Team USA took first place in the standings as day one of the International Skating Union (ISU) Team Trophy in figure skating concluded in Tokyo.

105.90.In second place was South Korea's Cha Jun-hwan, who accumulated 101.33 points.Kevin Aymoz of France

A new International Federation, World Boxing, has been established with the aim of securing the sport's future in the Olympic Games as the feud between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Boxing Association (IBA) continues.

2028 and not guaranteed for Paris 2024 due to a row over technical officials.Despite this, Australia, France

British Cycling has announced Jon Dutton as the organisation’s new chief executive with little more than a year to go until the Olympics and Paralympics take place in Paris.

World Tour, and UEFA.Other cycling experience includes as director of readiness for the 2014 Tour de France

Russian Fencing Federation President Ilgar Mammadov has claimed that his fencers face missing an upcoming International Fencing Federation (FIE) Sabre Grand Prix in Seoul over the length of time it is taking to carry out checks into possible affiliations with Russia’s military.

verification process.Fencing World Cups in Tauberbischofsheim in Germany and Saint-Maur-des-Fossés in France

With the Rugby World Cup 2023 set to take place in Paris later this year, an event village dedicated to rugby is due to open on the Place de la Concorde.

said Rabadan.The Stade de France will host the Opening Ceremony and the final of the Rugby World Cup

Cup, Paris will also be holding the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup, which will be organised in France

place from October 16 to 22 at the Halle Carpentier and Accor Arena in Paris.This is the third time France

from September 8 to October 28, with the Opening Ceremony and the final taking place at the Stade de France

Switzerland’s  Remi Bonnet set the seal on a superb season in men’s vertical racing with victory in Tromsø to add the International Ski Mountaineering Federation World Cup to his world title in the discipline.

the season, it is an amazing feeling I hope it will be the same next year," he said.Emily Harrop of France

For Dreier, second place was enough for her to edge out World Champion Axel Gachet Mollaret of France

Outside of France, British people have bought the most tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games which

Olympics in particular disciplines but the very good surprise was to see that in events less popular in France

people to buying tickets for next year's Games ©Getty Images"We've chosen to take the biggest venues in France

Double Olympic judo champion Clarisse Agbégnénou has agreed to wear the official judogi made by French team sponsor Adidas in the build-up to Paris 2024, rather than clothing from her own backer Mizuno.

 Agbégnénou was the only individual judo gold medallist for France at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in

Paris 2024 chief executive Etienne Thobois wants Australians to sign-up as volunteers for the Olympics and Paralympics in the French capital as it will provide valuable experience before Brisbane 2032.

March with organisers hoping to recruit 45,000 people.The volunteer programme is open to people from France

The quarter-final line-up has been confirmed at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship in Brampton, following the end of group play at CAA Centre.

finishing fifth after losing all their matches but still going through.In Group B, Sweden eased past France

Spain have won gold in the mixed relay to start the last International Ski Mountaineering (IMSF) World Cup meeting of the season in fine style at Tromsø in Norway's arctic circle.

49.82sec.Their margin of victory was a convincing 1:23.10 ahead of Lena Bonnel and Xavier Gachet of France

year.They had been in front after the first leg and Alonso Rodriguez extended the advantage over Bonnel of France

Two of ice hockey's heavyweights went to battle at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship, with hosts Canada defeating the United States 4-3 in a thrilling Group A match-up that went to a shootout in Brampton.

and Switzerland will be crucial for seeding.Only three teams from Group B will make it through, with France

Belgium squash player Tinne Gilis has been voted the International World Games Association Athlete of the Month for March, it has been announced.

second PSA World Tour final of the season, having lost to older sister Nele in the final of the Open de France

French short track speed skater Tifany Huot-Marchand has targeted a place at the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo after a horrific spinal cord injury in competition last year.

her progress on Instagram.She discussed the incident and her rehabilitation with public broadcaster France

More schools in France are set to be able to access further hours of sport as a legacy pledge for staging

extended from 167 to 700 schools at the start of the next school year.The announcement comes after France

they are of course the first sporting event on the planet, also serve the greater purpose of making France