Having grabbed gold medals in their first events of Beximco National Shooting Championships, four female shooters – Armin

Kei Nishikori, glad to be back on the New York hard courts where he became Asia's first men's Grand Slam finalist, reaches the second round of US Open.

England's leading Test century-maker Alastair Cook has assured England he will travel to Bangladesh and lead the team on the Test leg of the tour.

The Daily Star book their place in the quarter-finals of the Walton-DRU Media Cup Football Tournament after a 1-0 victory over Gazi TV at Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium.

Juventas striker Simone Zaza has joined Premier League side West Ham United on a season-long loan.

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane closes the exit door on Colombian playmaker James Rodriguez despite leaving him on the bench once more for Real's 2-1 win over Celta Vigo.

Joe Root's 89 sees England to a four-wicket win over Pakistan in the second one-day international at Lord's.

Sami Khedira hit a second-half winner as champions Juventus make it two wins from two at the start of the new Serie A season.

The Bangladesh Under-16 girls team decimate group favourites Iran 3-0 in their Group C Qualifiers of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship.

On a team of mostly first-time young Olympians, veterans Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant steal the show as the USA win its third straight gold medal.

Ahmad Abughaush makes history by winning Jordan's first ever Olympic medal, claiming gold in the men's under 68kg taekwondo division in Rio.

Luis Enrique wants his players to take the plaudits as Barcelona crush Sevilla 3-0 to win their 12th Spanish Super Cup.

Kristi Castlin dedicates her 100m hurdles medal to victims of gun violence after helping the United States claim a historic podium sweep in the event.

Canada's Derek Drouin overcomes a quality field to add the Olympic high jump crown to his world title after a cliff-hanger of a final in Rio.

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon produces a startling last-lap sprint to outpace favourite Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia to win the Olympic women's 1500m gold.

China's hopes of repeating their 2012 Olympic sweep of all five badminton gold medals are shattered when both their pairs are knocked out in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles.

England captain Alastair Cook says his side has still to conquer some longstanding problems after Pakistan derail their quest to become the world's number one Test side.

With crimson lipstick, eye-liner, mascara and a beaming smile, Michelle Carter wins a stunning Olympic shot put gold to sprinkle a little glitz on an event often cruelly ridiculed for the shape of its women athletes.

Beefy Kazakh swimmer Dmitriy Balandin put the former Soviet state on the Olympic map by winning his country's first gold medal in the sport.

In an unforgettable display of Olympic power Michael Phelps wins two more finals to take his historic all-time record load to 21 golds and entrench his legendary status.