Two-time winners Pakistan have met the defending champions twice already during the tournament, with India winning on both occasions, but the matches have garnered more attention for the friction between the two sides than for the cricket.

This October, alongside the highly anticipated Grand Sumo Tournament taking place at the Royal Albert Hall, audiences have the opportunity to learn more about the sport and the various roles instrumental in making it happen with a series of talks and live demonstrations offering rare behind-the-scenes insights.

England finally delivered when it really mattered as they outclassed Canada in front of a delirious record 81,885 Twickenham crowd to win the Women’s Rugby World Cup for the third time on a memorable day for the sport.

After a season of spills and thrills at the highest level in the Wanda Diamond League, the world's biggest track and field stars delivered on the biggest stage of all at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this month.

In the week Jude Bellingham returned to action following shoulder surgery that delayed his season, one of the brightest stars in world football began another new chapter in his story – by joining the Laureus movement as an Ambassador.

Dan Pembroke and Anna Nicholson have been named as the Novuna GB & NI team co-captains for the World Para Athletics Championships that begin on Saturday in New Delhi, India.