A quartet of German gold medals ensured that the country finished atop the standings at the European Karate Federation (EKF) Senior Championships in the Spanish city of Guadalajara.

Club representatives have overwhelmingly voted in favour of governance changes to the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) Board of Directors which will see the number of independent members doubled from three to six.

Team Top-G has become the first Indian female squad to qualify for the global finals of the World Esports Championships after being crowned champion of the inaugural all female Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) tournament at the country's National Esports Championships.

The third stage of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Women's Grand Prix in New Delhi was postponed by 24 hours after Kazakhstan chess player Zhansaya Abdumalik refused to participate.

English player Mark King has been suspended from the World Snooker Tour (WST) pending an investigation into irregular betting patterns during a match at last month's Welsh Open.

Kenya, Malawi and Zambia are set to make their debuts at the PacificAus Sports Netball Series as part of the eight teams competing at the Gold Coast.

The Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOK) has said it is concerned about "the discrimination of our athletes by the states", after they were prevented from competing under the nation's flag at the European Karate Federation (EKF) Senior Championships in Guadalajara.

Egyptians Nouran Gohar and Mostafa Asal will enter the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Championships in Chicago as the top seeds.

Nelson Piquet, a three-time Brazilian Formula One (F1) world champion, has been ordered to pay $953,050 (£780,000/€885,000) for his racist and homophobic remarks against Great Britain and Mercedes Benz driver Lewis Hamilton.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has hailed a record-breaking World Baseball Classic during a virtual meeting of its Executive Board, held today.

Rugby league player Russell Spiers has been banned from all sport for a period of three years by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) after the presence of a prohibited substance in his urine sample.

World Bowls has set the dates for its new tournament for the Oceania region in partnership with Bowls New Zealand.

Mark Egan, the former competitions director of World Rugby, underlined the importance of developing a robust competitions framework when he addressed the Board of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) in London.

Details of the new two-stage Softball World Cups have been announced by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) USA has announced it will hold a Youth Nationals event in Little Rock.