An exciting four days of competition will see Australia's track stars go head to head against New Zealand's best at the 2017 Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Melbourne.

Sammy Lee, the first Asian-American man to win an Olympic gold medal, has died aged 96 in Newport Beach in Southern California after battling pneumonia.

The British Wrestling Association has taken steps to assure its members that it is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable people in the sport.

The calendar of events for next year has been revealed by the World Karate Federation (WKF).

The Conlog Arena in Koblenz in Germany has been announced as the host venue of the 2017 International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) European Championship Division A tournament.

The first five-a-side blind football pitch in Argentina with official dimensions has been inaugurated at the High Performance National Training Centre in the capital city Buenos Aires.

Hockey New Zealand has confirmed that Colin Batch will step down as head coach of the Black Sticks men.

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn has been named as Europe's Ryder Cup captain for the 2018 edition of the competition due to be held on the outskirts of Paris.

Eleven athletes from the world of sport have joined the Peace and Sport "Champions for Peace club" - becoming role-models, heroes and a source of inspiration for young people throughout the world as they use their fame to serve projects which use sport to tackle social issues.

The opening day of competition at the Sailing World Cup Final saw all ten Olympic events and open kiteboarding complete a full schedule of racing in a 10 to 12 knot south-westerly breeze across Melbourne's Port Phillip.

New Zealand's Jo Edwards and Angela Boyd secured a vital win over Australia as they went unbeaten on the opening day of the women's pairs competition at the World Bowls Championships in Christchurch.

Sweden continued their impressive start to the World Floorball Championships today as they coasted past Scandinavian rivals Norway 8-2 at the Arena Riga in the Latvian capital.

World number five Son Wan-ho of South Korea will be aiming to make his top seeding count as he leads the field at this week’s Badminton World Federation (BWF) 2016 Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold event in Seogwipo.

Japanese duo Tomokazu Harimoto and Miu Hirano both progressed in the boys' and girls' singles tournaments respectively at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Junior Championships in Cape Town today.