Italian home favourite Giulio Ciccone claimed an impressive breakaway victory at the 15^th stage of the Giro d'Italia in Cogne, while Ecuador's reigning men's road race Olympic champion Richard Carapaz remains in pole position for a second general classification victory.

Justin Thomas won his second Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) Championship via a playoff with Will Zalatoris, after Mito Pereira opened the door with a catastrophic double bogey on the final hole.

Home favourite Natalia Grossman won her second consecutive women's boulder International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Salt Lake City, with French youngster Mejdi Schalck clinching a maiden triumph in the men's event.

South Korea's Kim Woo-jin and Choi Mi-sun triumphed in the men's and women's recurve events at their home Archery World Cup in Gwangju.

Hatice Kübra İlgün and Emre Kutalmış Ateşli ensured a golden double for Turkey on the final day of the European Taekwondo Championships in English city Manchester.

Germany's rhythmic gymnasts Margarita Kolosov and Darja Varfolomeev propelled their nation to the podium on three occasions at the International Gymnastics Federation World Challenge Cup in Pamplona in Spain.

Ukraine’s double Olympic medallist Liudmyla Luzan struggled to keep a lid on her emotions after she claimed her second gold of the International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Cup in Račice in the Czech Republic.

Algeria claimed four men’s freestyle titles on the final day of the African Wrestling Championships in El Jadida in Morocco.

Kim Bo-mi overcame Yoo Hyun-young in an all-South Korean women’s 10 metres air pistol final at the International Shooting Sport Federation Grand Prix in Granada.

New Zealand came from behind to defeat Australia at the women’s World Rugby Sevens Series in Toulouse as Fiji were crowned men’s champions with victory over Ireland.

The Alexandri sisters topped the podium again as they finished the International Swimming Federation Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final in style in Athens.

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Áron Szilágyi of Hungary won the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Grand Prix in Padua to take home the historic Luxardo Trophy for the third time in his career.

Olympic champion Matt Wearn and defending world champion Tom Saunders are both on the entry list for the ILCA 7 Men's World Championship, which begins tomorrow in Mexico.