Rafael Nadal avenged his loss to Alex de Minaur in Barcelona with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 victory over the Australian on Saturday.

Barcelona advanced to the Women's Champions League final with a contentious 2-0 victory, in part thanks to what Chelsea manager Emma Hayes called “the worst decision in Women’s Champions League history”.

Saidjamshid Jafarov defeated undefeated boxer Talgat Shaiken on a special night at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Kazakhstan. Jafarov, the silver medallist at the 2023 IBA World Championships, pulled off an upset to claim the title.

The Palestinian delegation could consist of six to eight athletes. Though even if no athlete manages to qualify, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering inviting all to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

It was an unprecedented success for Spanish sport. The national Olympic Committee wanted to honor the athletes who took part in the events that changed the country's sporting landscape forever. The 22 medals won in Barcelona and the first by a woman in a Winter Games set a milestone for Spain.

 The World Anti-Doping Agency wants a separate prosecutor to investigate the case of the 23 swimmers who failed doping tests and will send a "compliance audit team" to China to evaluate its anti-doping program. USADA considers the action insufficient and calls for another independent investigation.

Four-time world snooker champion Mark Selby crashed out of the World Championship first round on Monday, losing 10-6 to tournament debutant Joe O'Connor. If he continues to compete, he admits he will need "mental support".

The Paris City Hall will open its doors on the night of the national holiday to allow everyone to come and admire the Olympic flame. The torch will pass through the French capital on 14 and 15 July. It will return on 26 July for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

World number one Nelly Korda couldn't take it any more. She decided to withdraw from the LPGA Los Angeles Championship after winning five tournaments in a row. She won the Chevron Championship on Sunday. She joined her team on Monday with little rest. Fifteen days and she'll be back in New Jersey.

New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia's positive experience of hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 has served as an endorsement for their bid to host the competition. In Australia, the aim is to use the event as a catalyst for the growth of the game in the country. The official host cities will be announced in May.

Despite his most recent and high-profile gambling scandal,Shohei Ohtani topped Hideki Matsui with his 176th Big League home run on Sunday and is now the sole leader among Japanese players. The Dodgers superstar had tied the previous total from the Yankees legend a week ago.

The boxing world turned against Garcia after he failed to make weight for his fight against 'The Dream'. With Haney's WBC world super-lightweight title not on the line, the 25-year-old knocked the champion down three times in a victory by majority decision. Haney wants a rematch.

After a week of competition in Durban, the tournament came to a close on Sunday with boxers from DR Congo claiming 10 titles on finals day. IBA and the Thembekile Mandela Foundation also signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to develop young people's talents.

Ronnie O'Sullivan is taking a fresh approach to his quest for an eighth World Championship crown, claiming he "doesn't know much" about the game despite winning 41 ranking titles.  The 48-year-old has teamed up with a former coach because he believes he still hasn't mastered the sport.