Spain’s men and Argentina’s women both won their second matches in as many days as International Hockey Federation Pro League action continued in Valencia.

Fifth seed Joelle King of New Zealand was the highest-ranked player to be eliminated in the women’s draw as the third round of the World Squash Championships got underway in Cairo.

Spain and Argentina won the latest double bill of matches in the International Hockey Federation’s Pro League competition.

Canada, the holders of both the men’s and women’s World Junior Curling Championships titles, lost all three of their matches on the opening day in Jönköping, Sweden.

Switzerland’s Sylviane Metairon and Spain’s Jesus Escacho Alarcon took the women’s and men’s singles titles at the fourth edition of the Pétanque World Championships in Denmark.

Novak Djokovic and Iga Świątek continue to impress in the build-up to the French Open, with the men’s and women’s world number ones claiming dominant wins in the Italian Open.

World number one Novak Djokovic became the fifth player to reach 1,000 match wins after his semi-final triumph at the Italian Open.

Berlin Eagles claimed their second win of equestrian’s Global Champions League season, as the fourth round took place in Madrid.

Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic battled past Felix Auger-Aliassime, as women’s top seed Iga Świątek continued her winning run, in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open.

Top seeds Paul Coll of New Zealand and Nouran Gohar of Egypt were among the winners on the opening day of the Professional Squash Association World Squash Championships in Cairo.

Dmitry Svishchev has been re-elected as President of the Russian Curling Federation (RCF), a role he has held since 2010.

Defending men’s champion Rafael Nadal struggled with a foot injury as he was beaten in the third round of the Italian Open by Denis Shapovalov in three sets.

Australian wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy and South African spinner Keshav Maharaj have been named the women’s and men’s International Cricket Council Players of the Month for April.

Team Einarson and Team Gushue claimed the women’s and men’s titles respectively at curling’s Champions Cup in Olds, Canada.