The inaugural FT Nikkei UK Ekiden was held on Monday, bringing the spirit of Japanese relay racing to the UK for the first time ever in an official capacity.

Jamaica was edged out 1-0 by Mexico in their opening Copa America Group B game at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Saturday.

Skateboarders Sky Brown, Lola Tambling and 50-year-old Andy Macdonald will represent Team GB at the Paris Olympics after securing their spots at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest.

Defending champions Loughborough Lightning will face four-time winners Manchester Thunder in the Netball Super League (NSL) Grand Final.

From the mid-late 1970s to the early 1990s, the West Indies team was the strongest team in the world in both red-ball and white-ball cricket.

Shai Hope hit a supremely stylish unbeaten 82 as West Indies reignited their hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a nine-wicket thrashing of fellow co-hosts USA.