United Arab Emirates defeated North Korea 2-0 to move top of Group D at the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 Championship in Thailand, a tournament which will qualify three sides for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The opening leg of the 2020 International Swimming Federation (FINA) Champions Swim Series is set to take place in Shenzhen over the coming two days.

The trial of former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack in Paris has been delayed until June after prosecutors received documents concerning testimony from his son and co-defendant Papa Massata Diack.

Basketball player Alfredie Roberts has been suspended from all sport for a period of two years by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) after testing positive for cannabis last year.

World number one-ranked badminton player Kento Momota has been injured in a motor vehicle accident in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur this morning.

The official draw for the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship has taken place in host city Guadalajara, where the eight participating teams learned their groups for the event.

World Archery secretary general Tom Dielen says the governing body appreciates the "open-mindedness" of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) for considering holding shooting and archery medal events four months before the start of Birmingham 2022.

Iran's only female Olympic medallist Kimia Alizadeh says she has defected from the country after criticising the regime's "hypocrisy, lies and injustice".

Iran won five gold medals at the Karate 1-Series A leg in Santiago as favourites were left shocked in the Chilean capital.

Canada, Venezuela and Dominican Republic all celebrated reaching Tokyo 2020 as Olympic volleyball qualification tournaments concluded in North and South America.

Turkey overcame Germany in the final of the European qualifier for the women's volleyball competition at this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

Italy beat Estonia to the team gold medal as action concluded today at the International Fencing Federation Women's Épée World Cup in Havana.

Defending champion Steve Guerdat of Switzerland took the top prize in the Longines International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping World Cup today on his home ground of Basel, beating 14 other riders in a jump-off.

South Korea earned their second win of the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 Championship in Thailand to top their group in a competition where places at this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo are on the line.