Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath has climbed to second position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player Rankings for Test bowlers.

Colombia’s Matias Knudsen produced the biggest upset on the opening day of the World Squash Federation Junior Championships in New Zealand after beating seeded player Mansoor Zaman Jnr of Pakistan at the Devoy Squash and Fitness Centre in Tauranga.

German ski jumper Andreas Wellinger has opted to take a three-week break from competition after suffering from knee problems since the opening event of last week's International Ski Federation (FIS) Grand Prix in Wisla.

Korea Ice Hockey Association (KIHA) President Chung Mong-won has outlined the national governing body’s intention to use next year’s Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang as a springboard for the development of its men’s and women’s programmes.

Great Britain’s Richard Whitehead has criticised World Para Athletics’ decision to re-set all T43/F43 and T42/F42 world and regional records at the beginning of next year, questioning how such a move is supposed to motivate athletes.

Ireland’s Jason Smyth completed a sprint double at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships here this evening after easing to victory in the men’s 200 metres T13 event.

The United States secured their place in the penultimate round of the women’s Hockey World League semi-final after overcoming Japan 1-0 in Johannesburg today.

Japan’s Minami Kawashima brushed aside two home favourites today to book her place in the main draw of the women’s singles competition at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Russian Open Grand Prix in Vladivostok.

Frenchman David Lappartient has today released the full version of his candidacy manifesto to lead the International Cycling Union (UCI), outlining his aim to "preserve the legacy" of the sport across the globe.

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin was among the speakers at the sixth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport in Russian city Kazan.

All world and regional records held by athletes competing in the T43/F43 and T42/F42 classes will be re-set at the beginning of next year after World Para Athletics revealed it will be introducing new rules for double-leg amputees.

Argentinian Olympic basketball champion Luis Scola has been named as an ambassador for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Buenos Aires.

The International Boxing Association's (AIBA) Year of Africa truck has arrived in Zambia for 10 days of activities, courses and events aimed at inspiring and educating the continent’s boxing community and also bringing a new audience to the sport.

Great Britain's Richard Whitehead has hit out at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for excluding double-leg amputees from the men's 100 metres T42 event at Tokyo 2020.