, when the Brazilian men’s football team earned a penalty shoot-out victory over Germany

Brazil's fanatical population craved just three Olympic gold medals at their home Games and the set was complete on the final day of competition at Rio 2016 when their men's volleyball team beat Italy on their way to the top of the podium at the "Little Maracanã".

in fine voice throughout, with the adrenaline still flowing from their Olympic football triumph over Germany

Denmark claimed their first ever men's handball Olympic gold medal as they beat France 28-25 in the final today in the Future Arena in Rio de Janeiro. 

Earlier in the day Germany won the bronze medal with a 31-25 win over Poland.

America's wheelchair basketball player Jennifer Poist has claimed she is confident about her team's form and preparation for the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month. 

A month ago in the Netherlands we played Germany and beat both them and the Netherlands."

Britain’s Mo Farah matched what was once the unique feat of Finland’s Lasse Viren here as he completed his second successive 5,000 and 10,000 metres double at the Olympics with victory at the shorter distance on a final night here when individual track golds also went, surprisingly, to Matt Centrowitz of the United States in the men’s 1500m and, inevitably, to South Africa’s Caster Semenya in the women’s 800m.

Thomas Rohler of Germany earned a dramatic javelin victory with a huge fifth round effort of 90.30 metres

It may have taken until the eve of the Closing Ceremony, but Rio 2016 has finally fully burst into life for the locals with a Brazilian men's football gold at the Maracanã that combined history and revenge with utterly thrilling and nervewracking sport.

were locked at 1-1 before the hosts achived one of the hardest accomplishments in sport - overcoming Germany

Danuta Kozák of Hungary became the first female canoe sprint athlete to claim three Olympic gold medals at a single Games as German duo Sebastian Brendel and Max Rendschmidt each clinched their second Rio 2016 titles to end an emotional week on a high following the death of their coach.

defended the crown they secured at London 2012.The podium was exactly the same as four years ago, with Germany

said.Sebastian Brendel secured his second gold medal of the Games to cap off an emotional week for Germany

A total of five milirary veterans will form part of the United States' 12-man sitting volleyball squad for next month's Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, it has been announced.

will join hosts Brazil, the Parapan American Games champions, Egypt and Paralympic bronze medallists Germany

Germany claimed the gold medal in the women’s football tournament at the Olympics for the first time

from Kosovare Asslani’s excellent cross after 66 minutes.They were unable to build on the effort and Germany

disappointment for Pia Sundhage, who had coached the United States to gold at both Beijing 2008 and London 2012.Germany

be firmly focused on whether their men’s team can win Olympic gold for the first time when they face Germany