Alexander Massialas of the United States and Anne Sauer of Germany won respective men’s and women’s won gold at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Grand Prix for foil in Shanghai  in the absence of Russian competitors.

Dosa and Julien Mertine of France.In the women’s event the bronze medallists were Ysaora Thibus of France

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BMX freestyle title ©Hurricane-FISEThe 18-year-old posted a score of 90.80 to seal the gold medal in France

France finished on a high in the sprint finals on the fourth and final day at the European Canoe Association

gold in the women’s kayak team event in company with Kristina Novosadova and Klara Vancova ahead of France

of the winning Slovenian men's kayak team alongside Znidarcic and Simon Oven, with Italy second and France

Europe (@CanoeEurope) May 19, 2023Sauteur, Ferrion and Matteo Zanni won the men's team canoe event for France

men’s kayak classic race was earned ahead of Oven and fellow Frenchman Quentin Bonnetain.Theo Vins of France

Heilinger and Weber third.The Panatos, from Italy, took the women’s canoe doubles classic ahead of France

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) is exploring the possibility of hosting its own Urban Sports Championships.

organisation's sport director Juan Carlos Holgado was part of a FISU delegation at the Urban Sports Summit in France

The French Foreign Ministry is debating whether to allow its overseas Embassies to continue using the Terre de Jeux 2024 label following the conclusion of next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

sports festival.There are 122 French Embassies around the world now using the Terre de Jeux 2024 label ©France

 "Do we allow them to use this now keyword, that is pretty famous in France and getting more and

French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has revealed that she expects around 400,000 spectators to attend the Opening Ceremony of next year’s Olympics in Paris free of charge - 100,000 fewer than had previously been planned.

people who will attend this Opening Ceremony free of charge,” said Oudéa-Castéra in a report by Agence France-Presse

much debate, regarding how to ensure the safety of spectators.Valérie Pécresse, President of Île-de-France

The Confederation of African Football has revealed a new qualification format for the 2026 FIFA World Cup following the expansion of the tournament.

following their victory over Portugal at last year’s 32-team tournament in Qatar.They were defeated by France

Defending champions Finland scored five times in a sensational final period to thrash Hungary 7-1 at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Tampere.

take on bottom-placed Austria.Sweden, currently in second in the Group behind the US, are set to meet France

Group of Seven (G7) leaders have pledged their commitment to ensuring that Russian and Belarusian athletes are "in no way appearing as representatives of their states".

The G7, a political alliance which include Olympic hosts France, Italy and the United States, addressed

FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to meet the current American collegiate women's football champions.

Ellis, a former UCLA coach, guided the Americans to the last two World Cup titles in Canada in 2015 and France

Former French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) President Denis Masseglia has called for the resignation of Brigitte Henriques as head of the organisation and announced his intention to file a complaint against her.

to an imperative need for us to know, simple to know the truth," said Massegliain a report by Agence France-Presse

I would like to thank all those who by my side - there are many of them in France and internationally

India were the highest-profile casualty from the group stage of badminton's Sudirman Cup in Suzhou, falling to Malaysia and Chinese Taipei.

Japan in the last eight, after they finished second to South Korea in Group D.South Korea overcame France

Home sailor Domonkos Nemeth won the 2023 open and under-23 titles for the first time at the Finn Europeans in Csopak, Hungary.

a discard - to earn a commanding 11-point lead.Second place on 18 points was held by Laurent Hay of France

Hosts United States won four gold medals as the first International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Paraclimbing World Cup of the season took place in Salt Lake City.

won the RP3 and Dina Eivik of Norway triumphed in the RP2 lead.Solenne Piret was another winner for France

The oldest active esports team in France, Team LDLC, will be ceasing all operations after almost 13 years