Hosts Tahiti cruised to an opening day 8-2 victory against Vanuatu at the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Beach Soccer Nations Cup as the tournament returned after a six year absence.
Bora-Hansgrohe's Peter Sagan claimed his first stage victory of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Tour de Suisse with a sprint finish that earned him the overall race lead.
Singapore secured their first World Baseball Softball Confederation Men's Softball World Championship victory in 27 years as they produced a stunning comeback to defeat South Africa 4-3 at in Havlíčkův Brod in Czech Republic.
Denmark defeated Norway by 46 runs to record their first win of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier in Guernsey.
A delegation of Swedish Olympic champions will visit the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Lausanne next week as part of the Stockholm Åre bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Three-time world champion curler Peja Lindholm has swapped Sweden for Asia as he becomes the head coach of the Chinese national curling team.
Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) President Majid Rashed has praised the "changing attitudes" to the Paralympic Movement across the continent.
Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic champions David Ahman and Jonathan Hellvig of Sweden will bid for glory at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball Under-21 World Championships which begin in Udon Thani in Thailand tomorrow.
The secretary general of the UAE National Olympic Committee (UAE NOC) He Talai Al Shingeeti welcomed Japanese consul general Dr Akima Umezawa to Dubai for discussions on sharing expertise and practices across sport.
Qatar fought back from 2-0 down to grab a late draw against Paraguay as they made their debut at the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.
Jersey recorded back-to-back victories as they moved top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup Europe qualifier in Guernsey.
Uganda's Robert Chemonges was the winner of the men's half marathon on day two of the African Beach Games in Cape Verde.
South Korea stunned hosts Ireland to secure a fine 3-1 victory at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Series Finals in Banbridge.
Evandro Gonçalves de Oliveira Junior and Bruno Oscar Schmidt caused a huge upset by defeating top seeds Anders Mol and Christian Sørum to win the International Volleyball Federation Beach World Tour title in Warsaw in Poland.
Astana Pro's Jakob Fuglsang finished safely among the peleton to claim a second Critérium du Dauphiné title in Champéry after nearest rival Adam Yates was forced to withdraw from the eighth and final stage.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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