Julia Taubitz of Germany took the lead in the International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup standings after triumphing in the sprint event in Sigulda.
Quentin Fillon Maillet earned his first individual victory of the season in the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup as he won the men’s 15km mass start event in Pokljuka.
South Korea won the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championship for the first time as an extra-time strike downed Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final.
Norway's Martin Nevland and Switzerland's Lea Meier triumphed in the youth men and women's events at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide.
Switzerland’s Daniel Yule claimed the men’s slalom title on the closing day of the prestigious International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup at Kitzbühel in Austria as men’s overall leader Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway had a relative off-day.
Germany's Daniel Bohnacker claimed his first International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Cross World Cup win since 2011 after a tight encounter in Sweden's Idre Fjäll.
Australia's Richie Porte won the Tour Down Under for the second time as he overhauled back-to-back defending champion Daryl Impey on the sixth and final stage.
Iran's only female Olympic medallist Kimia Alizadeh has said she plans to compete for Germany after fleeing her home country.
Ashleigh Barty kept her bid for a historic home triumph at the Australian Open alive by reaching the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park.
Norway locked out the podium as Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won the men's sprint ahead of his two team mates at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup event in the German resort of Oberstdorf.
Australian sport is in the middle of another row over ball-tampering - this time with tennis player John Millman at the centre following his five-set defeat to Roger Federer at the Australian Open.
Hosts New Zealand have won their home leg of the men's World Rugby Sevens Series at FMG Stadium in Hamilton after a 27-5 win over France.
Omar Visintin and Michela Moioli made it gold for Italy in both the men's and women's finals in leg three of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup in Big White, Canada.
New Zealand triumphed in front of a home crowd in Hamilton to earn their third consecutive World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series title of the season.
China has withdrawn as host of the qualifying tournament for the women's Olympic football at Tokyo 2020 because of the coronavirus outbreak and the event next month has been relocated to Sydney, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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