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.

Duplantis set his eighth world record at the Diamond League opener in Xiamen, China, clearing 6.24 metres on his first attempt with room to spare.

For the first time ever, men and women will share an elite continental event. The meeting in Belgrade will end on the 28th of April. 378 boxers will gather at the Aleksandar Nikolić Hall "Pionir". Vakhid Abbasov is one of the title contenders, as is local boxer Natalia Shadrina.

Tadej Pogacar is standing in the way of Mathieu van der Poel becoming the first man in almost half a century to win three of the season's five major one-day races at Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday. The Slovenian wants to add the 'old lady' to his trophy cabinet. The Dutchman is aiming for a third monument after Flanders and Roubaix.

The American Boxing Confederation has reiterated its support for the International Boxing Association at its Board of Directors meeting. The organisation has drafted a letter signed by its leaders. The letter has been sent to the presidents of the National Federations of the Americas.

Swimmer McKeown swam the fourth-fastest 400m individual medley in history at the Australian Championships on Thursday, stopping the clock in 4 minutes 28.22 seconds. The 22-year-old will compete in the 200m at Paris 2024. Despite her medal ambitions, she has no plans to compete in the 400m.

The United Arab Emirates have added 48 medals to their tally. They have demonstrated their dominance in jiu-jitsu with 23 medals and a strong start in chess. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia were close behind with 39 and 33 medals respectively. A further 14 medals were won by the UAE disabled athletics team.