A seven-person crash in which England's Matt Walls was propelled into the crowd, led to three riders being hospitalised, two spectators receiving medical attention and the day's first track cycling session at the Commonwealth Games ended early.

Ellesse Andrews outsmarted Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell at her own game in the women's sprint to claim an unlikely gold medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here.

English tandem B sprint cyclist Sophie Unwin and pilot Georgia Holt are not to be awarded the bronze medal in the women's event from yesterday despite finishing third at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games due to a small number of teams competing, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has confirmed.

Papua New Guinea kept their hopes of competing at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup alive by beating hosts Fiji in the final of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women's Nations Cup in Suva.

Australia and New Zealand set new standards at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in the women's and men's 4,000 metres team pursuit, claiming their first gold medals at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London.

Japanese triathlete Tsudoi Miyazaki has died after being hit by a vehicle during a training camp near Orléans in France, where she was preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is to hold a first ITTF Summit - promised to bring together leading administrators in the sport to discuss the best ways to develop it across the world - later this year.

British Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston has defended the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games calling its critics "too negative", while promising that lessons have been learned to improve the social impact of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here.

The legal team of detained American women's basketball star Brittney Griner has argued that cannabis, which led to the arrest of the double Olympic champion in Russia, has legitimate medical use in other nations.

Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis is set to head the athletics programme at the University of Houston, lending his expertise in track and field to the next generation.

Rugby League World Cup 2021 chief executive Jon Dutton has said he is hopeful that the tournament, due to be held in England this year, will break attendance records.

On a day of reflection for those lost to HIV and AIDS, Pride House called for stigma over the autoimmune diseases to end as it hopes to educate other nations set to compete at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

UK Sport has announced a funding package of £24.2 million ($29.1 million/€28.6 million) for winter sports to cover the cycle until the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

A new ranking report has placed Tokyo - which hosted the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games last year - top in its annual list, becoming the first Asian city to do so in the report's 10-year history.