Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu, beaten by Japan's Miho Miyahara in the women's under-50 kilograms division at the last World Federation Championships in 2018, earned revenge in Paris tonight as she her 10-4 in the final of the season-opening Karate 1-Premier League event.
Hosts New Zealand have won their home leg of the men's World Rugby Sevens Series at FMG Stadium in Hamilton after a 27-5 win over France.
Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus won the men's singles final at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Masters to claim his first title for three years.
New Zealand triumphed in front of a home crowd in Hamilton to earn their third consecutive World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series title of the season.
Australia's Richie Porte won the Tour Down Under for the second time as he overhauled back-to-back defending champion Daryl Impey on the sixth and final stage.
The Netherlands earned their third successive victory in the women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League, overcoming the United States in North Carolina.
Marc Houtzager rode to a home Dutch victory at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping World Cup leg in Amsterdam.
Sergey Bida of Russia lived up to his billing as top seed by winning the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Épée Grand Prix in Qatari capital Doha.
South Korea won the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championship for the first time as an extra-time strike downed Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final.
Belgium's men's and women's teams both enjoyed success against their Australian compatriots in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League in Sydney.
The winning run of the runner of the moment, Ethiopia’s world under-20 silver medallist Tadese Worku, came to an end in Italy today at the Cinque Mulini, the latest leg of the World Athletics Cross Country Permit series and one of the oldest and most famous races in Europe.
Belarus won their first Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship after a shoot-out win over The Netherlands in the Belarusian capital Minsk.
Lauren Parker and Nic Beveridge took gold in the PTWC categories of the Para-Triathlon Oceania Championships held at Newcastle in Australia.
Japan's Yui Kamiji warmed up perfectly for her bid to win a second women's singles title at the Australian Open by winning the Melbourne Wheelchair Tennis Open.
Norway's Martin Nevland and Switzerland's Lea Meier triumphed in the youth men and women's events at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide.
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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