Duplantis set his eighth world record at the Diamond League opener in Xiamen, China, clearing 6.24 metres on his first attempt with room to spare.

For the first time ever, men and women will share an elite continental event. The meeting in Belgrade will end on the 28th of April. 378 boxers will gather at the Aleksandar Nikolić Hall "Pionir". Vakhid Abbasov is one of the title contenders, as is local boxer Natalia Shadrina.

Tadej Pogacar is standing in the way of Mathieu van der Poel becoming the first man in almost half a century to win three of the season's five major one-day races at Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday. The Slovenian wants to add the 'old lady' to his trophy cabinet. The Dutchman is aiming for a third monument after Flanders and Roubaix.

The American Boxing Confederation has reiterated its support for the International Boxing Association at its Board of Directors meeting. The organisation has drafted a letter signed by its leaders. The letter has been sent to the presidents of the National Federations of the Americas.

Swimmer McKeown swam the fourth-fastest 400m individual medley in history at the Australian Championships on Thursday, stopping the clock in 4 minutes 28.22 seconds. The 22-year-old will compete in the 200m at Paris 2024. Despite her medal ambitions, she has no plans to compete in the 400m.

The United Arab Emirates have added 48 medals to their tally. They have demonstrated their dominance in jiu-jitsu with 23 medals and a strong start in chess. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia were close behind with 39 and 33 medals respectively. A further 14 medals were won by the UAE disabled athletics team.

The 20-year-old athlete is aiming to become the first African to win Olympic gold in the top speed events. After winning gold and bronze medals at the World Championships in Budapest, Tebogo is determined to emulate his idol, Usain Bolt, "the person I admire most," the African pointed out.

The world record holder in the pole vault will begin his outdoor season at the Xiamen Diamond League. It will serve as a test before the Olympic Games in less than 100 days. "It is time to be in good shape for Paris 2024," said the athlete, who won the indoor title in Glasgow earlier this year.

The final event of the season returns to the United States and will take place between 18 and 22 June. So far two players have qualified in both the men's and women's categories, Egyptians Ali Farag, Nour El Sherbini and Hania El Hammamy and New Zealander Paul Coll, with five tournaments remaining before the Finals. The winners will qualify automatically.

The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) will present a motion at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok in May. The motion calls for "appropriate sanctions to be taken against Israeli teams with immediate effect". The initiative is the result of a letter from the PFA to FIFA in March. The Congress is being held in Bangkok.

An NBA investigation, which is still ongoing, found that Porter "disclosed confidential information to sports bettors" and "bet on NBA games" in violation of league rules.

An abandoned office building in the south of Paris, occupied by hundreds of migrants, was cleared by French authorities on Wednesday, with 100 days to go before Paris 2024. Charity groups have accused the authorities of trying to make the city look better ahead of the Games.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 7-5, 6-1 by Australia's Alex de Miñaur on Wednesday. The Spaniard had beaten Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-3 in Brisbane last Tuesday on his return to competition three months after suffering an injury.

Under the auspices of the IBA, the competition, which runs until next Sunday at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban, South Africa, brings together boxers from several countries and pays tribute to one of the country's leaders, Nelson Mandela. There will be 12 women's and 13 men's weight categories.