New Zealand company Sky TV has confirmed TVNZ as its free-to-air partner for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Canada’s short track speed skater of the moment, Kim Boutin, sailed through her opening 1,500 metres heat at the International Skating Union World Cup in Nagoya, Japan.

Belarus beat a seemingly untouchable Chinese trio to win the men's title and hosts Japan earned an historic triumph in the women’s team event at the Trampoline World Championships in Tokyo.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has called for an inquiry into the country's preparations for its hosting of the Southeast Asian Games, due to start officially tomorrow, following logistical and construction problems.

Four underdogs claimed main-draw places today in the boys' singles event at the International Table Tennis Federation's World Junior Championships in Korat, Thailand.

Mikaela Shiffrin has the chance to move to second on the all-time list of women's World Cup winners in tomorrow's giant slalom and Sunday's slalom at Killington in the United States.

France will begin their defence of the women's world handball title in Japan tomorrow in an ideal frame of mind, having won all three games at the Japan Cup in Shibuya in the test event for next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games competition.

Australia lead the Rest of the World 8-6 overnight in the inaugural two-day World Bowls Challenge - based on golf's Ryder Cup - on the home ground of Moama Bowling Club.

Britain's multiple Paralympic Games and world swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has been signed up as an ambassador by swimwear brand Speedo.

Britain's Sir Mo Farah is returning to the track and plans to compete in the 10,000 metres at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

Russian powerlifter Sergey Sychev has been suspended for life by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for committing a third anti-doping violation within a 10-year period.

Christian Taylor has outlined the measures that will shortly be taken to establish The Athletics Association - the representative group he founded earlier this month to form an independent mouthpiece for competitors.

Turkey's Hasan Arat, Canada's Abby Hoffman and the United States'Sunil Sabharwal have been approved by the World Athletics Council as the three newly appointed members of its Executive Board.

Eliud Kipchoge, the first man to run the marathon in under two hours, and Dalilah Muhammad, who twice broke the world 400 metres hurdles record in a year that saw her become world champion, have been named the respective male and female athletes of the year at the World Athletics Awards here.