French Football Federation President Noël Le Graët has written to the Argentine equivalent in complaint of its national team's celebrations following the FIFA World Cup final, while French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra is also considering contacting her counterpart.

abnormal, in the context of a sports competition, and I find it difficult to understand," he said to Ouest-France

As much as our France team was able to lose with panache, the way this Argentine team acted after this

Despite a meeting with Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, French Rugby Federation (FFR) President Bernard Laporte has held firm to only step down temporarily regardless of her demands for him to vacate the role completely as the criminal investigation into his corruption charges takes place.

and has begun the process to find a temporary replacement ©Getty ImagesThe timeframe is so short as France

Japan finished top of the medals table at the season-ending International Judo Federation (IJF) World Judo Masters in Jerusalem, with Sanshiro Murao and Tatsuru Saito adding to their tally on the last day of competition.

defeated Brazilian Rafael Macedo in the men's under-90 kilograms semi-finals, meeting Alexis Mathieu from France

with a win over Kayra Sayit of Turkey.Finally, Italian Alice Bellandi won against Audrey Tchuemeo of France

champion from this year, Mayra Aguiar of Brazil, was the first to fall, followed by Madeleine Malonga of France

Lu Xiaojun, one of the biggest names in weightlifting and one of only five athletes to have won three Olympic gold medals in the sport, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO).

March this year for sample swapping in the weeks before the Games.EPO has been widely used by Tour de France

The 2022 Virtus Oceania Asia Games has left an inclusive legacy in Brisbane, a decade away from the city hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, says the Australian Government.

last one taking place in Brisbane too in 2019.The sixth edition is scheduled to take place in Vichy in France

The 2024 Tour de France is set to begin in Florence with the Grand Départ taking place in Italy for the

birthplace of Gino Bartali, to that of Marco Pantani before paying tribute to Fausto Coppi," Tour de France

The Tour has started from all the countries bordering France."

It has even started six times from the Netherlands, which has no common border with France."

But it has never started from Italy.Florence is set to serve as the beginning of the 2024 Tour de France

incidents and anecdotes etched in the minds of cycling lovers and fans of every generation," read a Tour de France

Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk is to have its case heard today against FIFA at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), bidding to overturn the decision to suspend player and coaching contracts in the country following the invasion by Russia.

are obliged to return at the end of the suspension period.Another five Brazilians left to teams in France

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has thanked its law enforcement partners in the European Union (EU), after they successfully seized more than €40 million (£35.3 million/$42.5 million) worth of counterfeit medicine and doping substances.

authorities.Known as Operation Shield, this was coordinated by Europol and was led by investigators in France

Olympic medallists from Tokyo 2020, Austria's Michaela Polleres and Brazilian Daniel Cargnin, were crowned champions on the second day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Judo Masters in Jerusalem.

making the final with victory over Belgian Gabriella Willems and then defeating Marie Eve Gahié of France

Mongolian judoka Saeid Mollaei, who is now competing for Azerbaijan, in the final.Alpha Oumar Djalo from France

Kayak cross and canoe and kayak sprint races are set to be given their own exclusive competition windows on the Sunday of every event during the qualification process for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The former is set to make its Olympic debut in France and is now set to be the only event held on the

The 2023 International Cycling Union (UCI) BMX Cycling World Cup is set to begin in Turkey and finish in Argentina.

October 14.In 2022, Laura Smulders of the Netherlands headed the women's standings and Sylvain Andre of France

the FIFA World Cup trophy today, returning home from their dramatic victory in the 2022 final against France

regarded as one of the greatest FIFA World Cup finals ever, Argentina defeated defending champions France

The South Paris Arena 6 and Lille's Stade Pierre-Mauroy have been confirmed as the handball venues for the 2024 Olympic Games in the French capital.

Federation Men's World Championship, setting a record of 28,010 spectators at the quarter-final between France

Israel's Baruch Shmailov was a popular victor on the opening day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Judo Masters in Jerusalem, giving the hosts a gold medal in the year-ending competition.

followed up with another from a left-handed o-soto-gari manoeuvre for the victory.A second judoka from France

Mongolian Bashkhuu Yondonperenlei for the other.Double European champion Shirine Boukli would give France

without fighting a repechage for it, after both of her potential challengers, Amandine Buchard from France

Federation (FEI) have reunited Tokyo Olympic course designers Santiago Varela of Spain and Gregory Bodo of France