Australia's Jessica Fox won her sixth individual title and became the most successful solo paddler in the history of the sport on an emotional day at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.

Defending champions Mohamed Elshorbagy and Sarah-Jane Perry earned semi-final places at the Professional Squash Association Oracle Netsuite Open in San Francisco, on a day when Hong Kong's Annie Au produced an upset.

Italy's Andrea Liverani set a world record in winning the R5 10 metres air rifle prone mixed SH2 event at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup at Chateauroux in France.

Europe go into the final day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris tomorrow leading the United States 10-6, and need 14-and-a-half points to regain the trophy.

Kris Schaff of the United States collected his first individual international gold since joining the circuit last year as he won the compound men's event at the Archery World Cup Final in the Turkish city of Samsun.

China's Olympic and world champion Ding Ning secured the last semi-final place at the International Table Tennis Federation's Women's World Cup in Chengdu as all four top seeds lived up to their billing.

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) gets its Beach World Tour rolling again from tomorrow with five-straight weeks of international action, starting with an event for men and women in Qinzhou, China.

Europe produced a historic fightback on the opening day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris with a clean sweep of the afternoon foursomes to take a 5-3 overnight lead.

Irish modern pentathlon Olympians Arthur Lanigan O'Keeffe and Natalya Coyle will be among the leading contenders for individual honours as Dublin hosts the fourth Laser-Run World Championship this weekend.

The United States raced on towards what they hope will be a tenth victory in the Women’s Basketball World Cup with a 71-40 quarter-final win over Nigeria in the Spanish resort of Tenerife.

Paris hosts the final stage of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) World Challenge Cup Series this weekend.

Poland's Marcin Pochwala and Aleksandra Stach, winners of a solitary bronze medal during the Canoe Slalom World Cup season, became the C2 mixed world champions in Rio de Janeiro.

Mohamed Elshorbagy and Sarah-Jane Perry successfully opened up their title defences at squash's Oracle NetSuite Open in San Francisco on a day when the top eight seeds in the men's and women's competitions all prevailed.

South Korea's Kim Woojin will defend his men's recurve title at the 13th Archery World Cup Final that starts in the Turkish city of Samsun tomorrow, against a hugely strong field that includes the American he beat to gold last year, Brady Ellison.