The trial of French footballers Franck Ribery (left) and Karim Benzema (right) begins in Paris Tuesday as the two men face charges of paying for sex with a minor in 2008 and 2009. The trial will run until June 26, with a ruling expected later.
Italy beat Mexico 2-1 on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro. The Confederations Cup game took place against a background of continuing unrest, as protesters demonstrating against the cost of next year's World Cup clashed with police.
The Confederations Cup opener in Brasilia was marred by trouble at a protest outside the stadium on Saturday, when riot police clashed with crowds of people demonstrating against the high cost of this and next year's World Cup.
New Zealand's All Blacks celebrated the 500th test match of the team's 110-year history with a resounding 30-0 win over France in the second test on Saturday, their 40th victory in 53 test matches against France.
Manchester City has hired Manuel Pellegrini as the club's new manager, entrusting a man nicknamed "The Engineer" to help construct a team to reclaim the Premier League title and emerge as a force in the Champions League.
The Tour de France will mark its 100th edition starting on Saturday with a series of "Fête du Tour" events in all of the French cities through which the race will pass when it officially gets under way in Corsica on June 29.
Authorities in Spain are investigating FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi and his father over suspicions they used offshore havens to avoid paying some €4 million in taxes on income from some of the star footballer's endorsement deals.
Rafael Nadal has become the first man to win the same major eight times after defeating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the final of the French Open (6-3, 6-2, 6-3). Follow all the action as it happened on our liveblog.
Oscar, Hernanes and Lucas Moura (pictured right) score second-half goals as Brazil rout France 3-0 in their final warm-up game before the Confederations Cup, their first victory over the French in more than two decades.
Germany’s Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, leading almost the entire way to extend his overall lead in the championship. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso came in a distant second, with Lewis Hamilton taking third for Mercedes.
