International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) President Regula Meier has predicted "the bar will be higher than ever" at the 2023 World Championships, set to begin at Boí Taüll in the Spanish Pyrenees.

title in the 2021 World Championships at Comapedrosa in Andorra.Meanwhile, Axelle Gachet-Mollaret of France

French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has revealed that her country will provide €1 million (£882,500/$1 million) to help Ukrainian athletes prepare for next year’s Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.

Couvert Arena in Liévin on Friday (February 24) where she met Ukrainian athletes that were based in France

En ce 24 février, un déplacement à Liévin placé sous le signe du soutien de la France à l'Ukraine, de

to have taken a softer stance towards Vladimir Putin than many of his Western counterparts, although France

Greece's AJ Ginnis was denied a first International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup victory as he was disqualified after the conclusion of the men's slalom competition in Palisades Tahoe, with Norway's Alexander Steen Olsen promoted into first place.

Popov - for whom it was only a first World Cup podium - and Olympic slalom champion Clément Noël of France

Japan won the men's team foil tournament with Italy securing the women's team foil gold medal at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Foil World Cup in Cairo.

, they came up with the goods against an Italian team ranked second behind South Korea.Third ranked France

Dutchman Dylan Van Baarle, representing Jumbo-Visma, won the annual Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for the first time in his career during the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Tour.

Trofeo Luis Puig earlier this year.In third was Van Baarle's Jumbo-Visma colleague Christophe Laporte of France

Mikaël Kingsbury secured his second consecutive gold in the men's moguls, while Perrine Laffont of France

France captain Wendie Renard has announced that she will not play in this year's FIFA Women's World Cup

I love France more than anything, I am not perfect, far from it, but I can no longer accept the current

with a heavy heart that, with this message, I inform you of my decision to take a step back from the France

Renard did not go further into detail, but there have been strong tensions in the France squad for years

Women’s World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, are due to start on July 20.France

Japan's Eiya Hashimoto won the men's elimination race in the 2023 International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Nations Cup in Jakarta.

:14, whilst Australia finished in 4:19.New Zealand won the women's team pursuit finals, edging past France

 Behind them was The Netherlands, who lasted 48.7.In the bronze matchup, France secured the medal

Detailed information about the impact of the Paris 2024 traffic lanes on other road users in the capital will be available this summer.

promotes the deployment of sustainable urban logistics for freight, said the inhabitants of Île-de-France

quotes Yves as saying the lanes will cause "maximum disorder and a major inconvenience for all Ile-de-France

Chile is set to begin preparations for this year's Pan American Games men's rugby sevens tournament in Santiago with appearances on the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Sevens team.They will go to the US with confidence, however, after drawing with South Africa and beating France

Problems are mounting at the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in the build-up to the men's Rugby World Cup, with the French Ministries of Sports and the Economy set to conduct a joint inspection of its finances.

The FFR has been plunged into crisis in the year France is set to serve as the sole host for the World

express the city's support for Ukraine on the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, while France

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, centre, was joined by Ukraine's Ambassador in France Vadym Omelchenko, left

underlined on a visit to Ukraine's capital Kyiv earlier this month.She was joined by Ukraine's Ambassador in France

A great gesture, like everything France does to support the people [of Ukriane]," he said."

to have taken a softer stance towards Vladimir Putin than many of his Western counterparts, although France

National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine (NOCU) Athletes' Commission chair Georgii Zantaraia has criticised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a lack of consultation over its plans to seek Russian and Belarusian inclusion at Paris 2024 under a neutral flag.

furious reaction in Ukraine, and a group of 30 nations including the host of the next Olympic Games France

Panama became the final team to qualify for this year's FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, with substitute Lineth Cedeño their goal-scoring hero in the victory over Paraguay.

February 23, 2023Panama played out the match to clinch a place in Group F at the World Cup alongside France

Ukrainian Sports Minister and National Olympic Committee (NOC) President Vadym Gutzeit has vowed to fight to ensure "athletes from different countries will meet in peaceful and fair matches" at Paris 2024 in a message delivered on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion.

war-torn country and the IOC exchanging criticism.A coalition of 30 countries included Paris 2024 hosts France