Yunxiu Lu of China overtook Dutch sailor Lilian De Geus to top the women's standings at the RS:X World Championships in Italy.

 Katy Spychakov of Israel is just two points off De Geus, recording 13th, fifth and fourth place

UEFA have announced a change to the format of their Nations League international competition among a raft of decisions at their Executive Committee meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

17 and Under-19 Championships were also announced.Cyprus will host the men's under-17s in 2021 with Israel

Defending champion Lilian de Geus of The Netherlands maintained her overall lead despite tricky conditions at the RS:X World Championships in Italy.

Italian Giorgia Speciale, who finished fourth to propel herself into second place.Katy Spychakov of Israel

United States and England advanced to the semi-finals of the World Lacrosse Men's Indoor World Championship in British Columbia.

Centre.England booked their place after a tight 9-7 victory against Israel.The win turned the tables after Israel

England and Czech Republic advanced into the quarter-finals of the World Lacrosse Men's Indoor World Championship as knock-out play began in British Columbia.

meant a clash with orange group winners Finland, which they safely negotiated 15-6.They will now meet Israel

The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has denied giving controversial player Israel Folau

International Federation is aware of a media release issued by Tonga National Rugby League stating that Israel

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the world governing body have been "assured" by Iran that it will end its ban on women attending football matches.

pressure in judo.Earlier this month, the International Judo Federation suspended the country over its anti-Israel

Hosts Canada and Iroquois Nationals both made it three victories from three as group play continued at the World Lacrosse Men's Indoor World Championship in British Columbia. 

The Canadians, who have won all four editions of the tournament held to date, thrashed Israel 17-5 in

Israel's baseball team has secured a place at the Olympic Games for the first time in history after winning the Tokyo 2020 Africa/Europe qualifier in Italy.

Congratulations to the Israel Association of Baseball and the Israel national baseball team, which will

-- Israel ?? #Tokyo2020 @ILBaseball pic.twitter.com/1Bd2ZS0Fq1— WBSC ⚾?

Czech Republic denied Israel the chance to secure a place at Tokyo 2020 with a 7-4 victory at the World

Israel would have qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time with a win at Gianni Falchi stadium

Czech Republic 7-2 Israel ??

champions the Netherlands, who boosted their hopes with a 7-1 thrashing of South Africa.It will be between Israel

Russia won a fourth consecutive group all-around title at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Azerbaijan, and a seventh gold so far at this event.

also served as the second Olympic qualification for groups, which means that  Japan, Belarus, Israel

Israel took a giant step towards securing a place at Tokyo 2020, after stunning hosts Italy at the World

competition, shocked their Italian opponents with an 8-2 win at Nino Cavalli in Parma.Victory handed Israel

home side scored six runs in the top of the 10th inning to earn a 10-4 victory.But their later loss to Israel

Olympic silver medallist Jeong Bo-kyeong of South Korea won the women's under-52 kilograms title, as she continued to justify her decision to step up a weight division at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix in Tashkent.

Mongolia in the final to seal her second Grand Prix title.Soumiya Iraoui of Morocco and Gefen Primo of Israel

Canada began their pursuit of a fifth straight World Lacrosse Men's Indoor World Championship title with victory over the United States in British Columbia.

other match in the blue division, comprising the five top-seeded teams, Iroquois Nationals defeated Israel

Dina Averina of Russia, seeking a third all-around title at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Azerbaijan, resumed her relentless progress tonight, winning the individual ribbon and clubs finals.

performances sealed a 10th consecutive team title for Russia with a total of 186.500 points.Silver went to Israel