Virginia Raggi has claimed Rome's bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will not necessarily be over if she is elected the city’s Mayor on Sunday (June 19).

World champions Germany began their bid to claim a record fourth UEFA European Championship title by beating Ukraine 2-0 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy near Lille.

Canada’s Brooke Henderson claimed her first major title today, beating world number one Lydia Ko in a sudden-death play-off at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

United States topped the men’s team standings at the Pan American Para-Taekwondo Championships in Mexican state Querétaro thanks in part to Daniel Espinosa’s gold medal in the K42 under 75 kilogram category.

Iran claimed their fifth consecutive United World Wrestling (UWW) Freestyle World Cup title after beating Russia 5-3 in the gold medal match at The Forum in Los Angeles.

World champions Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic won the men’s 470 medal race to claim gold on the final day of action at the Sailing World Cup in Weymouth and Portland.

Spain made a winning start to their campaign at the women's 2016 International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) Inline Hockey World Championships in Italy, thrashing Namibia 8-0 at the Hodegart Arena in Asiago.

Fifteen-year-old Hina Hayata performed heroically today to beat number three seed Yuka Ishigaki in an all-Japanese women’s final at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Australian Open.

The third stage of the 2016 Archery World Cup is set to begin in Antalya tomorrow, acting as the final global qualifier for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

A final agreement has been signed by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and the Venezuelan Boxing Federation (VBF) to confirm that the World Series of Boxing (WSB)/AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) Olympic Qualification Tournament will be held in Vargas from July 3 to 8. 

Defending Olympic women’s volleyball champions Brazil will begin their Rio 2016 campaign against newcomers Cameroon, it has been confirmed following the unveiling of the full schedule.

Usain Bolt has claimed he would have no problem handing back his 4×100 metres relay Olympic gold medal from Beijing 2008 if Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter is confirmed to have failed a drugs test.

The Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) has teamed up with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to introduce its Olympic values education programme to a number of young females during a week-long workshop at a United Arab Emirates-funded camp in Azraq.

Hometown favourites Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst captured their third tournament championship in their last four outings after defeating Brazil’s Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas in the women’s final at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Major Series event in Hamburg.