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Russian and Ukrainian fencers head to Milan for World Championships

  • Fencing

A total of seven Russian fencers are set to compete under a neutral flag at the Fencing World Championships in Milan where the Ukrainian team are also due to feature.

competitions in Bonn and Tauberbischofsheim in Germany, Poznań in Poland and Saint-Maur-des-Fossés in France


Sports Minister backs Swiss bid for "sustainable" Winter Olympics

  • Winter Olympics

Swiss Sports Minister Viola Amherd has expressed her support for the country bidding for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics - as long as the Games are "sustainable, tailor-made for Switzerland and widely supported".

Winter Olympics because of fears over the costs following a vote in 2018.Switzerland joined forces with France


FIFA claims Women's World Cup partnership programme sold out

  • World Cup

FIFA has claimed it has sold out of partnership packages for the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, with its programme featuring 30 companies following a series of late deals.

from the 12 companies which held sponsorship or supporter status for the last Women's World Cup in France


Morariu stands down as IOC Future Host Commission for the Olympic Winter Games chair and replaced by Stoss

  • Winter Olympics

Octavian Morariu has stepped down as chair of the International Olympic Committee's Future Host Commission for the Olympic Winter Games, and has been replaced by Austria's Karl Stoss.

Morariu decision came following renewed interest a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics from France

ASPTT Paris and coached Paris Saint-Germain during his rugby career, and has dual nationality with France



Air France announced as official partner of Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Air France, considered an "iconic jewel of the French economy", has struck a deal with Paris 2024 to

association with the Olympics having carried the country’s delegations to the Games since 1952.Air France

has been a key supporter of bringing the Games to France having become the official partner of the Paris

Air France is thrilled to be an official partner of the @Paris2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Air France is preparing for the arrival of the athletes, fans and media in France for next year’s Olympics

The Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 speak to our goals and values at Air France."



Asgreen takes surprise win from breakaway on stage 18 of Tour de France

  • Cycling

Danish rider Kasper Asgreen earned a surprise victory from the breakaway on stage 18 of the Tour de France

outsprinted his rivals to earn a maiden Grand Tour victory and his team's first win on this year's Tour de France

same time as the leaders.Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark remains firmly on course to defend the Tour de France

Grenadiers' Carlos Rodríguez of Spain in fourth by 1:16.There are three stages remaining on the Tour de France


Organisers report record FIFA Women's World Cup ticket sales and confident of 1.5 million target

  • World Cup

Record ticket sales of more than 1.3 million have been reported for the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, and organisers are "confident" they can reach the target of 1.5 million.

Cup was set at around 1.35 million in Canada in 2015.Approximately 1.1 million tickets were sold for France

following slow sales.The FIFA Women's World Cup has expanded to 32 teams for the first time, up from 24 in France


Australia and Japan latest to secure jumping places at Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Australia and Japan secured team jumping qualification spots for Paris 2024 at the Olympic Qualifying Event for Group G in Valkenswaard.

positive for a metabolite of cocaine.Neither nation has ever won a jumping medal at the Olympics.Hosts France


Paris 2024 gold medallists for hosts France to earn increased €80,000 bonus

  • Paris 2024

French gold medallists at their home Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris next year are set to earn a bonus of €80,000 (£69,600/$89,600).

top-five finish on the Olympic medals table at Paris 2024, something it has not achieved since London 1948.France

enjoy a bounce in the performance at an Olympic Games and nine have topped the standings, including France



French Minister predicts Paralympics will be "catalyst for progress" after hosting World Para Athletics Championships

  • Paris 2024 Paralympics

France’s Minister for People with Disabilities Geneviève Darrieussecq has claimed next year’s Paralympic Games in Paris will be a "catalyst for further progress" in the country and vowed to ensure venues will be fully accessible.

that Paris 2024 will be key to ensuring improvements for the 12 million people with disabilities in France

Athletics is set to be staged at the Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Paralympics.