Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark has developed a chasmic lead in the Tour de France general classification

💛Behind, the battle was short, as Jonas Vingegaard took a huge leap towards a second Tour De France.

🎬 Here are the 🇬🇧 highlights of this 17th stage ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/vP64ec8rWB— Tour de France™ (@LeTour

A Chefs de Mission seminar for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been well-received by National Olympic Committee representatives, leaving them feeling positive for the event scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11 next year.

Paris and its surroundings including the Olympic Aquatics Centre which is adjacent to the Stade de France

Barcelona and Inter Milan have both paid tributes to legendary Spanish international Luis Suárez who has died aged 88.

in1960.In the same year, Suárez received the Ballon d'Or presented by the French football magazine France

FIFA President Gianni Infantino poked fun at himself on the eve of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand which is set to open tomorrow.

targeted with the aim of attracting two billion viewers, a figure that would be double the amount from France

World Sailing President Quanhai Li has forecast that Marseille will prove to be one of the "great venues of Paris 2024."

The harbour is also set to be the place where the Olympics can be said to have arrived in France because

France could be set to enter bidding for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games following a proposal

France has a number of ski resorts across the two areas which have hosted top level international events.They

is that a duel of two French candidates would not have been good," Walquiez told news agency Agence France-Presse.France

 "The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in France in 2030 are a tremendous opportunity to continue

FranceOlympique) July 18, 2023Earlier this year, joint bid between Valais in Switzerland and Chamonix in France

Portugal, Britain, and Singapore won the pairs events at the inaugural Povoa de Varzim 2023 World Boccia Youth Championship.

Gan and Yan Jia Yi won the BC3 pairs gold, with three wins.The duo managed to win 12 ends, beating France

, who won silver and Brazil that came in third.Gan and Yi lost only to France and topped the charts by

Team Jumbo-Visma's Jonas Vingegaard has dealt a huge blow to Tadej Pogačar's hopes of a third Tour de France

Is the Tour de France over?" he said."No.💛 Avantage Vingegaard !

pic.twitter.com/ZSnHaha7Qe— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 18, 2023"There's still a lot of hard stages

I did not expect to do so well, it's my first time trial win in the Tour de France."

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has stated that a decision on Russia and Belarus' participation at Paris 2024 will be unlikely prior to the governing body's Session in October.

likely be made at the IOC Session in Mumbai ©Getty ImagesBach also insisted that the IOC is united with France

 "A number of events are taking place in France in recent months where athletes with a Russian or

Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz is among the field for tennis’s Hopman Cup, which begins tomorrow after a three-year absence.

up for defending champions Switzerland.Richard Gasquet and Alize Cornet are set to represent hosts France

feature in two groups, with the top two reaching the final.Group One consists of Denmark, Switzerland and France

Obstacle racing’s debut in global youth competition at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Under-17 World Championships in Alexandria, Egypt was overshadowed by delays to competition and athlete injuries.

with bronze going to Annachiara Allara of Italy on 1,316.In the men’s final Mathis Issaka Idelarge of France

A drone show to display the Olympic Rings and the Paralympic Agitos to celebrate nine years until Brisbane 2032 has been cancelled after devices fell into the Yarra River due to a technical glitch.

Friday (July 7) during a light show for the Australian women's national football team's friendly against France

have released a video calling on the world governing body to ensure equal treatment and a video in France

suggested that the actual figure was closer to $200 million (£152million/€178million).Australia beat France

Stadium Australia on July 20 in their opening match of the competition.Meanwhile a video produced in France

Security concerns for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics will be thoroughly addressed when the Organising Committee hosts a two-day World Security Briefing on July 20 and 21, while armed forces may be used for specific tasks.

Referring to the recent social unrest in France, he added: "We are treating these things very seriously

By most yardsticks - technical ability, physical fitness, quality of facilities and equipment - elite-level sport is objectively better today than it has ever been.

two weeks, sometimes in intense heat.In terms of sheer expenditure of calories, riding the Tour de France