Punta Canta in the Dominican Republic was proposed as the venue for the 2018 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Congress at the conclusion of this year’s edition in Buenos Aires.

A total of 48 field archery quota places for the 2017 World Games have been awarded on the back of the recent World Archery Field Championships in Bray in Ireland.

Germany’s Stephanie Böhe moved to the top of the leaderboard at the last International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Nations Cup Eventing competition of the season after today’s cross-country session in Boekelo in The Netherlands.

World number one Mohamed Elshorbagy narrowly avoided a shock first-round exit at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) US Open as he came from 2-1 down to beat Mexican qualifier Cesar Salazar on the opening day of action at Philadelphia’s Drexel University.

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú produced another classy performance to claim four gold medals on the opening day of action at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup in Doha.

Hosts Uzbekistan comfortably finished top of the medal table at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix in Tashkent as victories for Yakhyo Imamov and Soyib Kurbonov on the final day of action increased their overall tally of golds to six.

The International Association of Sport for Para-athletes with an Intellectual Disability (INAS) has today inducted athletes Lisa Llorens and Heidi Mackowitz, together with Professor Jennifer Mactavish, to the INAS Hall of Fame in recognition of their "outstanding contribution to the organisation".

The official competition schedule for this month’s Under-23 Baseball World Cup in Mexican city Monterrey has been announced by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

Kenya’s Dickson Chumba and Florence Kiplagat will be looking to retain their Bank of America Chicago Marathon titles tomorrow when the 39th running of the annual event is scheduled to take place.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic heads a star-studded line-up for the eighth edition of the Shanghai Masters as he returns to action for the first time since losing the US Open final to Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka last month.

Clare Griffiths has announced her retirement from wheelchair basketball after helping Britain’s women’s team to a best-ever Paralympic Games result at Rio 2016 last month.

New Zealand sprinter Liam Malone has been gifted the key to the city of Nelson having returned to the place where he grew up on the back of winning two Paralympic gold medals at Rio 2016 last month.

A Brazilian construction worker has reportedly died following an accident during the disassembly of a Rio 2016 Olympic venue.

Britain’s Isabella Innes Ker has topped the dressage standings at the last International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Nations Cup Eventing competition of the season after all of today's riders failed to better her score from yesterday in Boekelo in The Netherlands.