Bulgaria's Daniel Asenov moved a step closer to flyweight glory at the EUBC European Confederation Continental Championships in Samokov, registering a quarter-final win against Ukraine’s Ihor Sopinskiy.

Russia’s Kirill Grigoryan defied his lowly world ranking to stun 2004 Olympic champion Matthew Emmons to claim the gold medal in the men’s 50 metre rifle prone event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Gabala.

Defending men’s doubles champions Shin Baek Choel and Ko Sung Hyun of South Korea crashed out of the Badminton World Championships, suffering a shock second round defeat to Malaysian duo Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong in Jakarta today.

The first edition of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President’s Cup will be hosted by German city Bonn next year, it has been announced.

Three-times European judo champion Paulette Fouillet has died at the age of 65 after a battle with illness, the French Judo Federation (FFJ) has announced.

Uzbekistan’s Guzal Ismatova stunned heavyweight favourite Lazzat Kungeybayeva of Kazakhstan with a first-round stoppage to progress to the final at the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Continental Championships in Wulanchabu, China, today.

Sebastian Coe today insisted he stood by his claim that doping allegations levelled against athletics were "a declaration of war" as one of the experts at the centre of the controversy wrote an open letter to Britain's double Olympic 1500 metres gold medallist accusing the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of lacking the desire to clean up the sport.

International Tennis Federation (ITF) Presidential candidate David Haggerty has revealed reviewing the formats of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup is on the top of his list of priorities if successful in his campaign.

Hungarian star Katinka Hosszu was a double winner on the opening day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup in Moscow after competing in seven events.

Israel’s Misha Zilberman’s long-awaited appearance at the Badminton World Championships ended in defeat after he suffered a 21-14, 21-14 loss at the hands of Taiwan’s Hsu Jen-hao in Jakarta today.

Georgia claimed two gold medals on the opening night of the Junior Wrestling World Championships at the Pan-American Judo Center in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.

Three-time Olympian Domenico Valentino beat Belarus’ Vazgen Safaryants on day five of the EUBC European Confederation Continental Championships in Samokov to book his place in the men’s lightweight division quarter-finals.

A public protest against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has caused a change to the Rio 2016 cycling test event on Sunday (August 16), with the finish line moved away from Copacabana Beach.

“Cutting edge” technology has enabled the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to identify adverse findings from 28 athletes after the re-testing of stored urine samples from the 2005 and 2007 World Championships in Helsinki and Osaka respectively. 

A veteran of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Salt Lake City crisis has been brought in to chair the new FIFA committee charged with drafting a package of reform proposals far-reaching enough to salvage the battered reputation of world football’s governing body.