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

French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra is expecting urban sports, and in particular breaking, to spark a sporting revolution among young people at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and has credited FISE Montpellier for its role in promoting them.

now grown to 600,000 all while remaining free for fans.This makes it the third biggest free event in France

behind the Tour de France and the Vendée Globe sailing race.FISE's rise has not gone unnoticed and as

Co-hosts Finland and Latvia claimed victories as the United States and Canada continued their winning streaks at the Ice Hockey World Championship.

There was a thriller at the Nokia Arena in Tampere as Finland overcame France 5-3 to register their second

FISE urban sports festival if it is "audacious enough" following the success of the flagship event in France

Bilal Mallakh and Fatima El-Mamouny of Morocco have made history by becoming the first athletes ever to qualify for an Olympic Games in breaking.

 "I'm going to represent Morocco at next year's Olympic Games in Paris, France, so let's do something

Qatar has emerged as a shock contender to replace France as host of the 2025 Rugby League World Cup.

World Cup last year.IRL has been left searching for a new host of its flagship event in 2025 after France

taken to avoid threatening the "robustness" of the "major international sporting event models that France

French International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Guy Drut has said the country could bid for the 2030 Winter Games with a combined effort from Rhône-Alpes and the Southern Alps.

Drut said projects in the two areas would need to merge if France wanted to host the next Winter Olympics

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

Switzerland, Norway, Denmark and Hungary won today at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship co-hosted by Finland and Latvia.

Hungary edged France 3-2 to shake things up in Group A.The party continues…🎉🇭🇺 @hockeyhungary #IIHFWorlds

for the Hungarians, who moved up to sixth place in the table.Charles Bertrand broke the deadlock for France

before Stipsicz equalised.Tim Bozon helped France regain the lead, but a defensive blunder saw Gallo

Denmark’s Magnus Cort Nielsen won an eventful tenth stage of cycling’s Giro d’Italia, as Britain’s Geraint Thomas retained the leader’s Maglia Rosa jersey.

d'Italia"I'm extremely happy to complete my trilogy, winning a stage of the Giro d'Italia after the Tour de France

Olympic basketball gold medallist and National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer Ray Allen has predicted that American dominance of the sport could end at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Athens 2004, they were beaten by eventual champions Argentina in the semi finals.At the Tokyo Olympics, France

Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet has welcomed the addition of Groupe Aeroports de Paris (Groupe ADP) as the latest official partner of the Games.

"In just over a year, France will be hosting the world, and Groupe ADP's know-how and expertise in hospitality

disabilities is also fully in line with our ambition to take advantage of the first Summer Paralympic Games in France

France will be the centre of the world, it is in our airports that the Games will begin and will end

 "During the summer of 2024, France will be the centre of the world."

Grandmaster (GM) Fabiano Caruana of the United States has won the Superbet Chess Classic at the Grand Hotel Bucharest to claim a first prize of $100,000 (£79,883/€91,880).

one of four main challengers who also drew for a share of second place on 5.0/9.Alireza Firoujza of France

New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) has announced that it wants to be the replacement host for the 2025 World Cup in a joint bid with Australia.

A statement said talks between the trans-Tasman rivals had begun after France dramatically withdrew as

taken to avoid threatening the "robustness" of the "major international sporting event models that France

are exploring the possibility of a southern hemisphere Rugby League World Cup as an alternative to France

in France, but it wasn't without challenge or risk."

 France withdrew as World Cup hosts over financial issues yesterday ©Getty Images"But having said

Switzerland’s Marlen Reusser produced a superb finish on the final stage to clinch overall victory in the International Cycling Union (UCI) Women's WorldTour Itzulia Women's race in San Sebastian.

This year at the Tour de France we go all in for our Demi," she promised.Racing on the UCI Women's WorldTour