The International Cricket Council (ICC) has boosted the prize fund for T20 World Cups to $1 million (£773,500/€893,300) for the winners of both men's and women's tournaments.

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) have named the winners of the 2019 Order of Merit here today. 

With exactly a year to go until the West Indies begin their defence of the men's International Cricket Council T20 World Cup in Australia, six places in the finals are on offer at the World Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates.

American boxer Patrick Day has died, age 27, after suffering a brain injury during a super welterweight bout against Charles Conwell in Chicago.

Brazil produced a magical samba to win the very last gold medal at these inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games. 

Germany's Florian Gruber made the most of his expertise in light winds to win gold in the men's kitefoil at the inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games.

The "super over" is to continue in international limited overs matches but International Cricket Council (ICC) officials have decided to modify the ruling in the wake of criticism following the men’s World Cup final in July.

Blessing Joy Onyebuchi won Nigeria’s first gold medal of these Association of National Olympic Committees Beach Games after a thrilling encounter with Hungary’s Zsanett Németh in the women’s over-70 kilograms beach wrestling.

World champion Daniela Moroz of the United States won the kitefoil at the Association of National Olympic Committee World Beach Games but was even more excited by the prize she received along with the gold medal.

Spain made it three golds out of three in aquathlon at the Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games with victory in the mixed team relay. 

Japan’s success story in skateboarding continued with gold and silver medals in the women’s park competition at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games here.

Sanne Meijer of The Netherlands won the women’s wakeboarding gold medal and Massimiliano Piffaretti of Italy took the men’s title at the Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games after the format of the competition was re-arranged here following a competitor ballot. 

Aliaksandra Danisheuskaya of Belarus moved up from last to first to claim water ski jump gold in the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games at the Leqtafiya Lagoon with her second run distance of 49.5 metres.

Kevin Vinuela and Francisca Tous spearheaded a second golden double for Spain in the aquathlon at the Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games, less than 12 hours after two gold medals a few metres away along the beach in karate.