Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel won his first road race gold medal at the Cycling World Championships despite the best efforts of protesters to put a stop to the race.

The Tour de France and Giro d'Italia stage winner came across the line in Glasgow alone after 6hours

He initially attacked within a group including double Tour de France winner Pogačar, 2019 world road

champion Mads Pedersen of Denmark, and 2022 Tour de France points classification winner Van Aert.Cyclists

title following a points race victory.It saw him finish with a total of 187 to beat Benjamin Thomas of France

Italy's Simone Barlaam sealed his fifth and sixth gold medals of the Para Swimming World Championships to cap off a remarkable showing at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Palazzo, Federico Bicelli, and Alessia Scortechini.They combined for a time of 4min 3.25sec to beat France

Turkey were the biggest winners on the final day of athletics competition in Chengdu where high jumper Rose Yeboah sealed Ghana’s first gold medal of the International University Sports Federation Summer World University Games.

springboard title.The host nation also succeeded in fencing, claiming the women’s foil team crown, while France

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Lan Minghao, left, of China and Kendrick Jean-Joseph of France fight during the men’s fencing epee team

The final day of the Judo World Masters saw two sets of compatriots battle it out for titles in a thrilling end to the action in Hungary.

Madeleine Malonga inside the first minute in the women's under-78kg final.Fanyn Estelle Posvite ensured France

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has outlined its sources of funding after claiming that reports of financial struggles had "taken away the focus" from the country's historic run at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

the process.They finished second in Group F to advance to the round-of-16 having also drawn 0-0 with France

Japan's Soichi Hashimoto won his fourth Judo World Masters title on the second day of competition in Budapest, taking his country's medal haul up to four.

Gili Sharir of Israel, and was joined in earning bronze by the Olympic champion Clarisse Agbegnenou of France

Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret demonstrated why she is widely regarded as one of the world’s best ever sport climbing athletes after taking the women’s bouldering crown at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships.

medallist Brooke Raboutou, with the American climber finishing with two tops and four zones.Zélia Avezou of France

Britain and Denmark took the team pursuit titles on the third day of action at the combined International Cycling Union World Championships in Scotland.

Knight and Anna Morris won in 4:08.771, beating New Zealand into silver.Team bronze medals went to France

Greenland, at 1.229sec behind the winner.Reigning men’s world downhill mountain bike champion Loïc Bruni of France

China and Canada claimed the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Women’s Series titles in Yichang and Prague, as the 14th and 15th rounds of the season took place simultaneously.

taking place at the same time in Prague, Czech Republic, Canada made it two wins in a row by overcoming France

remaining, to give a final score of 20-17.Earlier in the semi-finals Canada defeated Spain 13-10, while France

clock.Top seeds Canada finished top of their pool in the group stages, winning both matches, while France

An open water swimming test event for next year’s Olympics in Paris has been postponed after heavy rain caused pollution in the River Seine.

World Cup meet ©Getty ImagesPierre-Antoine Molina, secretary general for public policies at Île-de-France

Football Australia has reported that ticket sales for this year's FIFA Women’s World Cup have exceeded 1.7 million as it lauded the "profound impact" of the tournament in the country.

target of 1.3 million before revising it to 1.5 million.Approximately 1.1 million tickets were sold for France

Morocco and Romania claimed the bulk of the gold medals on the final day of athletics action at the Francophone Games in Kinshasa.

Mauritius' Marine Loanne Tracy clinched the women’s over-78kg crown.There were also two titles for France

Japan dominated the first day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Hungary Masters event in Budapest, earning three of the available five gold medals.

Bogdan.A high-profile women's under-52kg final featured the Olympic silver medallist Amandine Buchard of France

France's Sarah Léonie Cysique.Japan's Haruka Funakubo earned bronze by ippon against Priscilla Gneto of France

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has announced a record 33 teams for the European Flag Football Championships in Ireland later this month.

and SwitzerlandBritain, who managed silver in 2019, is in Group B along with Denmark, Sweden, Italy, France