MOSCOW - RUSSIA'S Yulia Yefimova set a new world 50m breast stroke record for women Tuesday, with a time of 30.05 seconds, the Russian swimming federation announced.
DUBLIN - THE INTERNATIONAL Rugby Board (IRB) announced on Tuesday the referees for the three-Test series between South Africa and the British and Irish Lions.
New Zealand's Bryce Lawrence will take charge of the first Test in Durban on June 20 with Christophe Berdos of France the referee a week later in Pretoria.
ROME - ITALY'S Federal Court of Justice has upheld the behind-closed-doors match inflicted upon Juventus for their fans' racist booing of Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Tuesday.
PARIS - FORMULA One champion Lewis Hamilton's title defense is in disarray just four races into the season, and things could get worse when his McLaren team faces charges of bringing the sport into disrepute at Wednesday's hearing in Paris.
