The United States continued in ominous form at the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) Rio 2016 qualifier as they swept into the semi-finals in Paris.

Holders Hungary marched into the play-offs at the World Curling Federation Mixed Doubles World Championship as they made it five wins out of five at the Löfbergs Arena in Karlstad.

Norway’s Svein Oddmund Solhaug and Daniel Bergerud advanced to the main draw at an International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour event for the first time this season as the Fuzhou Open began in China today.

Reigning men's champion Wang Zhengming saw his Badminton World Federation (BWF) China Masters title defence ended on the very first day of this year's competition as he lost in the first round at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Center.

Poland's former ski jumping coach Lukasz Kruczek has been appointed as the new head of the Italian team.

London 2017 chief executive Niels de Vos believes that the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in the British capital will be a success despite the turmoil currently enveloping the sport - and claims that nothing else on the Olympic programme can match track and field.

Lemi Berhanu Hayle won the Boston Marathon today - leading home an Ethiopian 1-2-3 to triumph in the men's race.

Guatemala won the gold medal in the mixed relay as the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup which fnished in Kecskemét in Hungary today.

United States began the Rio 2016 Wheelchair Rugby Qualification Tournament with two victories in the round robin phase in Paris today,

The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has selected four powerlifters to compete at Rio 2016.

The United States and Canada maintained their 100 per cent records at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Karlstad today.

The World Curling Federation (WCF) Board has appointed new members to its Standing Commissions following meetings in Basel in Swtitzerland.

Austria's ski-cross team have begun their preparations for the new season despite the previous campaign only just finishing.

The future of Paralympic winter sport will be discussed at a conference in Östersund in Sweden between April 22 and 24.