Defending men's champions Croatia confirmed their advance to the main round as Group A winners at the Beach Handball World Championships in the Russian city of Kazan today.

Football teams from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Palestine, mistakenly omitted from the men's draw for next month's Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, have today been added to groups already established following a decision by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) not to go ahead with a proposed re-draw.

The World Curling Federation has revealed the dates and venues for the new Curliing World Cup – a four-leg international series that will get underway in September.

France’s bid to retain the men's title at the Inline Hockey World Championships in Asiago is looking strong after they earned a quarter-final place by finishing top of their qualifying group today.

An emotional minute's silence was observed before tonight's men's quarter-final at the European Water Polo Championships in Barcelona between Spain and Greece to mark the tragic impact of wildfires in the latter country which have claimed at least 70 lives.

China won both individual events on the second day of the World Junior Diving Championships in Kyiv as Canada took gold in the A and B class boys' three metres synchro event.

The historic city of Modena will host the International Ski Federation (FIS) Big Air World Cup competition on the biggest jump ever constructed in Italy this year as part of the 25th staging of its annual Skipass Exhibition of winter sports and tourism.

Belarus, relegated at the recent International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships, have re-appointed Andrei Sidorenko as their men's head coach.

Sifan Hassan of The Netherlands produced a momentous final flourish to two days of action at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting in London as she won the women’s mile in 4min 14.71sec – the third fastest time ever run.

Ronnie Baker of the United States was a model of consistency on the first day of the International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meeting in London as he won the men’s 100 metres in 9.90sec - exactly the same as he recorded in winning his heat.

Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech shattered the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase world record during a stupendous, steamy night of action at the International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meeting here, clocking 8 minutes 44.32 seconds.

London's Olympic Stadium, the host last week to the new-style Athletics World Cup, will reverberate to the sound of track and field again this weekend as the 11th of the International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meetings of the season takes place tomorrow and Sunday (July 22).

Top DJ Martin Solveig will be in residence at the Louis II Stadium tomorrow night as the IAAF Diamond League circuit reaches Monaco - and if the sets he plans to mix are anything like as compelling as the mix of top class action on show in the Principality, he will be doing very well.

The first version of a newly established Athletics World Cup finished in some disarray at London's Olympic Stadium as the host nation, in with a chance of finishing second overall from the eight countries involved, failed to start the concluding men's 4x400 metres.