China's women's coxed four broke the junior world's best time mark on day two of the World Rowing Junior Championships in Tokyo, which is doubling as the test event for next year's Olympic Games.

Tokyo 2020's second-chance lottery for residents of Japan hoping to buy Olympic tickets has officially opened today.

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has awarded Sportschule Potsdam the title of "Elite School of Sport".

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has claimed this year's World Cup delivered record-breaking digital content numbers.

More than 30 countries will be represented at the third leg of the United World Wrestling Beach Wrestling World Series in Odessa in Ukraine.

Tim Fox has been elected as the new President of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA).

The International Skating Union (ISU) will set-up a centre of excellence in Beijing as part of legacy plans following the 2022 Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital.

Australia's Ashleigh Barty will lose her women's world number one tennis ranking after victory for Naomi Osaka at the Rogers Cup.

Powerhouses Canada and the United States both claimed huge victories on quarter-finals day at the Women's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships.

Surprise package Portugal made it two victories from two at the Men's Youth World Handball Championship after a last-gasp 22-21 success over Serbia in Skopje.

Defending champions Switzerland began strongly in the women's quadruple sculls as the World Rowing Junior Championships opened with heats action in Tokyo.

The American women's football team have won the team prize in July's Team USA awards after their World Cup victory. 

The Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Institute for Vocational Training and Research. 

The Greek Rugby League Association (GRLA) say they may be forced to host a World Cup qualifier in England due to a bizarre situation which has seen the country's modern pentathlon body take control of the sport.