American Brittany Bowe rounded off the second International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Speed Skating event in style as she broke the women’s 1,000 metres world record on home ice in Salt Lake City.

China’s Lijun Chen broke the men’s 62 kilogram clean and jerk and overall world records on his way to claiming two gold medals at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here.

North Korea’s Yun Chol Om broke his own clean and jerk world record on day two of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here to ensure the successful defence of his men’s 56 kilogram title.

Chinese badminton player Yu Xiaohan has been stripped of two silver medals won at the Gwangju 2015 Summer Universiade after failing an in-competition test for banned diuretic furosemide, it has been reported.

China has approved plans for a ¥58.41 billion (£5.98 billion/$9.21 billion/€8.39 billion) high speed railway which will be used during the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing.

China claimed two more gold medals on the final day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix in Gold Coast today.

Tunisia’s Walid Ktila secured the title of the most successful athlete at the 2015 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Doha, clinching a fourth gold medal with victory in the men’s 200 metres T34 on the final day of competition.

Five-times all-around individual champion Kohei Uchimura finally got his hands on team gold as he inspired Japan to the men’s Artistic Gymnastics World Championships title despite a dramatic fall on the last apparatus, while Britain claimed an historic silver here today.

A majestic performance from the United States guided them to their third straight women's team title on an enthralling night of action at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships here today.

Japan secured early bragging rights over defending team champions China as they pipped their rivals to the top of the standings on an action-packed opening day of men’s qualifying at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships here today.

Defending all-around champion Simone Biles produced another jaw-dropping display to help the United States qualify for the women's team final in stylish fashion, securing an all-important spot at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the process at the 2015 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships here today.