China’s Chen Long and Carolina Marin of Spain both successfully defended their singles crowns as the Badminton World Championships drew to a close in Jakarta today.

Hosts Australia sealed their 11th Netball World Cup title with a narrow 58-55 victory over arch-rivals New Zealand in front of a world record crowd at the Allphones Arena on the Olympic Park in Sydney.

Hungarian star Katinka Hosszu and South-Africa's Cameron Van der Burgh emerged winners from the first cluster of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup following productive performances at the second leg in Paris-Chartres.

Iran's Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin came from behind to secure a dramatic victory over Olympic champion Jade Jones of Britain in the women’s under 57 kilograms category as the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Grand Prix Series 1 in Moscow drew to a close.

France's Olympic champion Emilie Fer stepped onto the podium for the first time in more than a year after winning K1W gold on home soil at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Slalom World Cup Final in Pau.

Australia’s Jason Day claimed his first major title at the US PGA Championship in Wisconsin, posting a record-breaking score of 20 under par at Whistling Straits golf course.

Iran’s Mojitaba Goleij made easy work of Belarus’ Dzianis Khamiankou in the 84 kilogram final to help his country pip Azerbaijan to the freestyle team title on the final night of action at the Junior Wrestling World Championships in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.

The United States beat Japan in the final of the Under-19 Junior Women's Softball World Championships in front of their home crowd at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City.

Host nation the United States dominated the latest International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Para-triathlon Event of the season, claiming seven of the 10 gold medals on offer in Detroit.

Tickets for England's men’s clash with Olympic silver medallists The Netherlands at the upcoming Unibet EuroHockey Championships at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London have sold out, it has been announced.

The National Paralympic Committee of Slovenia has launched a media campaign for its athletes ahead of Rio 2016.

Cycling is not spending as much as athletics to combat doping, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has claimed following accusations from two-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome they should be doing more.

Tokyo's new Olympic Stadium is expected to be completed by March 2020, a year later than inititally planned, officials have revealed outlining how it will be "athlete-centred" and as affordable as possible.

Ensuring the Olympics and Paralympics is entirely separate to the Government in the minds of the Brazilian public is key to the success of Rio 2016, the head of the company producing Games-time memorabilia has told insidethegames.