Ireland needed no luck on the first day of finals at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's World Boxing Championships as Amy Broadhurst and Lisa O'Rourke put in two of the best performances of the competition to send their nation top of the medal table.

Egypt has continued their domination at the African Wrestling Championships as the under-20 events got underway in El Jadida in Morocco.

WorldTour ranking leader Lotte Kopecky has triumph in the first stage of the Vuelta a Burgos Féminas after comfortably sprinting in front of Tereza Neumanová and Emma Norsgaard in Aranda de Duero in Spain.

Finland’s Oskari Muhonen has leapfrogged Pieter-Jan Postma in the Finn Gold Cup standings following three more sailing races at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda.

Women are set to take charge of men's FIFA World Cup matches for the first time this year, with three included on the list of 36 referees appointed for the tournament in Qatar, as is the Zambian official who earlier this year twice ended a match too early.

Olympic rhythmic gymnasts Boryana Kaleyn, Ekaterina Vedeneeva and Evita Griskenas are set to star at the International Gymnastics Federation World Challenge Cup at the Navarra Arena in Pamplona in Spain.

Italy’s Stefano Oldani earned his maiden professional win with a breakaway triumph on stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia in Genoa.

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final is set to be held in the Greek capital of Athens with it planned to be the final competition in the discipline before the World Championships next month.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's Committee has held an Open Forum, attended by 30 countries, in Istanbul, at the tail end of the Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul.

Shayna Jack has qualified for this year's Commonwealth Games as the Australian swimmer continues her comeback from a doping ban.

Estonia’s Lisell Jäätma overcame world number one Sara López on route to the semi-finals of the women’s compound event at the Archery World Cup in Gwangju.

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has reportedly opted against stripping ranking points from Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) events over the decision to ban players from Belarus and Russia.