Four boats used by French rowers in preparation for Paris 2024 have been destroyed by a drunken man who has been arrested.

The incident took place on Sunday (March 26) morning at the Pole France d’Aviron boathouse in Nancy,

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Hosts Japan have qualified first for the International Skating Union (ISU) World Team Trophy in figure skating.

place and are likely to call on ice dance world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates.Canada, Italy, France

Emily Ibanez Guerrero lived up to her billing as one of the most exciting young talents in the world when she won three medals at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Youth Championships here.

has twice won masters world titles, while Ibanez was an international lifter for Cuba and a coach in France

Russian tennis player Varvara Gracheva is attempting to switch allegiances to France where she has lived

of the country which is a possibility as she meets the criteria.She is eligible as she has lived in France

A tram in the Finnish city of Tampere has been decorated with branding to promote its co-hosting of the men's International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Ice Hockey World Championship in May.

co-hosts are due to play their Group A matches against the United States, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board is set to discuss the results of consultations regarding the status of athletes from Russia and Belarus in its meeting set to run from tomorrow until March 30.

Governments have expressed concerns with the IOC's plans.A group of 35 nations, including Paris 2024 hosts France

Paris 2024 Organising Committee director general Étienne Thobois has insisted the Olympic and Paralympic Village will be completed "on time and on budget".

in the communes of Saint-Denis, L'Île-Saint-Denis and Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine and close to the Stade de France

Jarl Magnus Riiber of Norway finished the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Nordic Combined World Cup season in style with victory at the final event in Lahti, Finland.

kilometres cross-country race.Starting behind Riiber in the cross-country was Laurent Muhlethaler of France

France dominated the competition at the International Fencing Federation Women's Épée World Cup in Nanjing

defeated her team-mate Auriane Mallo 15-8.With such strength in depth, it was perhaps no surprise that France

being 5-3 down in the first round.Candassamy lost the first round to Injeoung Choi, but it was all France

 In third place was Italy, who lost to France 36-27 in the semi-final, while the other podium finisher

A 12-year-old girl from Canada made her mark by becoming the youngest medallist in international weightlifting history - and she did it in style by winning a sweep of golds in snatch, clean and jerk and total.

Montreal, run by Guerrero and her husband Ciro Ibanez, an international lifter for Cuba and a coach in France

Canadian Eliot Grondin was victorious on home snow at the men’s International Ski and Snowboard Federation Snowboard Cross World Cup in Mount Sainte Anne.

seven in the overall standings could still win the Crystal Globe, with seventh-placed Loan Bozzolo of France

Globe standings by 68 points going into the weekend, was victorious in 1min 02.83sec.Chloe Trespeuch of France

Jarl Magnus Riiber continued his fine run of form as he won the first of two men’s large hill competitions at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined World Cup in Lahti, Finland.

Graabak and Riiber finished second, with 248.5 points and a time of 29:44.9.The podium was completed by France

French duo Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and Emily Harrop clinched the women's long-distance world title once again at the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) World Championships Long Distance Team at La Grande courses in Ponte di Legno.

Championship of the month after their performance in Boí Taüll, Spain.Mathéo Jacquemoud and Samuel Equy of France

Belgium's Olympic silver medallist Wout van Aert earned a first win of the season on the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Tour, holding off The Netherlands' Mathieu van der Poel and Slovenia's Tadej Pogačar to win the E3 Saxo Classic.

favourite van Aert was able to stay on his wheel and form part of a six-man break.Two-time Tour de France

Egyptians Nouran Gohar and Mostafa Asal will enter the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Championships in Chicago as the top seeds.

during the Canary Wharf Classic semi-finals.Asal could then potentially face rival Victor Crouin of France