A total of 14 nations will gather for the International Fistball Association (IFA) 2018 Women’s World Championship in Austria, making it the biggest World Championship in the sport's history.

Japan’s success at the Asian Track Cycling Championships in Kuala Lumpur continued today as their riders won two more golds on the third day of competition thanks to Hashimoto Hashimoto in the men’s omnium, and Tomohiro Fukaya in the men’s 1km time trial.

This weekend’s British Athletics Indoor Championships in Arena Birmingham has highlighted Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign to promote equality in sport.

Poland lead the medals table with one gold and one bronze following the first day of competition at the ninth World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai.

Damian Quintero, who has taken silver and bronze medals in the two big events so far this year, will go for gold in tomorrow’s final day of the Karate 1-Premier League in Dubai.

British basketball player Temi Fagbenle has accused Government funding agencies Sport England and UK Sport of ignoring basketball at the expense of "obscure" middle-class sports not played by youngsters from ethnically diverse or poorer backgrounds, highlighting Olympic events such as modern pentathlon and skeleton.

Morocco’s world 3,000 metres steeplechase silver medallist Soufiane El Bakkali starts as favourite in tomorrow’s Almond Blossom Cross Country in Albufeira, which will bring to a close the 2017-2018 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Cross Country Permit series.

Sebastian Coe, the International Association of Athletics Federation President, has agreed to meet his disgraced predecessor Lamine Diack - who has been charged with corruption and money laundering - in order to help the ongoing French police investigation.

A new three-partnership deal has been agreed between the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and equipment providers Dunlop.

England’s Nick Matthew will compete at the Commonwealth Games for the fourth and, what he claims will be, last time when he defends his squash title on the Gold Coast in April.

Danny “The Giant Killer” Padilla has been named to the Executive Board of International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Physique America.

Canada secured the qualification spot for the Americas in the International Floorball Federation (IFF) Americas Men's World Championship after a 5-4 win over the United States earned them overall victory in their weekend play-off in Toronto.

Japan’s two-time world champion Kiyou Shimizu continued her domination of the female kata category as she secured her third successive gold on the international stage at the inaugural stop of the Karate 1-Series A in Guadalajara in

Venus Williams earned the United States victory in their Fed Cup World Group first round tie against the Netherlands as her 7-5, 6-1 win over Richel Hogenkamp gave the defending champions an unassailable 3-0 lead on a day when Serena Williams made her long-awaited return to top flight competition.