Indonesia's Anthony Ginting sealed the biggest triumph of his career as he stunned reigning world champion Kento Momota of Japan to clinch the men's singles title at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) China Open.

Karolína Plíšková of the Czech Republic denied recently crowned US Open champion Naomi Osaka the perfect homecoming as she beat the Japanese player to win the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

Australia completed the clean sweep as they overcame New Zealand 60-55 to clinch the Quad Series title in Melbourne.

A warning from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Gafur Rakhimov standing for President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) seems to have begun to turn the tide against him with momentum appearing to swing behind Kazakhstan's Serik Konakbayev.

Australia's Government agency responsible for sport has claimed the FIFA-backed proposals to reform the troubled governance of Football Federation Australia (FFA) are "flawed" and are not in line with their principles as the organisation prepares to take a crucial vote on the issue next month.

Ukraine’s Margaryta Pesotska stunned third seed Elizabeta Samara to reach the second round of the women's singles main draw at the European Table Tennis Championships in Alicante.

Russia have been warned by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) not to expect their bans by those organisations to be automatically lifted following the decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to lift their suspension on the country. 

Defending champions South Africa and hosts Uganda recorded emphatic victories as action continued at the World University Netball Championship in Kamapla.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has failed to protect the integrity of sport by reinstating Russia and the decision "casts a dark shadow over the credibility" of the organisation, vice-president Linda Helleland has admitted.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee has defied the outcry from athletes and other organisations by comfortably voting 9-2 in favour of the reinstatement of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) at a meeting in the Seychelles today.

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has claimed the opening of the Chinese Ice Hockey Association's (CIHA) new offices marks a "landmark moment" for the development of the sport in the country prior to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. 

Past winners Ruta Paskauskiene of Lithuania and Sweden's Li Fen secured their place in the main draw of the women's singles event as the qualification phase at the European Table Tennis Championships drew to a close in Alicante.

Three officials implicated in the widespread FIFA corruption scandal have been banned from football for life by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the governing body's Ethics Committee.

Swedish umpire Mohamed Lahyani has been suspended from his next two tournaments after the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ruled he had committed a breach of impartiality regulations during a controversial incident with Nick Kyrgios at the US Open.