Blandine Pont and Priscilla Gneto ensured it was a good first day for hosts France at the opening International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam of the year in Paris.

Pont earned her first Grand Slam gold with victory over Milica Nikolić of Serbia in the women's under

Bahraini athletes have dominated nominations for the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation's (IMMAF) Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Awards, with two featuring in the best senior male and female athlete of the year categories.

unbeaten run dating back to 2020, while Nina Nikolija Milosevic - who switched allegiance from Sweden to Serbia

The Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) and World Aquatics have entered a partnership with the Manama-based GFH Financial Group to build an aquatics centre of excellence in the country.

Greek artistic swimmer Evangelia Platanioti, two-time Olympic water polo champion Filip Filipovic of Serbia

Denmark secured the last quarter-final spot at the International Handball Federation World Men’s Handball Championship after beating Egypt 30-25.

other two games in the group had only ranking position at stake, but were both close encounters, with Serbia

A total of 534,528 have flocked to Melbourne Park for the first week of the Australian Open tennis, and a record daily attendance figure of more than 94,000 has been set.

session at the Australian Open was 28,377, set in 2012.Nine-time men's singles winner Novak Djokovic of Serbia

Egypt, Germany and Norway booked their places in the quarter-finals at the World Men’s Handball Championship as main round action continued in Poland and Sweden.

attempts for Norway.In the other match in the group two sides eliminated from quarter-final contention, Serbia

and Argentina met, with Serbia running out 28-22 winners.A dominant passage of play between the 23rd

and 41st minutes helped Serbia earn the win, with Bogdan Radivojevic scoring six goals from seven shots.Main

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after a straight sets victory over France's Ugo Humbert ©Getty ImagesNine-time winner Novak Djokovic of Serbia

Holders Denmark were held to a draw as the main round of the International Handball Federation Men’s World Championship continued at a tournament being co-hosted by Sweden and Poland.

competition's overall goalscoring charts with 32.Another close contest in the group saw Norway edge past Serbia

31-28.Serbia held a three-point advantage at half-time, but a 17-minute spell in the second half, where

The first group phase of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Men's World Championship drew to a close in Poland and Sweden, with the final five teams securing their place in the main round.

Netherlands to triumph 27-26.Norway, The Netherlands and Argentina are set to be joined by Germany, Serbia

ImagesGermany progressed with a third win from three by easing past Algeria 37-21 at Spodek in Katowice, while Serbia

Federation (IMMAF) has officially launched its World Championships Week at a media conference in Belgrade, Serbia

Poland were among the team winners at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shooting Grand Prix in Ruše, after four days of competition.

Piotrowska and Natalia Kochanska beat Alexsandra Havran, Andrea Arsovic and Teodora Vukojevic from Serbia

Defending champions Denmark qualified for the main round of the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Championship in style, with a convincing 36-21 victory over Bahrain.

better of North Macedonia 34-24.High-flying action in a thrilling match between 🇩🇪 Germany and 🇷🇸 Serbia

performance from Kay Smits rightly earned him the Player of the Match award.Germany progressed by defeating Serbia

FIFA have opened a disciplinary case against the Argentine Football Association for alleged offensive player misconduct and violations of fair play at last month's World Cup final against France.

be able to respond to the charges.In other cases, FIFA imposed fines on the Football Federations of Serbia

Denmark begun their campaign for a third consecutive title in the International Handball Federation (IHF) Men's World Championship in emphatic fashion with a 43-28 win over debutants Belgium at the Malmö Arena.

at the Spodek in Katowice, Germany launched their challenge with a 31-27 victory against Qatar, with Serbia

Top men's and women's seeds Rafael Nadal of Spain and Iga Świątek will both start their Australian Open tennis campaigns at Melbourne Park with tough draws.

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece takes on Quentin Halys of France, while fourth seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia