The involvement of men in netball is contributing to the growth and popularity of the sport in communities.

India won their first golds and North Koreans stirred up drama by snubbing their South Korean rivals on the podium on day two of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Canada’s national women’s team will be looking to deliver the knockout punch when they meet Jamaica in front of a sellout home crowd and claim their ticket to next year’s Paris Olympics.

Three North Korean marksmen refused to join their South Korean rivals in a group photo of medal winners at the Hangzhou Asian Games after narrowly missing out on gold in a men’s team shooting competition on Monday.

Spain’s women players want to “just stick to football” after they ended their boycott of the national team that started after former Spanish Federation (RFEF) boss Luis Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips following their World Cup triumph, midfielder Aitana Bonmati said.

Discipline has certainly improved for the Fiji Water Flying Fijians based on the statistics from their recent games.

Nadi is the final team to challenge Nadroga for the prestigious Inkk Farebrother Trophy.

Former blue ribbon and Fiji Secondary School long jump record holder Waisale Inoke is not part of Athletics Fiji’s final squad for the Pacific Games.

Namibia have made seven changes to their starting line-up for their final Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Uruguay in Lyon on Wednesday, one of which has been forced through the absence of captain Johan Deysel.

Uruguay head coach Esteban Meneses and captain Andrés Vilaseca has named their team to face Namibia in Pool A at OL Stadium in Lyon on Thursday.

New Zealand return to their training camp in Lyon this week after spending a bye week on the west coast of France but, like the rest of the rugby world, they did not miss the World Cup clash between Ireland and South Africa at the weekend.

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina on Monday pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, days after slamming the WTA for the introduction of performance byes at the tournament.