The Korean Football Association (KFA) has named Suwon, Goyang, Hwaseong, Cheonan, Jeonju, Gwangju, Busan and Jeju as potential hosts for the 2023 Asian Cup - the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) most prestigious tournament.

The four finals in the 55 kilogram, 58kg, 63kg and the 75kg categories of the Under-23 World Championships  at the Artego Arena in Bydgoszcz, Poland, were all won by Japanese participants.

British duo Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid, the reigning Wimbledon and US Open champion pair, came from a set and 3-0 down to overcome Joachim Gerard and Stefan Olsson of Belgium and Sweden, respectively, on Centre Court at Sportcentrum Schaapskooi in the Dutch village of Bemmel, to maintain their 100 per cent record at this year’s championships.

The vast majority of seeded players have made it through to the next round at the Badminton World Federation Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open.

Nicholas Parlier and Daniela Moroz once again dominated their fields on the penultimate day of the IKA Formula Kite World Championships at Al Mouj Beach in Muscat, Oman.

Russian skater and Olympic gold medal favourite Evgenia Medvedeva could miss the Grand Prix Figure Skating Final, which takes place in Nagoya; Japan from December 7 to 10 after suffering a crack in a bone in her right foot.

The two-day International Cycling Union (UCI) Indoor Cycling World Championships at Hallenradsport WM in Dornbirn in Austria, which takes place from tomorrow to Sunday (November 26) will also include several artistic cycling events.

Leicester's De Montfort (DMU) has become the 50th university to join the UNIversal Gym membership scheme in Britain.

Problems that affected the re-opening of the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow earlier this month will not be repeated, Russian officials have claimed. 

A total of eight sports and three sport disciplines have expressed an interest in applying for inclusion on the programme for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, it was announced today. 

A well-established United States confectioners have unveiled a new chocolate bar which they hope will put some bite into their country's Olympians.

Turkey and Russia have pulled out of the race to host the 2023 Basketball World Cup, paving the way for joint bids from Argentina and Uruguay and a multiple-host bid from Indonesia, Japan and The Philippines to get the nod.

The President of the Russian Gymnastics Federation, Vasily Titov, has been given a state medal in a high-profile ceremony at the Kremlin.

The 59 kilogram, 66kg, 80kg and 130kg categories of the Greco-Roman event of the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships were played out today at the Artego Arena in Bydgoszcz, Poland.