Tokyo 2020 champion David Taylor (+86kg) had been unbeaten since the 2021 World Championships final, when he lost to Iran's Hassan Yazdani. Taylor had only lost once since the 2017 US World Team Trials, when he lost twice to two-time world champion and Rio 2016 bronze medallist J'Den Cox, and it was the same loss to Yazdani. Since 2017, Taylor has won gold medals at the Olympics and three World Championships, as well as a silver medal at the World Championships.

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.

Nelly Korda matched an LPGA record with her fifth consecutive victory on Sunday, winning the Chevron Championship for her second major crown and 13th career tour title.

The Norwegian team dominated the 38th European Taekwon-Do Championships 2024 at the Medical University of Lublin in Poland. Slovenia and Ireland completed the podium in a tournament with a record number of participants.

With four Sportsman of the Year awards, Novak Djokovic is one behind the record held by his former rival Roger Federer. The Serbian is on a shortlist of six alongside the likes of Armand Duplantis, Lionel Messi and Max Verstappen, while fellow tennis player Faith Kipyegon and Aitana Bonmati head the women's nominations.

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa was the main headliner as she eyed her first London Marathon win, but Peres Jepchirchir stole the show on Sunday by breaking the seven-year-old women's only world record. The Olympic champion surged clear in the closing stages to win in two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds.

An emotional Tadej Pogacar took the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Classic in style on Sunday for his sixth cycling Monument triumph, and fired a warning shot to his rivals before the upcoming Giro d'Italia and Tour de France.

The 'Crucible Curse' struck again as Belgium's Brecel was beaten 10-9 by David Gilbert on the opening day of the 2024 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

India Test captain Rohit Sharma has backed the possible revival of Test cricket against long-time rivals Pakistan, describing it as a prospect that would be "amazing" for the world of cricket and for the sport as a whole.

The final day of competition at the 38th AETF European Taekwon-Do Championships 2024 began with Norway quickly taking the lead, tripling the gold medal tally of its six closest rivals and positioning itself as the frontrunner for the European crown.

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.

Spain's two-time Grand Slam tennis champion and former world number one Garbiñe Muguruza has announced her retirement from the sport, bringing the curtain down on an illustrious career.

The Canadian federal government has announced plans to increase funding for the Athlete Assistance Programme. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) believes additional support is still needed to fully meet the needs of athletes striving for success.