Switzerland recovered from a slow start to beat France as they kept their perfect record at this year’s International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship intact in Finland.

Two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem of Austria insists it will "take time" for him to return to the top of his game after suffering a "painful" first-round defeat to Bolivian Hugo Dellien.

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur and Spain’s Garbiñe Muguruza crashed out on the opening day of the women’s singles at the French Open.

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.

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

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.

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.

A number of Commonwealth Games medallists and Olympians have been added to a mentoring scheme in Scotland which provides guidance to young athletes and coaches.

There were no Russian members present at yesterday’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session after Yelena Isinbayeva and Shamil Tarpishchev failed to attend, it has been confirmed.

Spain's Rafael Nadal is facing injury concerns as he seeks to reclaim the French Open men's singles crown, while Poland's Iga Świątek arrives in Paris as the overwhelming favourite for the women's singles title due to a sensational run of form.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has insisted that there is "no one-size-fits-all" solution to transgender participation in sport as he urged organisations to make decisions based on scientific evidence.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called on anti-doping authorities for a "quick resolution" to the scandal involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to be found, to ensure the team medal ceremony from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics can finally take place.

Banking giant Citi has been announced as the founding partner of the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) new PARA SPORT programme.