Spain win Confederations Cup opener
Spain opened their Confederations Cup campaign with a narrow 2-1 win over Uruguay which the world and European champions dominated for long periods in Recife.
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Donald up to sixth in world rankings
Luke Donald has climbed into sixth place in the world rankings ahead of the US Open at the Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania.
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McGrath to captain U20s against Australia
Luke McGrath will captain the Ireland U20 team for their opening game of the Junior World Championship against Australia.
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Lorenzo wins Italian Grand Prix
Yamaha's MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the Italian Grand Prix for the third year in a row today, while team mate Valentino Rossi crashed on the opening lap.
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Woods confirmed for Turkish Open
World number one Tiger Woods will appear in the €5,4million Turkish Open in November, one of the four events which will make up the European Tour's inaugural Final Series on the Race to Dubai.
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Nadal unconvincing in French Open win
Rafael Nadal recovered from the shock of losing the first set of his French Open title defence to world number 59 Daniel Brands by battling into the second round at Roland Garros.
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French Open preview: Williams can win in Paris
Serena Williams may have shown relatively indifferent form at Roland Garros over the years, but the world number one is in a strong position to regain the French Open title she last won in 2002.
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Bryan wins Portugal Open Water Nationals
Chris Bryan began his World Championship preparations with intent as he was the first man home in the Portugal Open Water Nationals this afternoon.
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Colsaerts and Poulter struggle
Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts and former winner Ian Poulter face a battle to remain in the Volvo World Match Play Championship after losing their opening group games in Bulgaria today.
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Williams sets up Sharapova final
Serena Williams' tactic of staying in her hotel room and being "boring" appears to be paying off after the world number one swept past Sara Errani today to set up a Madrid Open final against rival Maria Sharapova.
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O'Sullivan shows grit to open up gap at Crucible
Ronnie O'Sullivan found himself in a battle and came up with the response of a sporting gladiator to pull clear of Barry Hawkins after a superb opening day of the Betfair World Championship final.
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O'Sullivan is pegged back by Trump
Time will tell whether Ronnie O'Sullivan carries out his latest threat to quit snooker but if he is to walk away then sessions such as today's opener to his Betfair World Championship semi-final against Judd Trump are to be savoured.
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Perry takes Irish Squash Open women's crown
World number 11 Madeline Perry played her best squash of the week in the final of the Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Squash Open 2013 to beat Guyana's Nicolette Fernandes by three games to one.
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Preview: World Series Hurdle
The opening days of the Punchestown have seen punters treated to fantastic matches in the feature races with Sir Des Champs v Long Run and Sizing Europe v Sprinter Sacre proving just as exciting on the track as they were predicted to be in the betting ring.
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Trump completes easy win over Dale
Judd Trump has dismissed suggestions there is a wide open field at the Betfair World Championship this year and insists no more than three players can rival him for the title.
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Schedule set for Irish women's qualifying
The Republic of Ireland women's team will open their 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign with games against the three lowest ranked teams in Group 1.
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O'Sullivan to open against Campbell
Ronnie O'Sullivan will begin the defence of his World Championship title against Scotland's Marcus Campbell.
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Robertson wraps up victory in China Open
Neil Robertson took charge in the Bank of Beijing China Open final after opening up a 6-1 lead over Mark Selby in a drawn-out first session.
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Murray up to number two after Miami victory
Andy Murray moved to number two in the world as he sealed the Sony Open title in a gruelling encounter with David Ferrer in Miami.
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Selby cruises into China Open final
Mark Selby built on his return to number one in the world rankings by hammering Shaun Murphy 6-2 to reach the final of the Bank of Beijing China Open.