Russia won seven under-18 gold medals on the final day of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Youth MMA World Championships, as Ukraine finished top of the medal table with 17 world titles won over three days of action in Bulgarian capital Sofia.
Germany won both the men's and women's under-18 Fistball World Championships in Grieskirchen today, capping a perfect weekend for the country.
Anastasija Zolotic wants to be "an inspiration for young girls" after becoming the first American woman to win a taekwondo gold medal at the Olympics.
Alexandra Kosteniuk has taken the lead in an all-Russian Women's Chess World Cup final in Sochi, winning game one against top seed Aleksandra Goryachkina.
Olympic cross-country skiing team sprint champion Kikkan Randall has joined the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage (NSAA) as an executive director.
The apparatus finals signalled the emergence of new nations in gymnastics but also the triumphant return of a familiar face from 2016.
France won its eighth Olympic gold medal in the men's team foil as fencing drew to a close at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Chinese diver Shi Tingmao dominated all of her rivals to successfully defend her Olympic women's three metres springboard title at Tokyo 2020.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been drawn into the row over the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) involvement at Tokyo 2020, following critical comments of Travis Tygart, chief executive of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas tonight earned the Olympic title she deserved – and the world record she desired.
The Olympic men's 100 metres title, property since 2008 of Jamaican icon Usain Bolt, has now passed, most unexpectedly, to Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who clocked a European record of 9.80sec to complete an extraordinary Italian double following his team mate Gianmarco Tamberi's sharing of the men's high jump title.
Neisi Dajomes became the first female athlete from Ecuador to win an Olympic medal in any sport today – and she did it in style with gold in the women’s weightlifting 76 kilograms class at the Tokyo International Forum.
In one of the most beautiful of sporting moments, two men decided to share an Olympic title here tonight.
Monday and Tuesday's (August 2 and 3) Suncorp Super Netball League (SSN) fixtures will run under strict COVID-19 protocols next week to enable matches to take place in the southeast of Queensland state after a snap lockdown was imposed.
Alexander Zverev managed to shut out the voices of anti-Olympic protesters as he swatted away Karen Khachanov to secure gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics here.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles and Ben Stokes have all withdrawn from their sport to protect their mental health and wellbeing. Mike Rowbottom tells the story of a new type of athlete, one that is listening to their mind, as well as their body.
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