Frenchman Gilles Simon set-up a second round tie with Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Monte Carlo Masters after a straightforward opening victory today.

6-2, 6-1 in 72 minutes to set-up a second round clash with either a qualifier or Nicolas Almagro of Spain

a bye through the first round and will face either Gilles Muller of Luxembourg or Tommy Robredo of Spain

Britain’s Katie Ormerod has claimed there is more to come from her as the snowboarder continues her recovery from a broken back.

at the Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in Sierra Nevada, which was taking place in Spain

Denis Dmitriev and Daria Shmeleva each won gold medals on a superb day for Russia at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Championships in Hong Kong.

omnium.His haul of 149 points saw him win by two over Aaron Gate of New Zealand.Albert Torres Barcelo of Spain

Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying will clash for the women's

Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain booked her place in the semi-finals as she overcame India's

Malaysia is set to host its first-ever International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event this weekend as 64 players from 17 countries gather to compete at Pantai Cenang in Langkawi.

Australia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Romania, South Africa, Spain

Arsan Arashov, a 17-year-old tennis player from Kazakhstan, has been banned from competing in the sport for two years after testing positive for meldonium.

1,729, provided a urine sample on July 9 last year during the Tourneo Playa de Gandia in Gandia in Spain

Rome has secured its hosting rights for the 2022 Ryder Cup after the Italian Golf Federation (FIG) officially signed an 11-year agreement with Infront Sports & Media today for event management, marketing and digital rights of the country’s flagship events.

hosted the Ryder Cup outside of the Great Britain and Ireland once, at the Club de Golf Valderrama in Spain

The International Skating Union (ISU) has appointed a four-person working group to make specific proposals on how to improve the world governing body’s governance record.

evaluation.It is composed of four Council members, including coordinator Maria Teresa Samaranch of Spain

Fears that Rome would not be able to host the Ryder Cup in 2022 have been eased after the Italian Government signed off on a financial guarantee.

hosted the Ryder Cup outside of the Great Britain and Ireland once, at the Club de Golf Valderrama in Spain

Hosts Romania and Georgia booked their place at this year's International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Football European Championships at a qualifying event in Bacău.

overcoming Ireland 1-0 in the fifth-place play-off.Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Russia, Spain

China and Italy will clash in the opening match of the women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey World League Semi-Final in Brussels after the governing body confirmed the schedule for the event.

It comes after Italy, Malaysia, Scotland and Spain completed the list of teams due to compete in the

Sergio Garcia of Spain has won the 2017 Masters following a play-off and sensational final round duel

Fiji beat South Africa in the Hong Kong Sevens final today to claim their first tournament victory of the 2016-17 series.

29-12 in the last eight, while the US defeated England 27-7 and South Africa edged New Zealand 21-19.Spain

Australia progressed to the semi-finals of the Davis Cup after Nick Kyrgios won his singles match against Sam Querrey of the United States to secure a 3-1 victory today.

 The French team defeated Great Britain 3-0 while Serbia also claimed the same advantage over Spain