Former national team captain Safiq Rahim escaped unhurt on Tuesday when two men smashed the rear windscreen of his car in the latest of a spate of attacks on high-profile Malaysian footballers.

The Minnesota centre ties the historic record of Mutombo and Wallace. Both are members of the Hall of Fame. His compatriot and fellow foreigner Victor Wembanyama, who was voted the league's best rookie, came close. At the upcoming 2024 Olympics in Paris, France will have a wall.

Gina Böttcher has received the German Olympic Sportsperson of the Month award for April following her three golds at the European Para Swimming Championships in Portugal.

"Of course I hope to be at the start of the Tour de France," said the Danish rider on his social media on Tuesday, after riding for the first time since his horrific crash in the Tour of the Basque Country. He broke his collarbone and several ribs and suffered serious lung damage. The Danish champion begins his countdown with less than two months to go.

Kylian Mbappe, the leading figure in French football, will not be able to say his farewell in a Champions League final after being beaten by German side Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, depriving him of playing his final game before leaving PSG on June 1 in next month's final at Wembley.

A number of South American footballers, who have enjoyed success abroad and planned to return to their home countries, are now reconsidering their decisions due to the risk of kidnapping, extortion and violent robbery.

The eighth Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championship is in full swing, and amidst the fervour of competition, there is one area that has captured significant attention—the Fitness District. Situated just outside Mubadala Arena, the venue for the event, this fitness-themed tent has emerged as the go-to destination for fans, families, and athletes alike.

As the days go by, it's becoming clear that the impression left on the visitors from the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Future Hosts Commission after their tour of 13 sites last April was a very positive one, further boosting the prospects of Utah hosting the Winter Games for the second time this century.

A new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered monitoring service will protect athletes and officials from online abuse at both the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.

Tom Daley will become the first British diver to appear at five Olympic Games after he and Noah Williams were named for the 10m platform synchro, the event in which Daley triumphed at Tokyo 2020.

Spain's El País newspaper has published claims from at least two former athletes that Carlos Gil Pérez, who died in 2009, abused them and other minors during his time as technical director of the Spanish Athletics Federation in the 1980s.

The Jiu-Jitsu Asian Youth Championship kicked off with great fervour at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City, setting the stage for intense competitions among young athletes. As day one wrapped up, the UAE amassed nine medals. 

The 16 teams for the Olympic mixed doubles table tennis tournament have been decided with the top six teams in the updated International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings - excluding those who had qualified by other means - completing the field.

The "anti-sex" beds arrived last Monday at the Olympic Village, which will host around 10,000 athletes from 26 July to 11 August in 82 buildings and 7,200 rooms. In preparation for Paris 2024, the organising committee will install 16,000 beds to improve rest during the event.