Fiji will have the chance to seal the World Rugby Sevens Series title tomorrow when they do battle with second-placed South Africa on the final day of the season at Twickenham.

Rio 2016 have announced ticket prices for next year’s Paralympic Games start at just BRL 10 (£2.10/£3.35/€3) and will go on sale on September 7.

New Zealand have qualified for the inaugural women's rugby competition at next summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro despite slipping to a shock defeat against Spain on the opening day of the latest World Sevens Series leg in London.

Liberia's Olympic Village in Paynesville is undergoing a belated renovation, as recovery work continues following the Ebola outbreak which has ravaged the West African nation in recent months.

Olympic rowers will learn next week about the potential health risks of competing in the polluted Rio 2016 venue as World Rowing publishes a report on the status of the water at the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, in which 50 tons of rotting fish carcasses were reportedly floating last month.

Norm O'Reilly has been appointed assistant Chef de Mission for the Canadian team at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, to play a supporting role for Chantal Petitclerc.

Male and female football matches at this year’s bumper Pacific Games will be held at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium and Bisini Field, Port Moresby 2015 have announced.

Lithuanian Olympic champion Laura Asadauskaitė is among the favourites set to compete at next month’s Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final in Minsk, where Rio 2016 spots are up for grabs.

Each of the 2015 International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup events will provide qualification opportunities for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, the sport’s governing body has announced.

Fiji and South Africa both secured qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro by reaching the quarter-finals of the eighth HSBC Sevens World Series event of the season at the Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow.

Tokyo has been confirmed as hosts of the 2015 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Asian Football Championships.

Great Britain’s Nigel Murray has been rewarded for his impressive performance at the 2015 Boccia European Continental Cup by being named the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Allianz Athlete of the Month for April.

French eventer Maxime Livio has been handed a six-month suspension after horse Qalao des Mers tested positive for a controlled medication substance at last year’s World Equestrian Games in Normandy, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) have announced.

Australia’s target to be one of the top five nations in the Rio 2016 medal table has been dubbed more “aspirational” than likely by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) director Matt Favier.

Hosts Canada claimed a trio of medals at the Boccia Americas Team and Pairs Championships in Montreal, where competing countries had the first opportunity to gain ranking points ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.