Hosts Spain are favourites in the first of the controversial, new-style Davis Cup finals in Madrid this week.

matches and a doubles match, played across three sets.Croatia are reigning champions after beating France

Ooi Tze Liang claimed double gold in front of a home crowd at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix in Kuala Lumpur.

claim gold, with China's Tai Xiaohu and Zhang Chao second on 387.75.Alexis Jandard and Gwendal Bisch of France

Vincent Anstett of France has claimed the first International Fencing Federation (FIE) Men's Sabre World

Annemarie Worst held off three of her Dutch rivals to claim the women's International Cycling Union (UCI) Cyclocross World Cup crown in Tabor in Czech Republic.

Switzerland's Kevin Kuhn.Mein clocked 48:39 for the win, as Kuhn trailed behind in 48:50.Antoine Benoist from France

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced hosts of the men's and women's Olympic qualifying tournament, offering a final chance for nations to qualify for Tokyo 2020.

begin on July 26.Hosts Japan will be joined in the men's basketball tournament by Argentina, Australia, France

Sun Gang of China narrowly defeated Richard Osvath of Italy to claim gold in the men's foil A, at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Amsterdam.

 Bronze went to Jovane Guissone of Brazil and Yohan Peter of France.

Top seed Fan Zhendong progressed to the quarter-finals of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Austrian Open in Linz.

 Lin Yun-ju of Chinese Taipei had to battle against Simon Gauzy of France at the ITTF Austrian Open

Lucyna Kornobys and Joshua Cinnamo claimed shot put world titles, as several world records were broken on the final day of the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai.

gold medal.She knocked 0.1 off Briton Georgina Hermitage's previous mark, as Mandy Francois-Elie from France

Home favourite Daisuke Fujihara has reached the quarter-finals of the Tokyo 2020 Para-badminton test event, the Japan Para Badminton International.

 Lucas Mazur of France reached the semi-finals of the Japan Para Badminton International ©ParalympicsSukant

Russians Taras Myskiv and Nikita Liamin opened their International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Chetumal Open account with victory in Mexico.

and Flüggen also triumphed in their opening match, defeating Youssef Krou and Edouard Rowlandson of France

Helsingborg is set to welcome teams for the 2019 European Curling Championships, with 26 countries competing in the Swedish city.

Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Slovakia, Spain and Wales, while Group B includes Austria, Belarus, France

were held at Brasov in Romania in April.Belarus and Slovakia qualified for the women's event, while France

Brazil recorded a dramatic comeback to narrowly defeat France and reach the final of the FIFA Under-17

booked a place in their sixth FIFA Under-17 World Cup final after coming from two goals behind to top France

3-2 at Bezerrão Stadium in Brasilia.Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga scored first for France in the seventh

 France remained in control for the majority of the match, but Kaio Jorge then began the comeback

take place on Sunday (November 17), preceded by the bronze-medal match between the Netherlands and France

Chris Vos celebrated victory for the second consecutive day at the World Para Snowboard World Cup in Landgraaf.

UL class standings.Minor achieved a time of 43.87 to fend off the challenge of Maxime Montaggioni of France

The fifth leg of this season's International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating – the Rostelecom Cup – begins in Moscow tomorrow with home Russian athletes looking to shine.

Shoma Uno will line-up in the men's competition after a disappointing eighth at the Internationaux de France

Argentina's Julian Azaad and Nicolas Capogrosso upset Brazilian rivals Saymon Barbosa and Arthur Lanci to reach the main draw of the International Volleyball Federation Chetumal Open in Mexico.

Julie Gordon reached their first main draw ©FIVBThey defeated Lezana Placette and Alexia Richard of France