Great Britain's Seonaid McIntosh claimed the women's 50 metres rifle three positions title at the European Shooting Championships in Baku, just three days after elder sister Jennifer triumphed in the women's 50m rifle prone event. 

Russia's Viktor Dinges and Ukraine's Iana Melnyk claimed the respective men's and women's long-distance orienteering gold medals as action continued today at the 23rd Summer Deaflympics in Turkish city Samsun.

Olympic champions Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt will be looking to defend their title at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships in Vienna, where action is due to begin tomorrow.

Stephanie Inglis has confirmed her retirement from judo following a motorcycle crash last year.

European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) President Franco Falcinelli has questioned the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to remove two men's events from the Olympic programme for Tokyo 2020 and has outlined alternative proposals that he believes would be more suitable. 

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is due to hear a report on the progress of Russia's push for membership reinstatement prior to the start of next month's World Championships in London.

Preliminary results from a forthcoming research report have shown the growing concerns athletes have about match-fixing in their sport with 34.7 per cent of those surveyed believing that games at their level were manipulated.

British Sports Minister Tracey Crouch has praised the way national governing bodies have worked to become compliant with the new Code for Sports Governance.

The United States have claimed their sixth Gold Cup title after Jordan Morris’ late strike secured this year's hosts a 2-1 victory over Jamaica in the final at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.

World Para Swimming are inviting National Paralympic Committees to nominate one candidate for election to its Athlete Advisory Group (AAG) at the 2017 World Championships in Mexico City.

Sweden’s Robin Hanson claimed the first gold medal of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Hungarian city Győr after winning the boys’ 200 metres freestyle swimming event at the Aqua Sports Centre.

Italy improved on last year’s runners-up finish to claim women’s team foil gold at the International Fencing Federation World Championships in Leipzig.

Egypt’s Marwan Tarek and Rowan Reda Araby clinched the respective men’s and women’s titles as action concluded today at the World Squash Federation Junior Championships in New Zealand.

Australia won their second game at the 2017 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s Asia Cup by comfortably overcoming the Philippines in Indian city Bangalore.