The International Esports Federation (IESF) has appointed Immun Active as its long-term official beverage partner, and the two are to provide a drink taking into account "the special needs of esports athletes."

Gymnastics Canada will not send a team to a final Olympic qualifier in Rio de Janeiro because of COVID-19 concerns.

Australia’s hopes of adding to its 15 Winter Olympic medals at Beijing 2022 have been boosted by a new world-class freestyle skiing facility in Brisbane.

France’s Magda Wiet-Hénin and Italy’s world champion Simone Alessio were among those earning places in the Tokyo 2020 taekwondo competition tonight at the European Qualification Tournament in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia.

Hosts Russia finished top of the medals table at the International Judo Federation’s Kazan Grand Slam with four golds - with the most emphatic win coming in the concluding men’s over-100 kilograms category from Tamerlan Bashaev.

Hosts Thailand maintained a narrow overall lead in their first home World Para Powerlifting World Cup after a second day of competition in Bangkok highlighted by a world record from Iran’s Roohallah Rostami.

The host nation dominated the final day of racing at the Asia and Oceania Olympic and Paralympic qualifier on the regatta course due to hold Tokyo 2020 rowing events.

Twenty-year-old home athlete Glenda Morejón will be a focus of attention when she races in the women’s 20 kilometres event at the Pan American Race Walking Cup that starts tomorrow at Guayaquil in Ecuador.

Racing gets underway at the 65th Finn Gold Cup in Porto tomorrow, which also offers a final opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for one European and one African sailor.

Tokyo 2020 taekwondo prospect Skylar Park will receive CAD10,000 (£5,900/$8,200/€6,800) to aid preparations through a new funding source for Canada's top athletes and Olympic hopefuls.

The softball competition at the Birmingham 2022 World Games will take place at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex, organisers have announced.

Home judoka Madina Taimazova had a barnstorming day at the International Judo Federation’s Kazan Grand Slam, taking gold in the women’s under-70 kilograms category after defeating Japan’s world champion Chizuru Arai in the semi-final.

Thailand enjoyed a dominant start as it hosted its first World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Bangkok, securing two golds, two silvers and two bronzes in the opening four men's events.

Germany’s Martin Wolfram prevented a British clean sweep of men’s gold at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving World Cup in Tokyo - the final Olympic qualifier and a test event for this year's Olympic Games.