Men’s defending champions Serbia laid down a huge marker as they opened their defence of the International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup at Bocaue in The Philippines as they won both their opening matches, one of which was against last year’s silver medallists The Netherlands.

gold medallists - who are seeking a third successive title - the ideal start, and a 22-13 win over New

Zealand established them at the top of Pool A.The Netherlands, seeded eighth this year, won their second

Australia guaranteed themselves the Women's World Rugby Sevens series title with victory over hosts France in the semi-finals today in Paris.

They will meet New Zealand in the final tomorrow at the Stade Jean Bouin but cannot now be caught in

overall standings.Australia emerged 21-17 winners over the French in the semi-final tonight after New

Zealand beat Canada 34-7.The Rio 2016 champions entered the fifth and final event with just a four

point lead over rivals New Zealand, the defending overall champions.The winner receives 20 points and

Zealand were more comfortable in a 38-0 thrashing of Spain.Kenya stunned Fiji as the men's competition

Italy's Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti won all four races in the Nacra 17 multi-hull class on the fourth day of World Sailing's World Cup Final in Marseille.

advantage.After three more tough races in the finn class, Jorge Zarif of Brazil and Andy Maloney of New

Zealand are tied on 21 points.Turkey's Alican Kaynar trails the pair by three points in third after

Olympic champions Australia remain on course to regain the overall Women's World Rugby Sevens Series title after three group stage victories at the season-ending event in Paris.

entered the event at the Stade Jean Bouin in the French capital with just a four point lead over rivals New

Zealand, the defending overall champions.With 20 points available for a tournament victory there is

finals.Canada went through as runners-up with Fiji also progressing as one of two best third-place sides.New Zealand

also won three times to keep the pressure on Australia ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand also recorded a 100

Defending champions New Zealand topped Group A of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship by beating rivals

South Africa claimed a place in the semi-finals.They are now set to face England on Tuesday (June 12).New

Zealand will clash with France.

Fiji's men will seek a fifth successive World Rugby Sevens Series win when the final leg of this year's season begins at the Stade Jean Bouin in Paris tomorrow.

pic.twitter.com/zkgyIiALQz— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) June 6, 2018In the women's event, Australia lead New

Zealand by just four points heading into the season finale."

Three days of action is set to begin tomorrow at 2pm local time with a women's clash between New Zealand

Forty teams will contest the International Basketball Federation's 3x3 World Cup, due to begin in Bocaue in The Philippines tomorrow.

placed in Pool A in Bocaue and will be joined by The Netherlands, last year's runners-up, Romania, New

Zealand and Kyrgyzstan.Dusan Bulut, a three-time world champion with the Serbians, is expected to spearhead

Twenty-four cities across the world are hosting races today as part of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Run 24:1 initiative on Global Running Day.

bid to "outrun the sun" during the day.The first run of the day began at 5pm local time in Auckland, New

Zealand, with 24:1's trip then including the likes of Sydney, Australia and Japanese capital Tokyo.In

June 6, 2018"Our Member Federations have been exceptional in offering to coordinate and organise this new

 "Together with our Member Federations and our athletes we want to find new ways to inspire individuals

There is nothing like a football double-header featuring Abkhazia, Northern Cyprus, Tibet and Karpatalya, or Carpathian Ruthenia as it is also known, to make you ponder the arbitrariness of statehood.

The owner of a New Zealand scarf that caught my eye turned out to be a London School of Economics student

Hong Kong will play the Cook Islands in the next round of qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup after beating South Korea 39-5 to win their first-ever Asia Rugby Championship title.

repechage will qualify for 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan and will go into Pool B along with world champions New

Zealand, South Africa, Italy and a yet-to-be confirmed African team.On a sweltering day at the Hong

Fiji claimed a fourth successive win on the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit by beating South Africa 21-17 in a thrilling finale in London today.

while Ireland had continued their superb run with a 22-10 success over Ireland.South Africa then edged New

Zealand 14-5 before hosts England beat Australia 21-17.

Defending champions New Zealand showed ominous form in thrashing Wales 42-10 at the World Rugby Under

New Zealand were facing their toughest Group A test against a team that beat Australia last week, but

Ireland impressed in reaching the quarter-finals of the World Rugby Sevens Series-leg in London today despite not being a core team on the circuit.

of tight battles on day one in London ©World RugbyThey beat Argentina 28-19, Scotland 39-12 and then New

Zealand 27-7.Hosts England also progressed in second place in Group C.They beat France 34-0 and Kenya

while the US will take on Ireland, England will play Australia and South Africa will be up against New

Home favourite Delian Stateff and Austria’s Lisa Perterer claimed their maiden International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup wins today after coming out on top in the respective men’s and women’s events in Cagliari in Italy.  

2018In the men’s race, Stateff posted a winning time of 54:45 to beat nearest challenger Hayden Wilde of New

Zealand by a margin of four seconds.Fellow Italian Davide Uccellari finished third in 54:54.Stateff

Defending champions The Netherlands breezed into the second round of the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt.

Cross aided England's route to round two ©Getty ImagesElsewhere, Singapore clinched a 5-3 win over New

Zealand and Belgium edged Ireland 5-4.Hosts Germany also went through 5-3 against Sweden while Northern