Christian Taylor’s hopes of earning a third successive Olympic triple jump title in Tokyo have been shattered by a ruptured Achilles tendon sustained in yesterday’s competition in Ostrava.

Uganda’s world 5,000 and 10,000 metres record holder Joshua Cheptegei showed he is human after all as he found the 25-year-old 3,000m world record of 7min 20.67sec set by Kenya’s Daniel Komen beyond him at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Ostrava.

Switzerland’s 21-year-old Mauro Schmid sprinted home to win the eleventh stage of the Giro d’Italia, but the story of the day was a strategic ride from Team Ineos, whose Colombian rider Egan Bernal extended his lead in the general classification from 14 seconds to 45sec.

The focus has fallen on Rory McIlroy, winner of the men’s Professional Golfers' Association Championship the last time it was held at South Carolina’s Kiawah Island Golf Resort in 2012, to repeat his victory upon its return.

The El Gouna International Squash Open that is due start  in Egypt tomorrow will be a vital indicator for the three big events that will conclude the season - and will also represent another new step in the battle to keep elite sport happening during the COVID pandemic.

The Canoe Sprint Global Olympic qualifier is due to start in the Russian city of Barnaul tomorrow offering a final opportunity to reach the re-arranged Games in Tokyo for athletes from countries yet to earn a quota place.

The best 3x3 basketball national teams in the Americas will compete for continental supremacy when they meet for the first AmeriCup in 3x3 history, which is due to take place in Miami from November 12 to 14.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has reported a loss of £16.1 million ($22.5 million/€18.5 million) for the past financial year, with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic reducing the organisation's cash reserves to £2.2 million ($3.1 million/€2.5 million).

Italy has sent a team heavily depleted by COVID-19 positive tests and injuries to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship that are due to start in the Latvian capital of Riga on Friday (May 21).

New Codes of Points have been released by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in men's and women's artistic, trampoline, acrobatic and aerobic disciplines, applicable from January 1 next to December 31 in 2024.

Softball Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have nominated Canada’s women’s team for the re-arranged Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

The United States went ahead with their match against Trinidad and Tobago at the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Beach Soccer Championship in Costa Rica despite one if its team members having to isolate after a positive COVID-19 test.

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has not ruled out a world record in the 3,000 metres he will run at the conclusion of a talent-stacked World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Ostrava.

Toyota has launched a US Paralympic Fund to support athletes training for this summer’s rescheduled Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the Paralympic Winter Games being held in Beijing next year.