Top seeds Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot of the Netherlands survived scares in their opening matches of the International Tennis Federation Japan Open to progress to the quarter-finals of the women's competition.
Daniel Dias and Louise Fiddes, the reigning men’s and women’s World Para Swimming World Series champions, will be in action from tomorrow as they participate in simultaneous World Series events in their home countries.
Rio 2016 gold medallist Mohammed Khalaf is among the headline names competing at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger.
Brazil’s Joeferson Marinho will be among those hoping to make his mark on home soil when São Paulo hosts the second stage of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix over the coming three days.
Japan will stage the World Para Athletics Championships for the first time after Kobe was awarded the hosting rights for the 2021 event.
Japan's Shingo Kunieda made a promising start to his bid for a fourth title of the year as he thrashed compatriot Hiroyuki Takeda in the first round of the Japan Open.
Molten has renewed its deal to be the official basketball of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA), it has been announced.
Iranian powerlifter Farzin Noori has been suspended for four-years by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for an anti-doping violation.
Shingo Kunieda will bid for a fourth title of the year when the double Paralympic singles gold medallist competes at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Japan Open in Iizuka this week.
This year's International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Americas Congress will be held in Lima, it has been announced.
Olympic weightlifting gold medallist Hossein Tavakkoli has been appointed head coach of Iran's Para powerlifting team.
Nic Kaiser is set to end a 12-year absence from international competition after being named in the Australian team at the inaugural Beach ParaVolley World Series in China next month.
Promote PR has been appointed to manage marketing and communications for the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London.
Eight countries have entered teams to compete at the ParaVolley Asia Oceania (PVAO) Zone Championships taking place in Bangkok in June.
Members of India's Para archery team were given second-floor hotel rooms without lifts on their return from an international tournament, with some athletes having to be carried up the stairs by coaches and support staff.
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.
FA - Partnerships Manager, International Relations - London, UK
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George’s Park. This new role requires carving out and delivering new engagement programmes across the confederations, using existing experience of working in international football. It requires confidence in working with and for leadership teams, and an ability to think and work strategically, deliver projects overseas and build a network of contacts across the national associations.
The International Table Tennis Federation is preparing to move its global headquarters from the Olympic capital Lausanne to a new location - probably in Asia - to capitalise on the massive interest in the sport there and which has helped it reach an annual turnover of $20 million, 10 times more than it was making 10 years ago. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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