British sailors enjoyed a successful opening day of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Cup in Weymouth and Portland, with Nick Dempsey returning to the scene where he won silver at London 2012 to assume an early lead in the men’s RS:X event.

Danish city Odense is set to welcome the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) global basketball tour NBA 3X, which will see 3-on-3 competitions and an interactive fan experience held at the Odense Hayneplads next Saturday and Sunday (August 8 and 9). 

The suspension of the Emirates Equestrian Federation (EEF) will not yet be lifted following a meeting of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Bureau, it has been announced.

The bidding process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been postponed due to allegations of corruption surrounding the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments to Russia and Qatar respectively, under-fire FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke announced today.

Belgium's London 2012 Olympian Yuhan Tan has been elected chairman of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes’ Commission.

Henry Carr, the United States sprinter who won two Olympic golds at the 1964 Tokyo Games before switching careers to American football, has died aged 72.

Argentina maintained their 100 per cent record at the Hockey World League semi-final event in front of their home crowd with a narrow victory over Spain as the last-eight matches of the competition were decided in Buenos Aires.

Brazilian striker Marta became the FIFA Women’s World Cup record goalscorer as her second-half penalty helped her nation to a 2-0 win over South Korea at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

Ho Kim has been fired from his position as International Boxing Association (AIBA) executive director with immediate effect to be replaced by deputy Karim Bouzidi.

In a move that taps into one of his great passions but which should not impose unduly on his overcrowded schedule, double Olympic gold medallist Sebastian Coe has been invited to join the Board of the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Danish city Kolding has been awarded the 2017 European Badminton Championships, it has been announced.

Japan began the defence of their FIFA Women’s World Cup title with a narrow 1-0 victory against tournament debutants Switzerland at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.

Two days after UK Athletics issued a statement saying it had “absolutely no concerns” about Britain’s world and Olympic 5000 and 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah continuing to work with coach Alberto Salazar, who is the subject of doping allegations, the UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner has suggested it might be best if the relationship ended, at least for the moment.

Russia’s two-time Olympic fencing champion Sergei Sharikov has died in a car accident, it has been announced. 

Two-time champions Germany began their quest to regain the FIFA Women’s World Cup in emphatic fashion, beating Ivory Coast 10-0 at the Lansdowne Stadium in Ottawa.