Competition consists of five weight classes in the French capital and, despite hosts France winning two

 France top the medal table with two golds thanks to winning performances from Henri Gance at middleweight

Grandmasters Lu Shanglei, Xu Xiangyu, Bai Jinshi and Li Di helped China defeat Uzbekistan in the World Team Chess Championship final.

Azerbaijan 3-1.Uzbekistan registered a 4-0 win over Ukraine in their quarter-final while India beat France

The Iranian Football Federation has demanded FIFA give the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) a serious warning over the doctoring of the national flag on its social media channels, prior to the two nations meeting in the FIFA World Cup group stages in Qatar.

14,000 people being arrested.Iran and United States played each other at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France

Some years ago I slighted - sorry cited - the Eiffel Tower as a possible reason why Paris might not gain the 2012 Games for which they were then bidding.

"The Eiffel Tower, supposed symbol of France throughout the world, is on closer inspection nothing more

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt kept up his great form this season with a win in the opening men's super-G race at Lake Louise, during another International Ski and Snowboard (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup weekend affected by the weather.

bronze medal, with the pair finishing 0.78 and 0.86 down on Odermatt respectively.Matthieu Bailet from France

Emmanuel Macron has urged Qatar to continue with "tangible changes" that he states are signposted by the country's hosting of the FIFA World Cup.

not be politicised and dismissed suggestions he should boycott travelling to the host nation to watch France

France's Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet made history as the first mixed relay champions at the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) World Cup during the Val Thorens event.

A total of 12 teams from eight countries progressed to the final with France, Italy, Switzerland, and

Lionel Messi produced a moment of magic as Argentina defeated Mexico 2-0 to keep their World Cup hopes alive.

scored his first ever FIFA World Cup goal as Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 before Kylian Mbappé helped France

However, seven minutes later, former Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen headed home to equalise as France

Mai Mihara of Japan won her second International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix gold medal of the season with a total score of 204.14 in Espoo.

States skater also secured a place in the Grand Prix Final in Turin.Japan's Shun Sato and Kévin Aymoz of France

Picture gallery

his first-ever FIFA World Cup goal today ©Getty ImagesKylian Mbappé, right, scored the first goal for France

left, scored a brave header to equalise for Denmark ©Getty ImagesKylian Mbappé scored the winner for France

The Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOC) and the Football Federation of Kosovo have made complaints to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and FIFA over a controversial flag flown by Serbian fans at the World Cup in Qatar.

 Kosovo is recognised by 101 of the 193 United Nations members, including the United States, France

Defending champions Nikola Mitro and Bogdan Marojevic of Serbia have booked their place in the men's doubles final at the Teqball World Championships in Nuremberg.

and Marojevic started their campaign with a 12-8, 12-4 victory over Lionel Beyer and Cedric Jaegy of France

A cycling group has claimed that 90 per cent of the venues for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics are inaccessible by bike.

Collectif Vélo Île-de-France, a group made up of 42 cycling associations in Paris, has made the conclusion

rental bikes.Paris is set to stage the Olympics in less than two years' time but Collectif Vélo Île-de-France

make access to sites complicated, even sometimes impossible," a statement from Collectif Vélo Île-de-France

Collectif Vélo Île-de-France argue that the venue is "difficult to access despite their proximity to

Ensuring cycling Games means offering Ile-de-France residents the possibility of getting around by bike

It was a good day for the favourites at the World Triathlon Championships Finals here, with Susana Rodriguez, Dave Ellis and Lauren Parker's successful Para triathlon title defences proving a sign of things to come.

prevailed.Ellis triumphed in 59min 13sec in the men's race, beating closest challenger Thibaut Rigaudeau of France

Ferreira was more than two minutes further back in third.In the men's PTS4, Alexis Hanquinquant of France

throughout the morning, with temperatures reaching around 30 degrees Celsius in Abu Dhabi.Jules Ribstein of France