An inspired Irish quartet led by Rhasidat Adeleke outstripped Femke Bol's favoured Dutch team to snatch gold in a thrilling 4x400m mixed relay at the European Championships on Friday. The Irish four, also featuring Christopher O'Donnell, Thomas Barr and Sharlene Mawdsley, clocked a championship record of 3min 09.92sec, just ahead of silver medal winners Italy, in a show of Olympic intent just 49 days out from the Paris Games.

Mike Tyson's return to the ring after a twenty-year retirement has been rescheduled for 15 November after doctors advised the former world champion to postpone his fight with the YouTuber Jake Paul, originally scheduled for July.

One of these two will succeed Novak Djokovic at the French Open on Sunday. The Spaniard defeated Sinner in an intense semi-final that lasted more than four hours. The German beat Casper Ruud in four sets despite suffering from a stomach ache. At 21, Alcaraz is the youngest player to have reached a final on all surfaces: clay, grass and hard courts.

In a goalless draw at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in the Qatari capital, the Canaan Lions celebrated the result as if it were a victory, and the reason was clear: fourth consecutive qualification for the Asian Cup and advancement to the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time in their history.

Latvia announced, hesitantly due to the injuries KP has suffered this year, the addition of its star to the pre-list to win the OQT in Riga, but they are already rubbing their hands as the big man’s performance exploded the opening game of the 2024 NBA Finals.

World Sailing has published its first annual Sustainability Report, providing a comprehensive update on progress against all 56 targets of the Federation's 2030 Sustainability Agenda.

On Friday 7 June, the Executive Committee of the Federation of International Bandy (FIB) or now World Bandy held its last meeting before the 2024 FIB Congress in Stockholm, Sweden.

On a sandy football pitch surrounded by tents in Khan Younis, boys play football barefoot supervised by coach Muayad Abu Afash despite the fear of attacks from Israeli forces. With children no longer going to school, it is a rare escape from the grim reality of war in Gaza.

Long-distance runner Sultan Haydar has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for Evading, Refusing or Failing to submit to Sample Collection, according to the independent testing authority’s official website. 

Boston holds serve in the NBA Finals after beating the Dallas Mavericks by 107-89 on Thursday thanks to a stellar performance by the Latvian center, who came off the bench after a 10-game absence and delivered 20 points and six rebounds.

The reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs called off all team activities on Thursday after defensive lineman B.J. Thompson suffered a seizure during a meeting and went into cardiac arrest, according to multiple reports. 

US authorities have formally charged three people with conspiring with an NBA player to fix basketball games, prosecutors in New York announced on Thursday.

A German court has dismissed an assault case against Alexander Zverev after he reached an agreement with his ex-partner, Brenda Patea, in which the mother of his child said she was no longer interested in pursuing the allegations against the German tennis player.

In a momentous upset at the T20 World Cup, the USA clinched a thrilling Super Over victory against Pakistan in Texas. After both teams posted 159 runs in their allotted 20 overs at Grand Prairie Stadium, the game proceeded to an extra over.

The admission of a new provisional member for the International Boxing Association allows for expansion in Oceania. The debuting national federation will work with IBA on the OCBC Youth & Junior Oceania Boxing Championships, which will take place in Tahiti in July and will be its first event.