Japan were the only team who finished the first week of the men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) with a 100 per cent record, but defending champions and Olympic gold medallists France endured a difficult start with just one win from four.

the Nippon Gaishi Hall, and the hosts made full use of their home advantage with wins against Iran, Serbia

coming in their last match 25-21, 25-19, 25-14 to Serbia.Slovenia are also on three wins after beating Serbia

Russia has arranged a men's football friendly match away to last year's FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar for September, but Russian Football Union (RFU) President Aleksandr Dyukov has admitted some countries "do not want to play with us".

of a match in Moscow this month, reportedly on Government orders.Russia's women's team have played Serbia

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was among the guests on the final day of the French Open in Paris, where Serbia's Novak Djokovic broke the record for the most men's singles Grand Slam titles.

tennis, and his latest controversy came earlier in the French Open when he wrote "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz and third seed Novak Djokovic are set to go head-to-head in an eagerly-anticipated semi-final at the French Open tennis after both won their quarter-final matches at Roland Garros in Paris.

All eyes were on a potential meeting between US Open champion Alcaraz of Spain and Djokovic of Serbia

China, Poland and the United States finished unbeaten in the first week of the International Volleyball Federation Volleyball Women’s Nations League.

first round of matches as Poland and the US emerged victories from five-set battles against Canada and Serbia

at the Antalya Sports Hall.Poland beat Canada 20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13 before the US edged Serbia

Polish team beat Italy 21-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-18 before seeing off Thailand 25-20, 25-16, 25-21 and Serbia

Serbia's men and the United States' women scored record-extending wins as they both triumphed at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup in Austria.

Serbia secured a historic sixth title in just eight tournaments as they defeated the US men's side 21

competition.Olympic champions Latvia cruised past Brazil 22-12 to claim the last spot on the podium.Watch how Serbia

Seven years after winning Olympic gold, Ivory Coast's Cheick Sallah Cissé claimed a World Taekwondo Championships title in the men's over-87 kilograms division here with victory against the defending champion Carlos Sansores of Mexico.

silver for the second year running ©World TaekwondoTwo-time Olympic medallist Tijana Bogdanović of Serbia

The timing of this year's World Taekwondo General Assembly before the World Championships was no coincidence. May 28 marked 50 years to the day that it was founded as the World Taekwondo Federation in South Korea's capital Seoul, and preceded a seven-day showcase of a sport now firmly established on the Olympic programme. Indeed, it is established to the extent that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been firmly involved in the 50-year celebrations.

while for Tokyo 2020 that tag was reserved for Ulugbek Rashitov of Uzbekistan and Milica Mandić of Serbia

Reigning champions Serbia and France both moved into the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3

Liliia Khuzina became the first individual neutral athlete to win a gold at the World Taekwondo Championships here, in front of International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

Championships.Croatia's Marko Golubić, left, won his men's under-74kg final against Stefan Takov of Serbia

Croatia's Marko Golubić was the day's other winner, triumphing in three rounds against Stefan Takov of Serbia

Both the United States' men's and women's teams have progressed to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup knockout rounds following the conclusion of the pool stage in Vienna.

first meet each other in the round of 16.Elsewhere, Poland, The Netherlands, and defending champions Serbia

Obid Dzhebov was a home hero for Tajikistan on day one of the inaugural International Judo Federation Dushanbe Grand Prix.

Russian neutral Sabina Giliazova in the final.Narantsetseg Ganbaatar of Mongolia and Andrea Stojadinov of Serbia

French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has criticised Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic for issuing a political message about Kosovo at the French Open and warned him not to do it again.

needed to a "principle of neutrality for the field of play".Djokovic wrote "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia

it was declared independent in 2008.Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic wrote "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia

least I could do, as a public figure, I feel an obligation to show support for our people and all of Serbia

Turkey's Merve Dinçel won a dramatic women's under-49 kilograms final to deny Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit of Thailand a third gold at the World Taekwondo Championships here, and there were victories in the men's events for South Korea's Kang Sang-hyun and Italy's Simone Alessio.

semi-finals ended by Šapina despite taking a first-round lead.Defending champion Mehdi Khodabakhshi of Serbia

Serbia and France got their respective men’s and women’s title defences off to flying starts at the International