Australia claimed three quota positions for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo after teenagers Alex Hoberg and Victoria Rossiter and Elena Galiabovitch tasted victory at the Oceania Shooting Championship in Sydney today.

Lee Schraner and Kylie Whitehead secured a double triumph for hosts Australia at the World Singles Champion of Champions after winning the respective men’s and women’s finals in Adelaide today.

Bianca Walkden and Lauren Williams won their respective events on a successful final day for Great Britain at the G4 Extra European Taekwondo Championships in Bari.

Russia’s Victor An, the six-time Olympic champion who reversed a decision to retire earlier this year, picked up a silver in the men’s 500 metres event before anchoring his country to a thrilling gold in the mixed gender 2,000m relay as the first medals of the new season’s International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Cup were handed out in Salt Lake City today.

World champion Irem Yaman of Turkey beat double Olympic champion Jade Jones of Great Britain in the women’s under-57 kilograms final on day two of the G4 Extra European Taekwondo Championships in Bari.

Iran won two of the five titles up for grabs as the first Greco-Roman medals were awarded today at the United World Wrestling Under-23 World Championships in Budapest.

Canada's Nicolas Laframboise beat compatriot Mark McMorris to top spot in the men's event at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Big Air World Cup event in the Italian city of Modena.

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi is hopeful he has inspired children back home after leading his country to Rugby World Cup victory over England in Japan today.

Romania's Ana Maria Popescu beat Russia's Violetta Kolobova in the final of the individual event at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Women's Épée World Cup in Estonia's capital Tallinn.

World number one Novak Djokovic is through to his 50^th final at Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Masters 1000 events after beating Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in the last four in Paris today.

Kenya’s Mary Keitany will be looking to claim a fifth women's title in six years at the New York City Marathon tomorrow.

Top seeds Shi Yuqi of China and Michelle Li of Canada booked their places in the final of the men's and women's singles events, respectively, at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Macau Open.

International Sambo Federation (FIAS) President Vasily Shestakov has hailed the growth of the sport since the world governing body was granted provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board.

Hosts Australia will be hunting two gold medals on the final day of the World Singles Champion of Champions after Lee Schraner and Kylie Whitehead tasted victory in their respective men’s and women’s semi-finals in Adelaide.