Slovenia, Norway and Germany all secured their spot in the ice hockey competition at Pyeongchang 2018 by winning their respective groups at the Final Olympic Qualification tournament today.

Australia's Chris Burton added the Burghley Horse Trials title to his Olympic bronze medal despite hitting four fences in the final showjumping phase as the prestigious event drew to a close.

Turkey ended their home leg of the World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate1 Premier League series in commanding fashion by winning five of the six gold medals on offer on the final day of the event in Istanbul.

Olympic high bar champion Fabian Hambüchen has been named as the German Sports Aid Foundation Athlete of the Month for August.

A minimum of six black players must be selected for the national team across all three formats under new racial quota regulations established by Cricket South Africa (CSA).

Tyumen in Russia has been awarded the 2021 International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Championships, despite the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urging Winter Federations not to stage major events in the country in the wake of the McLaren Report.

World number one Novak Djokovic ended the fairytale US Open run of Britain’s Kyle Edmund with a ruthless display as Frenchman Lucas Pouille showed exactly why he is considered one of tennis’ rising stars by beating Rafael Nadal in a five-set thriller at Flushing Meadows.

Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones of Britain has vowed to ensure she does notrepeat the mistakes she made following her London 2012 triumph after she successfully defended her under 57 kilograms title at Rio 2016.

World number one Serena Williams set a record for the number of women’s Grand Slam victories as she cruised into the fourth round of the US Open by beating Sweden's Johanna Larsson at Flushing Meadows in New York City.

Croatia secured their maiden International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Men’s Youth Water Polo Championships title as they battled to a hard-fought 16-13 victory over hosts Montenegro in the final in Podgorica.

Olympic bronze medallist Chris Burton maintained his lead at the Burghley Horse Trials as a number of the other riders struggled amid tricky conditions during the cross-country section of the four-day event.

Turkey opened their home World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate1 Premier League event in style as the host nation secured four gold medals on day one of the competition in Istanbul.

World number 171 Kirill Gerassimenko of Kazakhstan stunned top seed Kenta Matsudaira with a marathon seven game victory to book his place in the quarter-finals of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Czech Open in Olomouc today.

Football Association of Slovenia President Aleksander Čeferin, Dutch Football Association boss Michael van Praag and FIFA vice-president Angel Maria Villar have all passed eligibility checks and are able to stand for the top job at UEFA, European football’s governing body has confirmed.