The Australian Masters Games return to the nation's capital Canberra for the first time in over two decades and is expected to welcome over 7,500 athletes as they travel from across the country to compete in over 50 sports. The event will take place from 18 - 25 October 2025.

Even before her first race in Paris, Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo is aware she will make history as the first transgender athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games. "I hope to be the first of many," says the 50-year-old, who will compete in the 400m T12 event for visually impaired athletes.

As the UK celebrates Team GB's success at the Paris, where they won over 60 medals for the fourth consecutive Games, the search for the next generation of British sporting talent is now underway. UK Sport has launched the Find Your Greatness campaign to identify future Olympic and Paralympic stars.

After bad weather forced the cancellation of racing on Monday and a further delay due to strong winds on Tuesday morning, the action finally got underway ninety minutes later than originally scheduled, starting with heats and preliminaries in the U23 boat classes.

Norway's men defended their relay title and Switzerland took gold in the women's race as the European Orienteering Championships organised by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) came to a close on Tuesday afternoon in Nor (Hungary).

The Executive Committee of the International World Games Association (IWGA) has held its fourth meeting of the year in Madrid, Spain to convene a year ahead of The World Games 2025 which will be held in Chengdu, China.

Oceanman, the world's largest open-water swimming competition, is set to make a splash at the Alma Resort in Vietnam in early September offering male and female participants from seven to more than 70 years of age the chance to compete.

The numbers are historic. ParalympicsGB has confirmed that its team for the Paris Games will consist of a total of 215 athletes, of whom 46% are women. This represents the highest gender parity that Britain has presented at the Paralympics since the last Games in Tokyo, where the figure reached 45%.

The official schedule and groups have been released for the upcoming record-breaking 2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championships which kicks off on Tuesday 27 August.

Undisputed female super featherweight champion, Alycia "The Bomb" Baumgardner, is set to headline the all-women's card sanctioned by the World Boxing Council (WBC) who is defending her title against Delfine Persoon.

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has proudly unveiled the 225 athletes who will represent Team USA at the upcoming Paralympic Games. The expedition, comprising 110 men, 110 women, is eagerly preparing to propel the USA to the top of the standings at an event that promises to be historic.

The Test series of cricket between Bangladesh and Pakistan in the Test World Championship is set to begin this week, but it is being disrupted by political instability in Bangladesh. The ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has triggered widespread unrest, which is affecting the sporting arena.

Twelve Dominican Republic athletes who will compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have been training in the commune of Verny, Moselle since 10 August.

The Italian Trap Shooting Delegation, led by skilled Veniero Spada, shone brightly at the Compak World Cup held in Hungary. The crown jewel of non-Olympic shooting sports disciplines, became the perfect stage for the resurgence of the Spada family, who took several team and individual trophies.

Seven Paralympians who train at the University of Bath are set to compete in the Paris Games this summer. Dan Bethell, Suzanna Hext, Michael Taylor, Gemma Collis, Dimitri Coutya, Piers Gilliver and Oliver Lam-Watson have been selected to represent Britain in the Paralympics which begins 28 August.