England's Greg Harlow and Nick Brett beat Scotland's Paul Foster and Alex Marshall in the open pairs final as action continued today at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in Norfolk.
Australia bounced back from their defeat to the West Indies by claiming a 10-wicket win over debutants Nigeria at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup in South Africa.
China's defending champion Ju Wenjun defeated Russian challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina for the second game in a row to move within one victory of reclaiming her title at the Women's World Chess Championship.
The Teqball Federation of Zambia (TFZ) has officially been launched at Barca Academy in Lusaka.
Hosts England lost their opening match of the inaugural Netball Nations Cup when world champions New Zealand beat them 64-48 at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham today.
Defending champions India got their International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup campaign off to an impressive start with a 90-run win over Sri Lanka in Bloemfontein in South Africa.
Engalnd’s Greg Harlow and Guernsey's Alison Merrien will meet England's Nick Brett and Wales' Marion Purcell in the final of the mixed pairs at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in Norfolk after they won their respective semi-finals.
Reigning champion Ju Wenjun struck straight back against challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina to level the Women's World Chess Championship once more at 4½-4½.
The Italian city of Milan is set to welcome 24 teams for next month's FIFA eClub World Cup.
At the very spot where the Lausanne 2020 medals are presented each night, bandy has made its pitch for full Olympic inclusion in Italy at Milan-Cortina 2026.
Defending champion Julie Forrest beat fellow Scot Lorna Cameron today to book her place in the women's singles semi-finals at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in Norfolk.
Women's World Chess Championship chief arbiter Shohreh Bayat has refused to return home from Iran, after she was criticised for allegedly not wearing a hijab during the tournament.
Three of the four matches that began on the second day of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup in South Africa were affected by heavy rain, with the meeting between New Zealand and Japan hit the hardest.
Four of the top five-ranked teams in the world are ready to compete at the inaugural Netball Nations Cup in England, with action starting tomorrow.
Mixed pairs competition at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in Norfolk began with a shock today as the defending champions Robert Paxton and Ellen Falkner were beaten in their opening quarter-final.
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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