Defending champions South Africa all-but sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the men's Rugby World Cup in France with a bonus-point victory against Tonga, and Australia kept their slim hopes alive with a win against Portugal.

Spain won the European Baseball Championship title for the second time, recording a big win over Britain at Brno in the Czech Republic.

For the first time since Beijing 2008, Canada was among the nine countries that secured men's team qualification for next year's Olympics in Paris at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp.

The United States' men and The Netherlands' women lifted the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Under-23 World Cup for the first time in the Polish city of Lublin.

German Lisa Tertsch and France’s Pierre Le Corre triumphed as the World Triathlon Cup circuit arrived at Tangier in Morocco, the first time an African country outside of South Africa had hosted a triathlon event of this level.

The pro-Vladimir Putin United Russia party has opened a specialised sambo hall in the occupied Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine as part of its Za Sambo project.

Brazil's Ana Patrícia Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa made it back-to-back elite 16 event victories on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Paris going into the defence of their World Championships title this month.

The European Judo Union (EJU) has claimed the European Week of Judo Values (EWJV) show how the sport "transcends borders and unites people from different regions".

National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) secretary general Francis Mutuku has claimed being named co-hosts for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) could help the country qualify for the Olympic men's football tournament for the first time at Los Angeles 2028.

The United States battled back and gave the hosts a scare before Europe regained golf’s Ryder Cup with a 16.5 to 11.5 victory in Rome.

Kenya won three of the six gold medals on offer at the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, with women’s Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir earning a third world half marathon title - but there was a rare defeat for Faith Kipyegon in the new official road mile.

A group of 30 countries in Africa have passed a vote of no confidence in the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit (BIIU) Nomination Unit - the first sign of dissent towards International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev.

Esperenza Barreras claimed two gold medals as champions were crowned at the International Surfing Association World Stand-Up Paddle and Paddleboard Championship, held at Les Sables d’Olonne in France.

North Korea’s men could not match the exploits of their women on the second day of weightlifting here at the Asian Games.

Armenian footballer Henrikh Mkhitaryan has urged the international community to "stand up against ethnic cleansing" in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, following a fresh military offensive by Azerbaijan.