New Zealand moved to the brink of clinching the overall title as they won the Women's World Rugby Sevens Series event in Langford in Canada.

Olympic champion Emese Szász of Hungary continued her dominance of the épée discipline as she secured the gold medal in the women's event at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Grand Prix in Bogota.

Three-time Olympic medallist Ondřej Synek delivered gold for the host nation at the European Rowing Championships as he powered to victory in the men's single sculls event in Račice.

Petra Kvitová won on her return to competitive tennis action after she was stabbed at her home in December as Angelique Kerber became the first women's top seed to lose in the opening round of the French Open at Roland Garros today.

Ángel María Villar has been re-elected to serve an eighth term as President of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after he stood unopposed for the role.

Swiss Paralympic has extended its long-running partnership with charitable organisation the Joseph Voegeli Foundation, through to 2019.

Participants at the Peace Education Festival in South Korea have been given the chance to experience Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports such as ice hockey, wheelchair curling and ski jumping.

Hosts Canada and New Zealand both progressed to the quarter-finals of the Women's World Rugby Sevens Series event in Langford with 100 per cent records as they each picked up three victories at the Westhills Stadium.

Olympic champion Emese Szász of Hungary will take on Malinka Hoppe Montanaro in the last 64 of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Grand Prix after the Canadian battled through the preliminary rounds in Bogota.

Dmitry and Maksim Ivanov of Russia moved into a joint lead at the top of the men's acrobatic gymnastics rankings as they claimed victory at the World Cup event in Geneva.

Double Olympic gold medallist Lisa Carrington of New Zealand was the star performer on the opening day of the Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged.

Russia enjoyed another successful day at the Para-canoe World Cup as they clinched two gold medals in Szeged,

Colombian Nairo Quintana of the Movistar team snatched the overall lead from Dutchman Tom Dumoulin at the Giro d'Italia as Team Sky's Mikel Landa won the 19th stage today.

Iraq's home friendly against South Korea next month will take place at a neutral venue in the United Arab Emirates after the Korean Football Association (KFA) declined a request to stage the match in Baghdad.