Japan beat The Netherlands in convincing fashion to be crowned the first-ever winners of the mixed team title at an International Judo Federation (IJF) Junior World Championships.

The Venezuelan Kickboxing Federation (FVKB) has officially been recognised by its National Olympic Committee (NOC).

Olympic gold medallist Cheick Sallah Cissé beat world champion Maksim Khramtcov in the men’s under 80 kilograms final as action concluded today at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series event here.

The 2017 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Championships are due to begin tomorrow in Beijing, where qualification for places at next year’s World Championships will be up for grabs.

World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós and Turkish Karate Federation (TKF) counterpart Esat Delihasan have met at the international governing body’s headquarters in Madrid to discuss new opportunities for the sport.

The United States men’s national bobsled team for the 2017-2018 season has been announced with Codie Bascue, Justin Olsen and Nick Cunningham awarded the three pilot positions.

Captains and coaches of all 14 nations set to compete at this year’s Rugby League World Cup have gathered in Australian city Brisbane today to officially launch the tournament.

Pakistan cricket captain Sarfraz Ahmed has reportedly been approached by a spot-fixer, who made an offer to him before the country’s third one-day international against Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates' capital Abu Dhabi on Wednesday (October 18).

Organisers of the 2018 Asian Games are holding a beach volleyball test event at Jakabaring Sports City in Palembang which is due to co-host next year’s event with Jakarta.

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin helped headline a panel discussion on the future of sport and innovation during the World Festival of Youth and Students event in Russian city Sochi.

France’s Sebastien Peineau and South Korea’s Song Yun Soo claimed the respective men’s and women’s individual compound titles on the penultimate day of action at the World Archery Championships in Mexico City.

Japan claimed a further two titles on the final day of action at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Junior World Championships in Zagreb, increasing their overall gold medal tally to eight.

Double Olympic champion Jade Jones delighted the home crowd at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series event here this evening after beating reigning world gold medallist Lee Ah-Reum of South Korea in the women’s under 57 kilograms final.

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has today pinpointed good governance as a priority for the international governing body with an action plan on how it intends to further improve in this regard presented at a Council meeting held here in London.