The top seeds remained largely untroubled as second round action began at the Professional Squash Association World Squash Championships in Cairo.

one game in his second round contest.The Egyptian star earned an 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8 win over the United

States’ Faraz Khan.His reward is a meeting with Wales’ Joel Makin, who beat France’s Lucas Serme 11-

Egypt’s Yathreb Adel.King will face further Egyptian opposition in Nada Abbas.Abbas advanced after the United

States’ Olivia Clyne retired from their match after the first game.Second round matches will continue

Novak Djokovic and Iga Świątek continue to impress in the build-up to the French Open, with the men’s and women’s world number ones claiming dominant wins in the Italian Open.

the men’s event won by Croatian pairing Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic who overcame John Isner of the United

States and Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 6-7, 12-10.The women’s doubles final also went the distance

Defending world champions Beatriz Ferreira from Brazil and home favourite Busenaz Sürmeneli from Turkey progressed to the quarter-finals on day seven of the International Boxing Association Women's World Boxing Championships here in Istanbul.

title.Sürmeneli sent the crowd into a frenzy when she caused an abandonment early in the second round against the United

States' Akira Skoog in the under-66kg.Charley Davison of England caused a referee's stoppage early in

Vietnam's Ngoc Xuan Thieng Dang earned men’s pommel horse gold on the third day of competition at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

and Le Thanh Tung.The Philippines’ Aleah Finnegan triumphed in the women’s vault event, as the former United

States’ gymnast scored 13.133 to end ahead of Vietnam’s Thi Quynh Nhu Nguyen and Indonesia's Rifda Irfanaluthfi.Malaysia

Ukraine were crowned winners of the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) Men’s World Cup after edging Iran in the final in Salou.

nation.Russia, the defending champions, were excluded from competing at the tournament.Brazil overcame the United

States 2-0 in the bronze medal match, with goals scored by Angelo Matheus dos santos Mota and Evandro

pic.twitter.com/pCHp5IV2dm— CP Football ⚽️ (@ifcpf) May 15, 2022A hat-trick from Annie Wickett helped the United

States beat Australia 4-0, with Rebecca Ostrander also on target.The US finished top of the group standings

The President of the Ukrainian Boxing Federation Volodymyr Prodyvus has been elected as the vice-president of the International Boxing Association (IBA) after the first meeting of the new Board.

Presidents.IBA's new Board had their first meeting yesterday in Istanbul ©IBAElise Seignolle, representing the United

States, was unanimously elected as a third member of the Finance Committee following the approval of

Serbian side Ub have won the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Tour opener in Utsunomiya after beating Princeton 22-16 to avenge their pool-stage loss against the Americans.

Strēlnieks of Riga won the shoot-out and a limited-edition 3x3 Aikon watch, while Brandon Ruffin of the United

States and Princeton was victorious in the dunk contest.The FIBA 3x3 World Tour returns on May 28 to

A debate is underway in France over the name of one of the venues for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, pitting sponsorship revenue against sporting heritage.

are recognised at the Australian Open, while the US Open has the Arthur Ashe Stadium, located in the United

States Tennis Association Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.The Rod Laver Arena is one of tennis

Airport, which honoured the Madeiran native.The airport was not the first to don the name of a Manchester United

On Saturday (May 21), Birmingham’s newly-reconstructed Alexander Stadium, imminent centrepiece of this summer's Commonwealth Games, has its grand opening.

Britain won silver behind the United States, but that became gold in 2009 when the US quartet were disqualified

Małopolska in Poland is set to receive PLN16 million (£2.9 million/$3.5 million/€3.4 million) by the end of 2023 to promote tourism in the area during and after the European Games.

countries, Switzerland, and Italy.The "Małopolska - travel destination" project will also target the United

States."

Italy’s Elisa Balsamo defeated Olympic champion Jennifer Valente of the United States to win the women

Pismo Beach has been selected to stage the International Surfing Association's (ISA) World Para Surfing Championships once again in 2022.

in Pismo Beach, with the ISA particularly keen to highlight increased participation among women.The United

States won the team title.Aguerre added that he has "no doubt that Para surfing can bring exciting added

Ukraine dominated on the penultimate day of the Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul in Brazil, winning six gold medals to extend their commanding lead at the top of the standings.

in the athletics events.Volodymyr Danylchenko picked up gold in the men's triple jump ahead of the United

States' Anderson Silver and Maris Grenins of Latvia in second and third, respectively.Anastasiia Sydorenko

World number one Novak Djokovic became the fifth player to reach 1,000 match wins after his semi-final triumph at the Italian Open.

Rafael Nadal, Switzerland’s Roger Federer, Ivan Lendl of the Czech Republic and Jimmy Connors of the United

States in reaching 1,000 wins and was presented with a cake by organisers in recognition of the achievement.Djokovic

Berlin Eagles claimed their second win of equestrian’s Global Champions League season, as the fourth round took place in Madrid.

on H&M Indiana, Belgian Oliver Philippaerts on H&M Legend Of Love and Lillie Keenan of the United

States onboard Argan De Beliard.